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Andy Roddick

US team must go ahead without late arrival Roddick

earthtimes.org     11 hrs ago    Send to a friend

Dusseldorf, Germany - Andy Roddick is due to arrive only next Tuesday to join the US team at the World Team Championships after being treated in New York for a back problem. Tournament officials confirmed on Friday that the eight-nation show will go ...

Why your boss is overpaid

rediff.com     3 hrs ago    Send to a friend

It is a typical 'Dilbert' strip. In pictures: Most overpaid CEOs Best-performing CEOs The ugly truth is that your boss is probably overpaid--and it's for your benefit, not his. It is likely that employers have long since noticed that paying for relative performance can be just as good as trying...

Here, There, and Everywhere

lawntennisnews.com     11 hrs ago    Send to a friend

We’re going here, there, and everywhere in the media world this week, from the USTA’s deal with ESPN and the Tennis Channel to Maria Sharapova and her fight with the WTA to the enormous number of retirements in men’s tour in Rome last week. First up, USA Network is out, and ESPN and the Tennis...

Should tennis be an Olympic sport?

bbc.co.uk     yesterday    Send to a friend

On a rather well-known auction website you can get a commemorative Atlanta 1996 envelope, signed by Tim Henman and Neil Broad, for 99 pence (or £1.70 if you're going to have it posted... is that a faux pas with commemorative envelopes?). If you want something signed by top tennis star...

Levine stepping up at Hurricane Open

bradenton.com     yesterday    Send to a friend

BRADENTON -- Jesse Levine stopped listening to the murmurs long ago. He has turned a deaf ear to the folks who told him he had no chance when he was 16, a great chance when he was 18, and the others who told him he was too small to play tennis. "I just do what I can and give it 100 percent every...

Roddick shocks Federer in Miami

rte.ie     May 14, 2008    Send to a friend

Sixth seed American Andy Roddick set up a Sony Ericsson Open semi-final with Russian Nikolay Davydenko after dispatching world number one Roger Federer 7-6 (7/4) 4-6 6-3 in Miami. Roddick, the 2004 champion, rained down 17 aces in one of the best performances of his career to defeat Federer in...

Federer, Djokovic, Henin, Sharapova and Co should all stop moaning

sportingo.com     May 14, 2008    Send to a friend

They don't complain when they're spending time on photo shoots and sponsorship assignments, raking in the money, so why should we feel sorry when the stars are asked to work a little harder on court? 'The amount of time spent endorsing products, filming adverts and media commitments should maybe...

Djokovic dreams of changing of the guard

thestar.com.my     May 13, 2008    3 related    Send to a friend

ROME: Novak Djokovic is ready for a changing of the guard at the summit of tennis after establishing his clay-court credentials with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 title victory at the Rome Masters. The Sunday win over Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka hands the number three his third major title of 2009 after the...

Ford: French favorites take it on the chin

espn.go.com     May 13, 2008    Send to a friend

A few thoughts on the weird week that was and the wacky one that will be: Yes, four big players took it on the chin last week at the Rome Masters and Italian Open, respectively, but each of those defeats meant something entirely different. Vincenzo Pinto/Getty Images Rafael Nadal, right, had...

Good sports

canoe.ca     May 13, 2008    Send to a friend

Hockey commentators like to make a big deal about how all the players line up and shake hands after every playoff series. Somehow, this is supposed to show the high level of sportsmanship that exists in the NHL. ... Red Sox Hall of Famer Ted Williams served six years in...