Tennis in the Commonwealth – Katie O’Brien New British No. 1; Alicia Molik Ends Retirement

Posted by Manfred Wenas on November 12, 2009 · 5423Leave a Comment2009-11-12+10%3A01%3A48Manfred+Wenas

Andy Murray of Great Britain has picked up his sixth title in 2009 after he defeated Russian Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Valencia Open. The top seed was playing his first tournament for six weeks after recovering from a wrist injury and he will be delighted to have returned to the court in such style.

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Tennis In The Commonwealth – Murray and Robson To Play For GB In Hopman Cup

Posted by Manfred Wenas on October 29, 2009 · 53541 Comment2009-10-29+11%3A42%3A21Manfred+Wenas

Robin Soderling is a doubt for the ATP World Tour Finals in London, England, after the world No. 10 was forced to withdraw from his semifinal in Stockholm against Cyprus’ Marcos Bagdhatis with an elbow injury.

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Tennis In The Commonwealth: Stosur Wins, Birmingham Restored

Posted by Manfred Wenas on October 22, 2009 · 53262 Comments2009-10-22+05%3A15%3A19Manfred+Wenas

The following is Leigh Sanders’ weekly look at tennis headlines in “The Commonwealth” or the traditional tennis powerhouses that were former members of the British Empire, most notably Australia, South Africa, India, Canada and, of course, Great Britain.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: I Fought For My Country

Posted by Bob Greene on September 21, 2009 · 5204Leave a Comment2009-09-21+12%3A16%3A07Bob+Greene

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 Bell Challenge.

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