Posts Tagged ‘Taylor Dent’

Top 10 of ’10: NorCal, SoCal, Atlanta

IT Reflects On the Top 10 Moments of 2010 in Tennis Hot Spots Northern California, Southern California and Atlanta

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 1 HAPPY 40TH!: The Bank of the West Classic celebrates its 40th anniversary at Stanford by honoring four decades of champions, including tournament co-founder Billie Jean King. Reflecting on the struggles of kick-starting the women’s tour, BJK says, “All we wanted to do was get professional tennis going. We didn’t worry about winning [...]


And Baby Makes Three

First-time Dad Dent Now Traveling with Father

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — It was a close call.  But Taylor Dent — who fell in straight sets to Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round of the Australian Open — made it home just in time to see his wife (former WTA player Jenny Hopkins) give birth to the couple’s first child, Declan Dent. [...]


Once Bedbound, Dent Now Bound for USO Third Round

28-Year-Old Knocks Off Spain's Navarro In Five-Set Thriller

FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — To think Taylor Dent was THIS close to applying for his real estate license. Having undergone three agonizing rounds of back surgery, the Southern Californian had been confined to a body cast and, for weeks at a time, spent as much as 23 hours a day in bed.  Experts said he’d [...]


Fish Tries to Avoid Being Netted by Novak

Querrey's Loss, Odesnik Unfairly Tagged, De Brito Falls

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24- There have been, and will be, plenty of these moments in the career of Mardy Fish. The ultra- aggressive, athletic serve and volleyer is facing a big opportunity of Thursday, when he’ll confront No. 4 Novak Djokovic in the third round of Wimbledon.