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Rod Laver and Bud Collins were doing a lot of book signing this week at the BNP Paribas Open. The two Hall of Famers collaborated on Laver’s memoir THE EDUCATION OF A TENNIS PLAYER back in 1969 and reunited to work on an updated, newly released version that will officially re-launch [...]
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Posted by Leigh Sanders on March 4, 2010 · 1 Comment
While the cameras may have been focused on Dubai and Acapulco last week as the two largest tournaments taking place on the ATP Circuit, a (not-so) little Latvian was making history on the courts of Delray Beach in the United States.
The 6 foot, 3 inch, 21-year-old was in scintillating form and didn’t drop a set [...]
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Posted by Manfred Wenas on February 27, 2010 · 2 Comments
Politics and Peer pressure in Dubai
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Posted by Leigh Sanders on February 18, 2010 · 1 Comment
With the opening 2010 tournaments being held on American soil, the spotlight shines on one of the world’s most successful tennis playing nations.
For many years, Americans have dominated the sport. From the days of Bill Tilden to the modern era of Pete Sampras, Americans are never far from your thoughts when it comes to one [...]
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By Melina Harris
WTA players and tennis fans alike were waiting with baited breath to see where seven-time major champion, the diminutive Belgian Justine Henin was going to be placed in the Australian Open draw last week. Unfortunately for the players, but fortunate for fans, the draw created a hugely competitive mouth-watering half of the draw [...]
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Posted by Mike McIntyre on January 17, 2010 · 1 Comment
When was the last time the women’s game had this much depth? I’m not knocking the WTA Tour, which in fact has had more depth in recent years than the men’s Federer vs. Nadal show. When I look at the Australian Open draw though, I’m just floored with the amount of talent out there. This [...]
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Posted by Manfred Wenas on January 8, 2010 · 1 Comment
By Maud Watson
Political Pandemonium – Once again, there was an ugly scene at the WTA Auckland event, as protesters against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians voiced their discontent during Israeli Shahar Peer’s matches. All credit to Peer, however, who managed to block it all out and reach the semifinals before losing to Yanina Wickmayer. Another positive [...]
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Posted by Leigh Sanders on January 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Tennis fans of Queensland, Australia, were celebrating after three of their big name stars received wild cards this week for the 2010 Australian Open.
Davis Cup star Carsten Ball, two-time junior Grand Slam winner Bernard Tomic and national under 18 champion Jason Kubler were all handed passes to the event.
Ball missed the recent wild card playoff [...]
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By Maud Watson
The Real Deal – Kim Clijsters is quickly going on to prove that her dash to the US Open title was no fluke. In an exhibition match played earlier this week in her native Belgium, Clijsters once again defeated former world No. 1 Venus Williams. This time the Belgian secured an emphatic straight [...]
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Andy Murray has broken up with his long-time girlfriend Kim Sears, British media are reporting.
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