Felix Mantilla

I'm Stuck In A Fed End Job

dailyrecord.co.uk     Jul 4, 2008   3,148 related          

Jul 4 2008 By Colin Duncan At Wimbledon Wimbledon 2008... Surprise Package Safin Is Sure He Has No Chance Of Seeing Off Top Seed Roger MAVERICK Marat Safin insists there is no point in him turning up for today's semi-final...                

This is going to hurt

guardian.co.uk     Jun 29, 2008          

Top-class tennis players of the past have undergone serious operations on their knees. 'Given my own experience, I dread to think what some of today's players are going to have to go through,' Lloyd says. 'The pounding their...                

Former MTSU tennis star Niemeyer just missed spot at Wimbledon

midsouthnews.com     Jun 20, 2008          

Former MTSU All-American Fred Niemeyer fell one step short of reaching the main draw at The Championships at Wimbledon, falling in four sets to South Africa's Izak Van der Merwe Thursday in the third and final round of the...                

Safin's sister won't play safe

signonsandiego.com     Jun 7, 2008   152 related          

PARIS – It must have been fun and possibly a bit insane growing up in the same family with Marat Safin, one of the great characters of tennis. Safin, the man who dropped his shorts to commemorate a long point against Felix...                

Dinara Safina: Not like her older brother, but 'sometimes I behave not so nice'

sun-sentinel.com     Jun 6, 2008   420 related          

By Charles Bricker | Sun-Sentinel.com PARIS – It must have been fun and possibly a bit insane growing up in the same family with Marat Safin, one of the great characters of tennis. Safin, the man who dropped his shorts to...                

Odesnik uses grit and guts to upset Canas at French Open

sun-sentinel.com     May 27, 2008   4 related          

Weston resident uses grit and guts to upset Canas at French Open After years of listening to U.S. men disparage the red clay of Europe and their inability to master it, it was not only surprising but refreshing to hear Weston's hero of the day, Wayne Odesnik, declare the French Open to be "my...                

'I figured it out': Venus Williams overcomes lull to win 1st match at French Open

iht.com     May 26, 2008   73 related          

The double-faults piled up. The forehand errors did, too, and Williams lost six consecutive games to fall behind as a drizzle fell. When the No. 8-seeded Williams would hit a winner, the sounds of approval emanated mainly from her personal guests. Eventually, six-time major champion Williams did...                

French Open: Venus Williams, Federer advance

baltimoresun.com     May 26, 2008   196 related          

The double-faults piled up. The forehand errors did, too, and Williams lost six consecutive games to fall behind as a drizzle fell. When the No. 8-seeded Williams would hit a winner, the sounds of approval emanated mainly from her personal guests. "I told the people in our box, 'Be quiet, so she...                

Latest Dirt: Odesnik relishes clay-court surface

espn.go.com     May 26, 2008   4 related          

Right at home on clay PARIS -- A day after the American men broke their French Open hex, Wayne Odesnik buried it by beating 31st-ranked Guillermo Canas in the first round Monday for the most significant win of his career. The stat sheet said Odesnik won in straight sets, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3), 7-6...                

Red Sox hot stuff after sweep at Fenway

telegram.com     May 23, 2008   86 related          

BOSTON - Almost every baseball team plays better at home than on the road, but Fenway Park always has seemed exceptionally hospitable for the Red Sox, even during the bleak years when their roster was populated by the likes of Lee Thomas, Dick Stuart and Felix Mantilla.                

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