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Roger Federer has finally talked about the awkward situation from Friday’s “Hit for Haiti” charity match between Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras calling it an “awkward moment” and “a bit unfortunate”.
The row between rivals Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras happened during the Friday night fund-raiser in Indian Wells at the [...]
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By Bob Stockton
A slight controversy arose Friday night at the “Hit for Haiti” charity match Friday night at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., during the match pitting Roger Federer and Pete Sampras against Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal.
After Sampras did an impersonation of Agassi – walking pigeon toed [...]
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Marat Safin will make his debut on the Champions Series tennis circuit Friday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Safin, who retired from the ATP World Tour last fall, opens against Wayne Ferreira in the eight-player event.
Safin, who turned 30 in February, is the favorite to win the event, titled the Banco Cruzeiro do Sul Rio [...]
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Posted by Mike McIntyre on March 10, 2010 · 1 Comment
Alright everybody it’s time again for some tennis that really matters at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. Both the ATP and WTA Tour’s are in the house and that should make for a great week of coverage for our sport. This has always been a terrific event and it set the record [...]
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Posted by Mike McIntyre on February 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships
With Venus Williams successfully defending her title this past week, the pressure will now be on Novak Djokovic to accomplish the same feat as the men take to the hard-courts in Dubai. Djokovic is seeded second, but is the top ranked player in the draw, as Roger Federer has withdrawn with a [...]
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Posted by Mike McIntyre on February 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Open 13 – Marseille, France
With six players in the top-fifty of the ATP rankings system, France is certainly well represented in the upper echelon of the men’s game. The tournament in Marseille enjoys a significant French presence that starts with number two seed, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The defending champion from a year ago has had a [...]
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By Maud Watson
Mixed Priorities? – By now, everyone probably knows that Andy Roddick’s wife Brooklyn Decker is appearing on the cover of the famous Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. But in case you missed it, Serb Ana Ivanovic is also being featured in the popular magazine spread. It’s easy to see why she was approached to [...]
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Posted by Leigh Sanders on February 11, 2010 · 1 Comment
As the dust settles and the tears dry following Roger Federer’s whitewashing of Andy Murray in Melbourne the ATP marches on.
Last week saw ATP 250 Tournaments held in Zagreb, Croatia, Johannesburg, South Africa and Santiago, Chile. It is testament to the worldwide appeal that tennis holds so strongly.
The giant Marin Cilic took his home title [...]
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By Maud Watson
End to the Grand Slam Drought? – With his win in Melbourne at the Australian Open, Roger Federer became the first father since Andre Agassi to win a Grand Slam title, bringing his total up to 16. While every title he earns makes his legacy that much more impressive, the real question on [...]
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By Melina Harris
Hello everybody, welcome to my new weekly column for Tennis Grandstand, where I will be giving my thoughts on the tennis world surrounded by the inevitable warmth and sunshine of both the weather and the British press in England (well, now and again maybe during Wimbledon when Andy wins!).
I write these words on [...]
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