HARTFORD, Conn. -- The state of Connecticut is planning to spend $618,000 to buy the rights to the New Haven Open women's tennis tournament. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Thursday that the Capital Region Development Authority will vote on purchasing the sanction for the WTA event from the United States

I was watching a professional match, and the commentator said that one of the players strung his racquet at a tension of 48/49 pounds. Why would a player want to string the cross strings tighter than the main strings? — Dave P. Dave, Professional players are an exacting bunch. Many

R Nadal def. P Luczak 7-6(0), 6-1, 64 J del Potro def. M Russell 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 A Murray def K Anderson 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 A Roddick (USA) def. T de Bakker 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 I Karlovic def. R Stepanek 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 B Tomic def. G

Mornin', Tribe. By noon today, I'll be on a plane heading for Texas, where I'll be exploring the Texas Hill Country, doing a little deer hunting, and finishing up Pete Sampras's autobiography. I'll be hooking up there with Mike P., a long-term, regular TW reader with whom I've had an

It had already been an incredible few weeks for Barbora Krejcikova, recently winning her first WTA 1000 singles title in Dubai—and along the way becoming the first player in WTA rankings history to defeat No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 at the same tournament in three consecutive days. At

[Ed. Note: Pete is on vacation until Monday. In the meantime, we offer an insider's view into his morning mail..] ** P, Per your brief, my faithful assistant and I have finished our inquiry into the shocking allegations of armadillo infiltration into the world of Tennis. We have discovered a

I am a die-hard Albert P [ujols]. and St. Louis Cardinals fan. However, even I believe that Roger Federer deserved this award. Wade?? Another poor choice from a league that no longer interests the average american reader. - Stlgirl, at the SI.com feedback page. "He just went off the charts,"