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Blooming in to Life Once Again

July 9, 2010 By Leigh Sanders Leave a Comment

All we have been hearing over recent months is negativity surrounding British tennis. Tales of rotten apples in the barrel, failed youngsters, squandered millions and a country lost in a downward spiral of tennis faux pas which shows no signs of halting but for the increasingly confident performances of lone star Andy Murray. Yet this [...]

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THOMAZ BELLUCCI: MAN ON A MISSION

February 11, 2010 By Leigh Sanders 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 [...]

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