In an exhibition match in Singapore Sharapova won against Chakvetadze in two straight sets.
Monday, December 31, 2007
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
International Tennis Federation honours Federer and Henin
Following closely from his recent award by the BBC, Federer has now been named by the ITF as the 2007 world champion. This is the 4th year in succession that he has taken the title. No mean feat. It's testimony to his being one of the all-time greats.
Justine Henin was named the women's world champion. Also a great achievement for her, retaining this title from last year.
Many ambitious challengers will be at hand to try to achieve top spot in the coming year. But it's difficult to see that Federer will be surpassed. But who knows, tennis is tennis. A few drops of rain at Wimbledon might cause unexpected upsets!
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Federer Wins Award
Just a tidbit of news, in case you haven't heard. Roger Federer has won the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year Award.
Federer is no doubt the finest player. And it's a well-deserved accolade. If in my earlier posts I seemed to have put him down a little when talking about his match against Sampras, that shouldn't be taken too seriously. Sampras is one of the all-time greats, but clearly Federer will be the reigning champ for some time to come.
Federer is no doubt the finest player. And it's a well-deserved accolade. If in my earlier posts I seemed to have put him down a little when talking about his match against Sampras, that shouldn't be taken too seriously. Sampras is one of the all-time greats, but clearly Federer will be the reigning champ for some time to come.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
British Lawn Tennis Association Awards
The votes for these awards were from members of the public.
Andy Murray won the title of British male player of the year. 20 years old, he holds rank 11 in the tennis world rankings. As we all know the first rank is held by Federer, followed by Nadal and Djokovic.
British tennis on the world stage has taken a bit of knocking in recent years. Let's hope Andy Murray will help improve the country's image. But at number 11, it seems the journey to the top is still uphill!
Other awards have gone to Katie O'Brien for Female Player of the Year, Peter Norfolk for Disabled Player of the Year. Female Junior Player of the Year went to Anna Fitzpatrick, and Dan Cox won the Male Junior Player of the Year. The Team of the Year award went to the Davis Cup Team.
Andy Murray won the title of British male player of the year. 20 years old, he holds rank 11 in the tennis world rankings. As we all know the first rank is held by Federer, followed by Nadal and Djokovic.
British tennis on the world stage has taken a bit of knocking in recent years. Let's hope Andy Murray will help improve the country's image. But at number 11, it seems the journey to the top is still uphill!
Other awards have gone to Katie O'Brien for Female Player of the Year, Peter Norfolk for Disabled Player of the Year. Female Junior Player of the Year went to Anna Fitzpatrick, and Dan Cox won the Male Junior Player of the Year. The Team of the Year award went to the Davis Cup Team.
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