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'To Grunt Or Not To Grunt?' That Is The Question in Tennis [VIDEO]

Amy Austin — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:30:11 +0000

If you're a tennis fan than you know about "tennis grunting." Tennis grunting is when the tennis players grunt every time they hit the ball. Maria Sharapova is probably the " grunter supreme," but she is actually in support of a ban for women's tennis. Maria's grunts have actually been measured at more than 101 decibels, which is comparable to a chain saw.

Top Junior Tennis Player Told She Is 'Too Fat To Play?' [VIDEO]

Amy Austin — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 06:38:26 +0000

Taylor Townsend came to the U.S. Open this week ranked as the number one junior women's tennis player in the world. But she almost didn't make it here because the U.S. Tennis Association told her that she couldn't compete at the U.S. Open or any tennis tournament until she got into better shape.

Summer Tennis Camp For Kids Starts June 4 in Tyler

Amy Austin — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:00:01 +0000

Summer time is here and the kids camps are popping up everywhere! To keep your child busy this summer the Tyler Parks and Recreation Department will be offering weekly tennis classes June 4 through July 20. The tennis camp is for kids 6 – 15 years old. No registration is required and the camp is [...]

Wimbledon Official Wants Ladies To Quit the Grunting

Shauna Wright — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:00:37 +0000

Ladies, enough already with the grunting. So says Ian Ritchie, chief executive of the All England Lawn and Tennis Club where Wimbledon is played. He told the Telegraph that officials “would prefer to see less” of it and and even said players have the option of complaining to umpires if the grunting proves too distracting. [...]

Dance Floor Injury to Sideline Tennis Star Kim Clijsters

Marcie Pink — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:14:46 +0000

Kim Clijsters, the number two women's tennis player in the world, might miss this year's French Open because of a dance floor injury she suffered at her nephew's wedding.

The Belgian tennis star turned her ankle while performing an undisclosed dance move, resulting in "a severe strain of both the medial and lateral ligaments of the right ankle and a torn ligaments,

Week in Sports: NFL Teams Tested, Snowboarders Sail Through the Air, and More

Buddy Logan — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:21:50 +0000

This week in sports, the contenders for the Vince Lombardi trophy were whittled down to four, tennis stars competed for the Australian Open title, and snowboarders defied gravity at the Snowboard World Championships in Spain. These are some of the weeks best moments caught on camera.