Tennis Boom

Sharapova has matchup with another young American

who trains at the Evert Academy in Florida, got a call from the U.S. Tennis Association a few weeks ago, inviting her to play in a playoff for a wild-card spot. She won it and suddenly found herself in the main draw ...

FHP Trying To ID Pedestrian Killed In Crash

T-shirt and tennis shoes. Troopers said the man have several tattoos on each shoulder and a tattoo on the left side of his neck. Anyone who may know who the man is should call the Florida Highway Patrol at 1-800-387 ...

Local Teen Advances To 2nd Round Of U.S. Open

I train out in Florida (Boca Raton with USTA) so I think I’m really used to it.” Capra said she was also used to playing on Court 6 at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center, the same court she played a U.

Another U.S. teen sensation advances at Open

Tennis Association, inviting her to go to Florida for an eight-player playoff for one wild card — and she won that. "I was pretty excited," Capra said Thursday, "but I never would have thought I would be in the ...

Capra filling the role of next teen sensation

Here at the National Tennis Center, she beat Karolina Sprem in the first round ... Evert had been glued to the television in her Florida home throughout the match, and she liked what she saw. "I could see in her eyes ...

911 call: Capriati was handling 'personal things'

A child prodigy on the tennis court and once the world's No. 1-ranked player, Capriati burned out and retired several times. Capriati was arrested in 1993 for shoplifting at a Florida mall, and again the next year ...

Omni Hotels Prevails at Auction for Amelia Island Plantation (FL)

Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida to decide the future owner of Amelia Island Plantation ... a tennis center, spa, and 50,000 square feet of meeting space. The two other bidders for the resort ...

Slimmer Mardy Fish wins in 5 sets at US Open

Florida, Southern Cal. "He's a really, really good competitor, and he has a natural sense of the game," said Mike Wolf, who coaches Sock at a tennis academy in Kansas. "He understands the geometry of the court."

At your service: Recreation

Democratic Club of Southeast Volusia: 386-423-1428 Destin Social and Travel Group of Palm Coast: Day trips for seniors. 386 ... Florida Goldsmith Society Northeast Chapter: fsgne.com. Florida Motion Picture and ...

1st evacuations ordered ahead of Hurricane Earl

In the Florida Panhandle, which has struggled all summer to coax back tourists scared away by the Gulf ... Open tennis tournament, being played now through Sept. 12 in New York City. "We're keeping our eye on it very ...