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ITF Release 2012 Testing Summary

March 10, 2013 By 2 Comments

By Lisa-Marie Burrows “Last year, through the Dubai, Rotterdam and Indian Wells swing where I won all three, I didn’t get tested once. That shouldn’t be OK.” At the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Roger Federer once again shared his thoughts about doping and testing. He revealed that in 2012, there was a lack [...]

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Rafael Nadal – It’s a Matter of Time

February 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows Rafael Nadal is back. How long have his fans and supporters been waiting to hear those words? A very long 222 days. Time is a great healer, or so we are told. The Spaniard may have been back for less than two weeks, but in that time he has reached the singles [...]

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Rafael Nadal in your Pocket!

February 4, 2013 By 1 Comment

This week, 11-time Grand Slam champion, Rafael Nadal, may be making his debut of the new season at Viña del Mar in Chile, but he has also made his debut in the world of mobile technology. Nadal has launched his new application, which can be downloaded on the iTunes App Store. The new Rafael Nadal [...]

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Roger Federer Will Continue to Make History

January 27, 2013 By 4 Comments

Roger Federer: 17-time Grand Slam champion, 6-time Year-End Championships winner, 21-time ATP Masters 1000 champion (he holds the record amount of titles alongside Spaniard, Rafael Nadal), Olympic silver medalist and Olympic gold medalist in the doubles with compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka. Overall, he has won 76 career singles titles in total, but why am I collating [...]

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Birthday tribute to Serena Williams

September 26, 2012 By 2 Comments

By Lisa-Marie Burrows Today is the 31st birthday of tennis star, Serena Williams and to celebrate her birthday, it seemed fitting to share some of her inspirational quotes, which have become infamous for shaping her professional and personal life over the years and during a flourishing career. Like a fine wine, she has continued to [...]

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Top 5 reasons why Tomas Berdych impressed during the Davis Cup semifinal

September 19, 2012 By 2 Comments

By Lisa-Marie Burrows During the weekend there were Davis Cup matches taking place all around the globe. Some countries were fighting to stay in their world group category; others were fighting for a place in the final of the Davis Cup. In Gijon, Spain, the home country favourites took on the USA and booked their [...]

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Andy Murray and Ivan Lendl: Different players with a similar history

September 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows Andy Murray is still one of the main topics of discussion on TV and in the newspapers (particularly the British ones!) after his epic battle against defending US Open champion, Novak Djokovic on Monday night, after a grueling five set match that lasted almost 5 hours that boasted exquisite rallies in each [...]

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The US Open comeback kings into the second round

August 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows On Tuesday it was only the second day of the US Open main draw action in New York, but yesterday served up some fantastic round one matches which entertained for hours and thrilled the audience. The three five set matches involving Juan ‘Pico’ Mónaco vs Guillermo García-Lopez, Fabio Fognini vs Edouard Roger-Vasselin [...]

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ATP US Open Draw Analysis – Who will win it all?

August 24, 2012 By 2 Comments

With the US Open kicking off main draw play next week, you won’t need to look much further than Tennis Grandstand’s panel of writers for your fully comprehensive breakdown of the men’s draw. We take a look at dark horses, exciting first round matchups,  seeded players crashing out early, our prediction of possible quarterfinalists, and, [...]

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Top tennis reasons to watch the US Open

August 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows The US Open is the final Slam of the year and it is rapidly approaching! The atmosphere at Flushing Meadows is unique, fun and home to some of the most interesting, intriguing counters likely to be seen and draws in an audience from all over the world. There are many reasons to [...]

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