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Gallery: Del Potro Overcomes a Resurgent Gulbis; Federer Eases Through

February 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment

ROTTERDAM (Feb. 14, 2013) —  No. 2 seed Juan Martin del Potro had his hands full as a resurgent Ernests Gulbis clawed his way into the first set, before the Argentine eventually won 7-6(5), 6-3. “It was a real battle”, Del Potro stated. “I played well, but had a hard time.” Gulbis, a former top-25 player, revealed earlier this week [...]

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Nadals Laughs off “Grand Slam” Talk, Hopman Cup Taking Shape and Commonwealth Success for Australia

October 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment

*World No. 1 Rafa Nadal has laughed off talk of him winning all four majors in 2011 as “impossible.” Nadal has the last three majors in his pocket and will complete an ‘out of calendar’ Slam if he lifts the Australian Open in January. Only Don Budge and Rod Laver (twice) have lifted all four [...]

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Tennis Set to Dazzle the Commonwealth

October 2, 2010 By 1 Comment

Regular readers of TennisGrandstand will know that my first steps in this esteemed company were tracking the progress of players from the former Commonwealth countries as they did battle the world over in search of fame, success and prize money. Now, starting October 4, all that changes for these players who bare the colours of [...]

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Blooming in to Life Once Again

July 9, 2010 By 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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THE ANA/JELENA FEUD, AMERICANS, MURRAY LOOKING AHEAD TO GRASS: TENNIS PEOPLE

June 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment

* The Ana Ivanovic-Jelena Jankovic feud seems to have resurfaced following their encounter at Roland Garros. Following their second-round match at the Madrid Masters last month Jankovic appeared to mock Ivanovic’s famed fist-pump celebration which her Serbian Fed-Cup teammate took umbrage to. When questioned about it this week Ivanovic said: “You know what they say: [...]

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HOPMAN CUP AND DAVIS CUP HAPPENINGS: TENNIS IN THE COMMONWEALTH

January 7, 2010 By 1 Comment

Andy Murray has ended weeks of speculation by confirming he has pulled out of Great Britain’s Davis Cup match against Lithuania in March as they begin life in the competition’s third tier. Murray claimed that he would prefer to concentrate on his efforts to lift more Masters Event trophies and break his Grand Slam duck. [...]

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MURRAY IS AEGON PLAYER OF THE YEAR: TENNIS IN THE COMMONWEALTH

December 17, 2009 By 1 Comment

By Leigh Sanders Last week saw the British Tennis Awards 2009 decided in an informal ceremony at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton. World No. 4 Andy Murray scooped the AEGON Player of the Year Award while US-Open Girls champion Heather Watson picked up the AEGON Junior Player of the Year gong. The formidable doubles [...]

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