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10 Reasons to be Excited for Davis Cup Weekend

February 9, 2012 By Lindsay Gibbs Leave a Comment

The time has come! While Andrea has done a great job breaking down the World Group match-ups, I thought I’d spell out for you the specific reasons why you should set your alarm for 5AM, skip work, cancel all of your social plans, and dedicate your entire Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to the wonder that [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story Tagged With: Alex Bogomolov, Andreas Seppi, Andrey Golubev, Argentina, ATP, Austria, Bob Bryan, canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, David Ferrer, David Nalbandian, Davis Cup, Denis Istomin, Dmitry Tursnov, Feliciano Lopez, Fernando Verdasco, France, germany, great britain, Igor Andreev, Igor Kunitsyn, italy, japan, Jim Courier, John Isner, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Julien Benneteau, Jurgen Melzer, Kazakhstan, Kei Nishikori, Lukas Lacko, marc lopez, Marcel Granollers, Mardy Fish, Michael Llodra, Mike Bryan, Mikhail Kukushkin, Mikhail Youzny, Milos Raonic, Monaco, Nicolas Almagro, Nikolay Davydenko, Radek Stepanek, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Russia, Ryan Harrison, Sergei Bubka, Sergiy Stakhovsky, Slovak Republic, Spain, Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, Tennis, Tomas Berdych, Tommy Haas, Ukrain, USA, Uzbekhistan

Shirtless + Tattoo Watch: Horacio Zeballos

September 19, 2010 By Erwin Ong Leave a Comment

Argentine Horacio Zeballos and doubles partner Eduardo Schwank couldn’t overcome the team of Michael Llodra and Arnaud Clement at the Davis Cup semifinals in Lyon. Their decisive rubber, which Llodra and Clement won 6-4, 7-5, 6-3, sends France to their first Fed Cup final since 2002. We didn’t include it in our Fila Davis Cup [...]

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Filed Under: TSF Tagged With: Arnaud Clement, cup semifinals, Davis Cup, eye of horus, Fed Cup, first fed, Igor Andreev, little bit, Michael Llodra, polo, practice time, tattoo, zeballos

SERBIA LOOKING FOR MORE RECOGNITION ON WORLD STAGE

May 8, 2010 By Leigh Sanders Leave a Comment

Earlier this year I blogged on how players like Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis can help their home countries in terms of finances, profile and inspiration with top performances on the professional sports circuit. In countries where money isn’t the largest commodity players have to fight tooth and nail and really aim high to make it in [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennis People Tagged With: amersfoort, Australian Open, compatriot, Ernests Gulbis, Igor Andreev, Ivan Ljubicic, Janko Tipsarevic, Monica Seles, Nicolas Massu, Novak Djokovic, open de moselle, professional game, professional sports, professional tournament, resounding success, showpiece, tennis legend, tooth and nail, top performances

SUNNY SUNSHINE IN MELLOW MIAMI

March 28, 2010 By Stephane Carter Leave a Comment

The Sony Ericsson Open isn’t just about tennis. With the great weather in Florida and the sea nearby, the place is also about having fun. And that’s what these players were having. And lots of it. STAR SIGHTINGS: Golf-great Jack Nicklaus stopped by the Sony Ericsson Open on Friday. The rain prevented him from seeing [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennistastic Tagged With: Andy Roddick, David Ferrer, Elena Dementieva, friend andy, Igor Andreev, Jack Nicklaus, Justine Henin, kick line, miami dolphin cheerleaders, nfl star, Nicolas Almagro, open pool, pool party, power96, Sony Ericsson Open, star sightings, stellar lineup, sunset place, tennis fans, weather in florida

AUSTRALIAN OPEN MEN’S PREVIEW

January 17, 2010 By Mike McIntyre Leave a Comment

The first Grand Slam of 2010 is about to get started in Melbourne and with the draw announced we can now start to debate who will be crowned champion in two weeks time. Will it be someone from the usual suspects – a Federer or Nadal perhaps? Or will someone new like Fernando Verdasco or [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story Tagged With: Andy Murray, breakthrough, dark horses, Fernando Verdasco, fir, Grand Slam, high stakes, Igor Andreev, last man standing, Lleyton Hewitt, Marcos Baghdatis, Nikolay Davydenko, Novak Djokovic, quarter finals, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, semi finals, three times, usual suspects

AUSSIE OPEN MEN’S QUALIFYING 2010

January 14, 2010 By Mike McIntyre Leave a Comment

The 2010 Australian Open officially begins on Monday but important matches have already begun in the qualifying draw. The 128-player draw will work its way down to a fortunate group of 16 players who will advance to the main draw of the tournament. Seeded first in the qualifying draw is Xavier Malisse of Belgium who [...]

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GASQUET TOPS LOPEZ; MAYER SAVES FIVE MATCH POINTS

January 11, 2010 By Voo De Mar Leave a Comment

Richard Gasquet and Leonardo Mayer had salient wins on the opening day of the MediBank International in Sydney Monday. Gasquet, in his full comeback from battling cocaine drug charges last year, beat Feliciano Lopez 6-1, 6-4, while Mayer saved two match points in beating Igor Andreev 6-7(7) 6-3 7-6(4). Gasquet extended his head-to-head record to [...]

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Tennis In The Commonwealth – Murray and Robson To Play For GB In Hopman Cup

October 29, 2009 By Leigh Sanders 1 Comment

Robin Soderling is a doubt for the ATP World Tour Finals in London, England, after the world No. 10 was forced to withdraw from his semifinal in Stockholm against Cyprus’ Marcos Bagdhatis with an elbow injury.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: I think that Justine’s comeback is good news for women’s tennis

September 28, 2009 By Bob Greene 2 Comments

Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the Open de Moselle and Hansol Korea Open.

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene Tagged With: Aaron Krickstein, Ana Ivanovic, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Arnaud Clement, ATP Masters, Australian Open, Bjorn Borg, Bob and Mike Bryan, Davis Cup, Ekaterina Dzehalevich, Elena Dementieva, Igor Andreev, Jim Courier, Jimmy Arias, John McEnroe, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Leyton Hewitt, Lleyton Hewitt, Marcelo Melo, Maria Sharapova, Mark Philippoussis, Mats Wilander, Melanie Oudin, Michael Llodra, Mikael Pernfors, Outback Champions Series, Patrick Rafter, Pete Sampras, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Shahar Peer, Tennis, Thomas Muster, Todd Martin, Wayne Ferreira, WTA

Mondays With Bob Greene: I’m Recharged

August 31, 2009 By Bob Greene 6 Comments

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10 Reasons to be Excited for Davis Cup Weekend

Shirtless + Tattoo Watch: Horacio Zeballos

SERBIA LOOKING FOR MORE RECOGNITION ON WORLD STAGE

SUNNY SUNSHINE IN MELLOW MIAMI

AUSTRALIAN OPEN MEN’S PREVIEW

AUSSIE OPEN MEN’S QUALIFYING 2010

GASQUET TOPS LOPEZ; MAYER SAVES FIVE MATCH POINTS

Tennis In The Commonwealth – Murray and Robson To Play For GB In Hopman Cup

Mondays With Bob Greene: I think that Justine’s comeback is good news for women’s tennis

Mondays With Bob Greene: I’m Recharged

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