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Roddick Not Retiring Now; He Loves Tennis Too Much

Andy Roddick won't let a six-match loss streak determine his tennis future with the former No. 1 adamant that he's far from done in the game.

"I don't have certainty two, three years (view) down the road.  I'm not going to talk about that," said Roddick after his dismal grass start. "I don't think I'm going to set the precedent on giving (retirement) dates on a day to day basis, either."

Nadal Says There is Not Enough Time to Switch From Clay to Grass

Rafael Nadal is facing the toughest period of his tennis years as the king of clay makes the immediate switch to grass as Wimbledon approaches. Nadal, playing in Halle, Germany, in a field which also includes five-time winner Roger Federer, admitted his annual challenge always seems huge.

Nadal said he will be ready to step onto the grass with Wimbledon less than a fortnight away. "The only thing that I can say is that I will try my best as I do in every tournament that I play during all year.

Nestor and Raonic to Lead Canadian Olympic Tennis Contingent 

Tennis Canada announced  the four players nominated for selection to the Canadian Olympic Team for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Daniel Nestor (Toronto), Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver), Milos Raonic (Thornhill, Ontario) and Aleksandra Wozniak (Blainville, Quebec) will represent Canada in London. Raonic and Wozniak will play singles while Nestor and Pospisil will team up for doubles.

Mahut Not Wanting to Be Memorialized as Iron Man

Ask people what springs to mind at the mention of Nicolas Mahut’s name, and most will tell you that he was the man that lost the longest match in history. Or, the one that came within the width of the net-tape of beating Andy Roddick to win the title here five years ago. 

With a 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 over the defending champion and top seed Andy Murray in the second round of the AEGON Championships at The Queen’s Club on Wednesday, the Frenchman is determined to change the public perception of him.

Sweeting Signs to Play World TeamTennis for Sacramento

The Sacramento Capitals announced that Ryan Sweeting will be joining their team. Sweeting's first appearance on court for the Capitals will be at the Boston Lobsters home opener on July 9th, which is featuring Robby Ginepri playing singles for the Boston Lobsters.

Tennis Job of the Day

The Atlanta Country Club, Atlanta, Georgia is seeking a director of tennis. 770 953 2100.

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A Collection of Tennis Images For Sale

A professional tennis photographer has been shooting for almost 40 years at all the major and minor tennis tournaments for the wires systems, daily newspapers, magazines and advertising agencies. He has been to venues all over the world and has compiled tennis images (archives) of all the professionals and some juniors.  The images have all been preserved in a temperature-controlled environment and are color positives (slides), color and black & white negatives and contact sheets, as well as digital. There are in excess of 400,000 images and they are for sale. Seller will transfer copyright and will give total usage to the purchaser. Lists available with players, tournaments, dates, etc. For more information please contact  954-448-4999.

Investor Wants to Buy a Club in The Great Boston Area

Investor is interested in purchasing a tennis club in the The Great Boston Area or a part of equity. Long-term leasing with the buy-out option would be considered..

Please contact email aspitom@hotmail.com or call 617 480 2971.

Vermont Club for Sale

Tennis club for sale in Southern Vermont. A 2-indoor, 2-outdoor court facility ideal for tennis professional husband/wife team. Recent renovations include: New lighting system for indoor courts, new fitness facility, lounge and locker rooms. Call or e-mail Bob Cofer at (860)482-9424 or bob@pinewoodsclub.com.

Wimbledon Four-Ball Cans for Sale

A limited number of unused Slazenger Wimbledon Ultra Vis tennis balls are for sale.
Cans are priced at $17.50 each, plus $2.00 for shipping. Four cans are $60.00 plus postage. Delivery in USA only.

If interested, email bob@tennisnews.com  Makes a great prize for Wimbledon events or graduation gifts

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RESULTS - MEN

WEDNESDAY
Halle
Singles - Second Round
(3) T Berdych def. V Troicki 6-3 6-2
M Youzhny def. (4) A Dolgopolov 6-4 3-6 6-3
(5) M Raonic def. (Q) Z Zhang 6-1 6-1
R Stepanek def. C Stebe 6-4 6-4
Doubles - First Round
(2) Cermak/Knowle def. Berlocq/Seppi 7-6(8-6) 6-7(5-7) 10-3 (Match TB)
(4) Granollers/Nadal def. Mertinak/Troicki 5-7 6-2 10-8 (Match TB)
Huey/Lipsky def. Kas/Kohlschreiber 3-6 6-3 10-6 (Match TB)
Doubles - Quarterfinal
(1) Qureshi/Rojer def. Brunstrom/Marx 7-6(9-7) 6-7(1-7) 10-7 (Match TB)

