Tennis Country 2010 Memorable Moments
• January
o Justine Henin reached the finals of her first two tournaments back on Tour losing tight matches to Kim Clijsters in Brisbane and Serena Williams in the Australian Open final and the top tennis stars played some fun matches to support Haiti earthquake relief• February
o Off-court news topped the headlines with Rafael Nadal appearing in a Shakira music video and Roger Federer and Serena Williams supporting schools in Africa• March
o On a positive note, the tennis world came together for charity at the “Hit for Haiti” take two and “Champions for Chile” tennis exhibitions while Rafa won a doubles title!• April
o On a less positive note, Martina Navratilova announced that she had breast cancer and being a true champion, she is battling hard and staying fit…• May
o 3D telecasts of tennis tournaments became more commonplace while John McEnroe opened a tennis academy in New York City• June
o Where to begin… Francesca Schiavone won the French Open, the Queen returned to Wimbledon, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played an epic match• July
o Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal were crowned Wimbledon champions again while a slim and fit Mardy Fish won back to back titles• August
o Bob and Mike Bryan broke the record for the most doubles titles while David Nalbandian showed flashes of his former brilliance• September
o Venus Williams continued with her trend-setting tennis outfits while Kim Clijsters won her third U.S. Open title, but Rafael Nadal’s U.S. Open title and “career” Slam was the most memorable moment• October
o Caroline Woznicaki achieved the Number One ranking while former Number One, Maria Sharapova, announced her engagement• November
o Amelie Mauresmo, Yannick Noah and Justin Gimelstob started off the month by running in the New York City Marathon while Roger Federer ended the month and his season on a high defeating Rafael Nadal in the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.• December
o Serbia, led by Novak Djokovic, won the Davis Cup for the first time while the tennis world’s support of charity continued into the holiday season through the auction of player artwork, Martina Navratilova’s greatest "climb" and a double dose of Federer versus Nadal to end the year...
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