10sBall.com is proud to offer our readers a new partnership with Dave “The Koz” Kozlowski of IndieTennis.com. First up is an interview with Maria Sharapova taken this past weekend in Memphis, TN.
Dave “Koz” Kozlowski is the host of “Inside Tennis With The Koz” one of Tennis Channel’s original show series now airing on www.indietennis.com. Koz is one of the initial 17 Master USPTA Professionals in the world. He was named the 2000 USTA Tennis Broadcaster of the Year. The 2001 National Pro of the Year has the distinction of being the first American tennis broadcaster to interview Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova.
Playing with confidence and using an aggressive all-court game, top-seeded Ros Nideffer cruised past unseeded Margaret Smith of Torrance, 6-0, 6-1, to reach the quarterfinals of the Women’s 50 division at the USTA National Senior Women’s Hard Court Tennis Championships.
World No. 4 Andy Murray was made to work hard for his opening victory at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on his 25th birthday in Rome on Tuesday, overcoming David Nalbandian