Queen's
Singles - First Round
T Ito def. P Lorenzi 7-6(8-6) 4-6 6-2
Singles - Second Round
N Mahut def. (1) A Murray 6-3 6-7(4-7) 7-6(7-1)
(2) J Tsonga def. J Baker (WC) 6-3 6-2
(3) J Tipsarevic def. (LL) R Sweeting 6-1 7-6(7-2)
S Bolelli def. (4) G Simon 4-6 6-3 7-6(7-2)
(5) F Lopez def. S Darcis 6-3 3-6 7-5
(6) M Cilic def. M Ebden 6-2 6-1
E Roger-Vasselin def. (7) A Roddick 6-4 4-6 7-5
(8) J Benneteau def. T Ito 5-7 6-4 7-5
(9) K Anderson def. S Stakhovsky 7-6(7-5) 2-6 3-4, retired (side muscle strain)
(10) D Nalbandian def. (Q) R Bemelmans 6-4 6-2
L Rosol def. (11) M Baghdatis 6-3 4-6 6-4
S Querrey def. (12) D Istomin 7-6(7-4) 6-3
X Malisse def. (13) A Bogomolov Jr. 6-3 4-6 6-0
G Dimitrov def. (14) G Muller 7-6(7-1) 6-4
I Dodig def. (15) G Soeda 6-3 7-6(7-3)
Y Lu def. (16) I Karlovic 6-7(3-7) 7-6(8-6) 7-6(9-7)
Doubles - First Round
(WC) Hewitt/Roddick def. Lu/Querrey 7-6(7-5) 7-6(7-3)
Baghdatis/J Murray def. Bolelli/Muller 7-6(7-5) 6-4
Erlich/A Ram def. Cilic/Zovko 6-2 7-6(7-5)
Karlovic/Moser def. (WC) J Delgado/Skupski 3-6 7-6(8-6) 10-4 (Match TB)
Malisse/Norman def. Marrero/Ramirez Hidalgo 6-1 6-2
Darcis/Rochus def. Roger-Vasselin/Simon 7-5 6-4
Bogomolov/Cerretani def. Elgin/Istomin 3-6 7-6(7-4) 10-6 (Match TB)

RESULTS - WOMEN

WEDNESDAY
Birmingham
Singles - First Round
(13) Hsieh Su-Wei def. (Q) Vera Dushevina 4-6 7-6(7-5) 6-4
(14) Timea Babos def. (Q) Alison Riske 6-4 4-6 7-6(7-2)
(15) Elena Baltacha def. Chang Kai-Chen 4-6 6-4 7-5
Alexandra Panova def. Stephanie Dubois 6-7(2-7) 6-1 7-5
Singles - Second Round
Misaki Doi def. (1/WC) Francesca Schiavone 7-5 6-4
Urszula Radwanska def. (2) Sabine Lisicki 6-3 6-4
Melinda Czink def. (3) Daniela Hantuchova 7-5 7-6(7-5)
(4) Roberta Vinci def. Virginie Razzano 6-3 retired (Right Wrist Injury)
(5/WC) Jelena Jankovic def. (WC) Melanie South 6-1 7-6(7-3)
Andrea Hlavackova def. (6) Mona Barthel 7-6(7-5) 6-2
Elena Vesnina def. (7) Christina McHale 6-1 1-6 7-5
(8) Ekaterina Makarova def. (LL) Sesil Karatantcheva 7-6(7-4) 6-3
(9) Marina Erakovic def. Laura Robson 6-4 3-6 6-4
Irina Falconi def. (14) Timea Babos 6-0 6-4
Heather Watson def. (15) Elena Baltacha 7-6(7-5) 6-3
Stephanie Foretz Gacon def. Anastasia Rodionova 7-5 6-2
Casey Dellacqua def. (WC) Tara Moore 4-6 6-4 6-1
(Q) Melanie Oudin def. (Q) Michelle Larcher de Brito 6-3 6-4
(Q) Zheng Jie def. Anne Keothavong 6-3 6-4
Doubles - First Round
Benesova/Kudryavtseva def. (2) Mirza/Shvedova 7-5 6-3
(3) Grandin/Uhlirova def. Dekmeijere/Tatishvili 6-3 6-7(6-8) 10-7 (Match TB)
Chan/Chan def. Jans-Ignacik/Rosolska 6-2 6-4
Zhang/Zheng def. Cirstea/Keothavong 6-3 6-4

Bad Gastein
Singles - First Round
(3) Ksenia Pervak def. Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino 3-6 6-3 7-6(7-3)
Yvonne Meusburger def. (5) Petra Martic 6-1 4-6 7-6(7-5)
(6) Irina-Camelia Begu def. Kathrin Woerle 7-5 1-6 6-3
(8) Johanna Larsson def. (Q) Jana Cepelova 6-4 7-6(7-1)
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner def. (WC) Nicole Rottmann 6-2 6-3
Jill Craybas def. Nina Bratchikova 7-5 6-3
(Q) Dia Evtimova def. (WC) Barbara Haas 5-7 6-1 6-3
(Q) Chichi Scholl def. Zuzana Ondraskova 6-3 6-0
Doubles - First Round
(2) Begu/Minella def. Camerin/Klepac 6-3 6-0
(5) Jurak/Marosi def. Arruabarrena-Vecino/Pous-Tio 6-2 6-1
Lee-Waters/Moulton-Levy def. Beygelzimer/Woerle 6-4 3-6 10-6 (Match TB)
Costas-Moreira/Ferrer Suarez def. Gallovits-Hall/Pervak 7-6(7-1) 6-3
Jugic-Salkic/Klemenschits lead Abramovic/Tomljanovic 7-6(7-5), suspended/darkness

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