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In this issue...
- Announcements
- Win $50 in Free Tennis Gear
- Write For Us
- We Have a Winner!
- Feature Articles
- Living With Tennis Elbow
- Mixed Troubles: Surviving Doubles With Your Spouse
- Quick Tips For Better Volleys
- Bella Tennis Article Archive
- Pro Tour News
- Andre, Steffi, Pete, Kim, JenCap, Williams Sisters, Roddick, Kournikova, Navratilova and more
- Recommended Reading
- Tennis Confidential: Today's Greatest Players, Matches, and Controversies
- Tennis Shorts: 1,001 Of the Game's Funniest One-Liners
- Tennis and the Meaning of Life: A Literary Anthology of the Game
- Talk to Us
A N N O U N C E M E N T S
Win $50 in Free Tennis Gear
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Write For Us
Calling all freelance writers and tennis fanatics. If you follow the game and it's players, would like to write a racquet review, or want to offer a tennis tip, we invite you to write for us.
We Have a Winner!
Congratulations to Karen Bennett, winner of a $50 gift certificate from RacquetGear.com. Thanks to all who participated in our first sweepstakes contest from RacquetGear.
F E A T U R E . A R T I C L E S
Living With Tennis Elbow
It will happen to most of us at some point in our tennis-playing days, and it could recur more than once. The best way to combat tennis elbow is to educate yourself on the causes and take precautions to avoid reinjury.
Mixed Troubles: Surviving Doubles With Your Spouse
Tennis is a social game, and mixed doubles is a great way to spend a Sunday morning with your spouse. Why, then, arenīt there more married couples spending time on the court together? Quite simply, compatibility in life does not translate into compatibility in tennis.
Quick Tips For Better Volleys
Whether you play singles or doubles, taking over the net with solid volleys is something every player should have in their game.
Be sure to check out the complete article index to help you get all the tennis information you want with fast and easy access.
P R O . T O U R . N E W S
RESULTS / RUMORS / GOSSIP / EVENTS / ETC
- Andy Roddick's 20-match win streak ends at the hands of Nicolas Massu.
- Lindsay Davenport out for the season following foot surgery.
- Jennifer Capriati posts consecutive first-round losses at Moscow and Filderstadt in first showing since U.S. Open SF loss.
- Anna Kournikova to decide future of pro tennis career in January 2004.
- Rumors circulate around the ATP tour suggesting possible match-rigging.
- Pete Sampras becomes invester, partner and part-owner of Tennis magazine.
- Martina Navratilova will become the oldest player to compete in Fed Cup when she plays the tie against Belgium in November.
- Kim Clijsters beats Justine Henin-Hardene to retain No. 1 ranking.
- Leander Paes returns home following brain infection and targets return to tour with Martina in mixed.
- Steffi and Andre welcome their second child, a girl, Jaz Elle - look for Jaden and Jaz to kick some big-time tennis butt in 2020.
- American Taylor Dent wins consecutive ATP tour titles and 10-match win streak.
- Russian teen sensation Maria Sharapova wins first WTA title.
- Serena and Venus' half-sister killed in Compton, CA where the Williams sisters spent their early years learning tennis.
- Tennis world mourns loss of Althea Gibson.
- U.S. defeats Slovakia in Davis Cup.
UPCOMING TOUR EVENTS - the season is winding down...
- ATP
Switzerland, Sweden, Russia, and Paris, ending with the ATP Doubles World Championships and the Tennis Masters Cup in Houston - WTA
Luxembourg, Austsria, Quebec, and Philadelphia, ending with the Tour Championships on Los Angeles
R E C O M M E N D E D . R E A D I N G
Tennis Confidential: Today's Greatest Players, Matches, and Controversies
Get the inside scoop about the games greatest stars, past and present. Includes interviews, bios and essays on John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, Martina Navratilova, the Williams sisters, Jennifer Capriati, Anna Kournikova and more.
Tennis Shorts: 1,001 Of the Game's Funniest One-Liners
Tennis humor at it's best. Read unforgettable quotes and one-liners from Billie Jean King, Arthur Ashe, Bjorn Borg, Dustin Hoffman, Barbara Streisand, Bill Cosby, Jimmy Carter and more.
Tennis and the Meaning of Life: A Literary Anthology of the Game
A collection of fiction and poetry, by writers both famous and unknown, on the sport of tennis. If you love tennis, you'll love reading this book. Makes a great gift too.
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T A L K . T O . U S
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Thanks for reading, and have fun on the courts!
Until next time,
Sandra Eggers, BellaOnline's Tennis Host
