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Serena Williams set for Return? – The Friday Five

February 4, 2011 By 2 Comments

By Maud Watson “Aussie” Kim After a few near-misses, Kim Clijsters finally found her way to her first Australian Open title, and by her own admission, felt that she could now truly be called “Aussie” Kim. While it wasn’t really fair to suggest that Kim didn’t have the goods to win a major outside of [...]

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Have Tennis in Your Life 365 Days a Year

December 4, 2010 By 1 Comment

Compiling information for more than 15 years, former U.S. Tennis Association press officer Randy Walker has published a compilation of significant anniversaries, summaries and anecdotes from the world of tennis in his book On This Day In Tennis History. Presented in a day-by-day format, the entries into this mini-encyclopedia include major tournament victory dates, summaries of [...]

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McEnroe Quits Davis Cup, Davis Cup Lineups Announced, Wind Causing Flushing Meadows Havoc

September 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment

*Patrick McEnroe will step down as US Davis Cup Captain later this month after a decade in the hotseat. With the US facing an important playoff against Columbia to stay in the top tier of the competition this will not help the players with their preparations. “It’s with a heavy heart I’m resigning as Davis [...]

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AUSSIE MOVINGS AND SHAKINGS: TENNIS IN THE COMMONWEALTH

January 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Tennis fans of Queensland, Australia, were celebrating after three of their big name stars received wild cards this week for the 2010 Australian Open. Davis Cup star Carsten Ball, two-time junior Grand Slam winner Bernard Tomic and national under 18 champion Jason Kubler were all handed passes to the event. Ball missed the recent wild [...]

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