Posted by Manfred Wenas on November 19, 2009 · 1 Comment
The final line-up for the ATP World Finals Championship in London, England, next week has been confirmed following the conclusion of the Paris Masters.
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Posted by Manfred Wenas on November 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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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Posted by Manfred Wenas on November 5, 2009 · 2 Comments
Britain’s Andy Murray has offered his support to Andre Agassi after the former star’s revelations about crystal methamphetamine use in his autobiography.
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Posted by Manfred Wenas on October 22, 2009 · 2 Comments
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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Posted by Bob Greene on September 28, 2009 · 1 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 Open de Moselle and Hansol Korea Open.
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Posted by Bob Greene on July 27, 2009 · 3 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 Indianapolis Tennis Championships and the International German Open.
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Posted by Bob Greene on June 15, 2009 · 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 Aegon Classic and the Gerry Weber Open.
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Posted by Bob Greene on June 8, 2009 · 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 second week of the French Open.
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Posted by Bob Greene on May 25, 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 Interwetten Open and the Internationaux de Strasbourg.
Filed under Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene · Tagged with Alex Bogomolov, Alona Bondarenko, Andre Agassi, Andre Sa, Andrei Pavel, Arthur Ashe, ATP, Australian Open, Billie Jean King, Bud Collins, Daniela Hantuchova, Davis Cup, Dinara Safina, Djokovic, Fernando Meligeni, French Open, Grand Slam, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Indian Wells, Jelena Dokic, Joachim Johansson, Julien Benneteau, Kei Nishikori, Leyton Hewitt, Lleyton Hewitt, Lucie Hradecka, Marcelo Melo, Mardy Fish, Maria Sharapova, Mario Ancic, Nathalie Dechy, Pete Sampras, racquets, Rafael Nadal, Robert Kendrick, Roger Federer, Roland Garros, Serbia, Shanghai, Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, Tathiana Garbin, Tatiana Golovin, Taylor Dent, Tennis, Tennis Australia, The Bud Collins History of Tennis, the French Open, the tour, Thomas Enqvist, US Championships, US Open, USTA, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Venus Williams, Vera Zvonareva, Viktor Troicki, Wimbledon, WTA, Yan Zi
Posted by Debra Rose on March 24, 2008 · 3 Comments
Debra covered the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells for TennisGrandStand. In this first part in a three-part series of her reports from the tournament, Debra shares her experience at this tournament.
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