The sun has set on another Australian Open and most fans will remember Kim Clijsters and Novak Djokovic for taking  home the singles championship hardware for 2011. For me, the heart of this Melbourne fortnight belonged to a 5' 5 ½" Italian … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2011
Novak Djokovic Captures Second Australian Open Championship
January 30, 2011- Melbourne, Australia - World No. 3 Novak Djokovic won his second Australian Open and major title by defeating No. 5 Andy Murray 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. The win came on the heels of Djokovic  leading Serbia to last year’s Davis Cup … [Read more...]
HBO SPORTS® Documentary McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice to Debut in May
NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2011 — HBO Sports has begun production on a documentary about tennis legends John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg, who forged an unforgettable rivalry on the court during their championship years of the ‘70s and ‘80s, it was announced … [Read more...]
Justine Henin Announces Retirement
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Tennis champion Justine Henin announced her retirement from professional tennis due to a career-ending elbow injury that has forced the Belgian to hang up her racquet. One of the WTA’s greatest players and a seven-time … [Read more...]
Kourtin’ Karen’s Scoreboard for the Australian Open Quarterfinals
0-15 Rafa Slam is History An injury to his inner hamstring in the first set hampered Rafael Nadal's movement, that along with David Ferrer's smart aggressive play ended the quest of the "Rafa Slam.'Â Final score - Ferrer defeated Nadal 6-4, 6-2, … [Read more...]
Kourtin’ Karen’s Scoreboard for the Australian Open – Day 8
15-0 Beatdown of the Day Murray masters Melzer. Andy Murray destroyed Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals where he'll face newcomer Alexandr Dolgopolov. 15-15 No Wozniacki Media Pranks Today 30-15 The Clock has Struck … [Read more...]
Kourtin’ Karen’s Scoreboard for the Australian Open – Day 7
15-0 No Djoke Novak Djokovic is just cruising through the draw. On Saturday he advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 win over Nicolas Almagro. 15-15 Agony of De-feet He may have had some foot trouble, but Fernando Verdasco was … [Read more...]
A Quick “On the Call†with Milos Raonic
MELBOURNE,  AUSTRALIA – January 23, 2011 - Following his third round win over World No. 10 Mikhail Youzhny  in Melbourne,  Tennis Canada held a media conference call on Sunday morning (Saturday evening in the United States) for Milos … [Read more...]
Kourtin’ Karen’s Scoreboard for the Australian Open – Day 6
15-0 Oh Canada! Milos Raonic continues his run in Oz , stunning No. 10 Mikhail Youzhny of Russia 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 to become the first Canadian man in 12 years to reach the fourth round of a major. 15- 15 Stosur is Czeched Out Petra … [Read more...]
Kourtin’ Karen’s Scoreboard for the Australian Open – Day 5
0-15 Streak Ends Venus Williams’ streak of consecutive major tournament matches without a retirement has ended at 257. Williams was forced to retire from her match with Andrea Petkovic with a pelvic muscle injury she sustained in her previous … [Read more...]