The US women tennis squad for Beijing
2008-07-10来源:
(BEIJING, July 9) -- The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has announced four women players for the US Olympic tennis team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics which will be held between August 10 to 17.US women tennis coach Zina Garrison, was quoted on the official website of USTA as saying, there are three singles and two doubles teams on the entry list. Among the four players, three of them are former Olympic gold medalists. In addition, the world No 1 women's doubles team are on the list.
Liezel Huber (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)The listed player who will only participate in women's doubles at Olympics is Liezel Huber, according to the USTA official site. She was born in Durban, South Africa, but competes for and resides in the US. With the same age with her partner Davenport, this pairs have been keeping the top doubles status since July 2007. It is the second time for this veteran taking part in Olympics. At 2000 Sydney Games, she competed for South Africa with her doubles partner Cara Black. Even changed her partner, Liezel Huber also keeps her top status by cooperate well with different types of players. Huber has won three Grand Slam doubles titles, and made her debut for the US Fed Cup team in April this year.According to Arlen Kantarian, CEO of the USTA, was quoted on the official website of USTA as saying, each of the player have worn the Stars and Stripes as part of the US Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams, and will be outstanding competitors
Liezel Huber (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)The listed player who will only participate in women's doubles at Olympics is Liezel Huber, according to the USTA official site. She was born in Durban, South Africa, but competes for and resides in the US. With the same age with her partner Davenport, this pairs have been keeping the top doubles status since July 2007. It is the second time for this veteran taking part in Olympics. At 2000 Sydney Games, she competed for South Africa with her doubles partner Cara Black. Even changed her partner, Liezel Huber also keeps her top status by cooperate well with different types of players. Huber has won three Grand Slam doubles titles, and made her debut for the US Fed Cup team in April this year.According to Arlen Kantarian, CEO of the USTA, was quoted on the official website of USTA as saying, each of the player have worn the Stars and Stripes as part of the US Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams, and will be outstanding competitors