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!).
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By Maud Watson
Rivalry Renewed – Australian Open tournament organizers couldn’t have planned it any better if they had tried. The women’s final will pit current Australian Open Champion Serena Williams against former world No. 1 Justine Henin. Though Serena has never said as much herself, the media has been speculating that the return Henin has [...]
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By Melina Harris
With the world’s largest population of 1.3 billion, China’s pedigree and potential as a tennis nation should have matched its economic prowess in the last decade. However, the Communist regime’s strict control over the way players previously managed their careers, with the state run federation denying any international competition and recently taking an [...]
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In a statement released on his personal Web site and Facebook page, tennis’ world No. 1 said the girls have been named Charlene Riva and Myla Rose.
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Posted by Erwin on June 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Serena Williams and Andy Murray are leading the charge of top-level players who are using their Twitter accounts as means for communicating with their fans.
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Bump, Set, Tweet?
Posted by Erwin on June 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Serena Williams and Andy Murray are leading the charge of top-level players who are using their Twitter accounts as means for communicating with their fans.
Filed under TSF · Tagged with Amer Delic, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, commentator jim courier, locker room, Murphy Jensen, professional tennis players, robson, Sabine Lisicki, screen grab, Serena Williams, social networking site, tennis world, tweet, tweeters, tweets, Twitter, Venus Williams, Wimbledon