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Lleyton Hewitt’s Last Chance to Step Up in Indian Wells, Miami?

March 6, 2013 By Yeshayahu Ginsburg 2 Comments

By Yeshayahu Ginsburg I’m not going to lie, I have become a bit of a Lleyton Hewitt fan over the past few years. Few people in tennis fight as hard as he does every single point. He has talent, yes, but what gets him through matches on the tennis court is energy and momentum. He [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Yeshayahu Ginsburg Tagged With: australian tennis, BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, Lleyton Hewitt, miami tennis, sony open

Aussie Juniors Thompson and Schipanski Spill about Hitting with Djokovic, Cilic, Raonic

January 26, 2013 By James Crabtree Leave a Comment

James Crabtree is currently in Melbourne Park covering the Australian Open for Tennis Grandstand and is giving you all the scoop directly from the grounds. By James Crabtree MELBOURNE — One of Rafael Nadal’s great advantages in his tennis journey was the opportunity, as a junior, to hit and train with fellow Majorcan Carlos Moya. [...]

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Filed Under: James Crabtree, Lead Story Tagged With: Alex Dolgopolov, australian tennis, Jack Schipanski, Jordan Thompson, Lleyton Hewitt, Marin Cilic, Milos Raonic, Novak Djokovic

Make This Place Your Home: Jarmila Gajdosova

January 3, 2013 By Victoria Chiesa Leave a Comment

By Victoria Chiesa “Settle down, it’ll all be clear; don’t pay no mind to the demons, they fill you with fear. The trouble it might drag you down; if you get lost, you can always be found. Just know you’re not alone, ’cause I’m gonna make this place your home.” -“Home”, Philip Phillips Twelve months ago, [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Victoria Chiesa Tagged With: antonio van grichen, australian tennis, Hopman Cup, Jarmila Gajdosova, Lleyton Hewitt, make this place your home

Sam Stosur: the highs and lows since the U.S. Open

May 26, 2012 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

By Melinda Samson, Special for Tennis Grandstand Sam Stosur had quite a year in 2011 by acheiving a career-high singles ranking of four in February and defeating Serena Williams to win the US Open in September. Since then, Stosur has struggled reaching only one semifinal and two finals since her maiden slam title. Does she [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Live Coverage Tagged With: Australian Open, australian tennis, female tennis player, French Open, grand slam champion, grand slam title, Roland Garros, sam stosur, Scott Draper, Tennis Australia, US Open, WTA Tour News

Sam Stosur looks for 2010 tennis form in Charleston

April 5, 2012 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

By Rick Limpert, Special for Tennis Grandstand Being a veteran on the WTA Tour, Sam Stosur has been through this before. Rebounding from a bad stretch of tournaments the previous year can be tough, but Stosur says keeping the right mindset is most crucial when things don’t go your way for an extended period of [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Live Coverage Tagged With: australian tennis, charleston, sam stosur, Samantha Stosur, wta all access hour, wta tennis

Fun Q&A With Sam Stosur

March 24, 2012 By Romana Cvitkovic Leave a Comment

Australian and current world number 5 Sam Stosur has been riding high since winning last year’s U.S. Open, and she has cruised through her first match here at the Sony Ericsson Open. With her game still soundly developing and her mental strength peaking, Sam is on course to potentially be a multiple-slam champion. Only time [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Live Coverage, Romi Cvitkovic Tagged With: australian tennis, australian tennis players, fears, flying, sam stosur, Samantha Stosur, Serena Williams, Sony Ericsson Open, Steffi Graf, tennis players, US Open, wta tennis

Australia’s Big Hope

January 17, 2012 By Andrea Lubinsky Leave a Comment

Bernard Tomic has been heralded as the next big thing in Australian tennis for years now. With Lleyton Hewitt nearing the end of his career, it’s time for Aussie fans to look to the next generation. The good news is that Tomic shows a great deal of promise, already having made it to the quarterfinals [...]

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Filed Under: Andrea Lubinsky, Lead Story Tagged With: Australian Open, australian tennis, Bernard Tomic, Fernando Verdasco

Teenagers Tomic, Harrison Facing Great — Perhaps Too Many — Expectations

January 3, 2012 By Van Sias Leave a Comment

First things first: Win a singles title. For teenagers and top 100 ATP World Tour players Bernard Tomic and Ryan Harrison, that should be the top priority going into 2012. But with the way both of them have shot up the rankings over the past couple of years, much more is expected from the 19-year-olds. [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Van Sias Tagged With: american tennis, ATP Tennis, australian tennis, Bernard Tomic, brisbane tennis, men's tennis, Roger Federer, Ryan Harrison, Wimbledon, young tennis players

Have Rod Laver be Part of Your Holiday Season

November 16, 2010 By Tennis Grandstand 1 Comment

As the holiday season fast approaches, New Chapter Press recommends the newly-updated memoir of Australian tennis legend Rod Laver — “The Education of a Tennis Player” – as an ideal gift for tennis fans around the world. Written with Hall of Fame journalist and historian Bud Collins, “The Education of a Tennis Player” is Laver’s [...]

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Filed Under: Featured Columns, Lead Story Tagged With: australian tennis, Bud Collins, Davis Cup, Don Budge, features descriptions, hall of fame, Ken Rosewall, Lew Hoad, memoir, memorable portraits, new chapter, Pancho Gonzalez, Rod Laver, tennis began in 1968, tennis court, tennis fans, tennis legend, tennis player, Tony Roche, unparalleled success

Federer After Strong End to Year, Azarenka in for Doha and Rafter to Captain Aussies for Davis Cup Play

October 21, 2010 By Leigh Sanders 2 Comments

*Roger Federer insists he is ready for a strong end to 2010 despite a decidedly off-day at the office when he lost to Andy Murray in the final at the Shanghai Masters. “I’m certainly not yearning for the year to be over,” said the 16-time Grand Slam winner. “I’m very positive for the rest of [...]

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