Posted by Leigh Sanders on March 9, 2010 · 1 Comment
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse for British tennis, they do. In fact the situation has become so comical even the genius minds of the Monty Python crew would have been hard-pressed to come up with this.
Carry On Tennis, it should be called.
“Great Britain suffer humiliating Davis Cup defeat” scream the BBC.
“Dan [...]
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Posted by Manfred Wenas on December 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment
By Leigh Sanders
British No. 2 Alex Bogdanovic’s career looks in jeopardy after the 25-year-old was told he is one of eleven players cut from the list to receive the highest level of support from the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) next year.
He is ranked No. 164 in the world, 97 places above British No. 3 Dan [...]
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Posted by Bob Greene on September 15, 2009 · 2 Comments
Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the second week of the US Open.
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World TeamTennis has named tennis industry veteran Bill Mountford as senior vice president. Mountford, who will be based in WTT’s New York City headquarters, will oversee staff in several key areas of operations including marketing, communications, Recreational League and Pro League.
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Posted by Randy Walker on July 31, 2009 · 1 Comment
The second year of Open tennis was one of continued progress but lingering confusion on the political front—and towering on-court performances by Margaret Smith Court and most notably Rod Laver, who netted an unprecedented second Grand Slam.
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Posted by Randy Walker on July 28, 2009 · 1 Comment
Ten years ago this week, Patrick Rafter was on top of the world. On July 26, 1999 the Aussie hunk and two-time U.S. Open champion reached the career pinnacle by earning the No. 1 ranking on the ATP computer. Rafter’s reign, however, last only one week and he never again attained the top spot in the computer rankings, marking the shortest ever reign as a world’s top ranked player.
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Posted by Bob Greene on September 22, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the Davis Cup and the Toray Pan Pacific Open
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