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ATomic Dilemma

May 10, 2013 By 1 Comment

by James A. Crabtree Arguably the most hated Australian tennis player since a young Lleyton Hewitt, life isn’t easy for Bernard Tomic. In fact Bernie has almost gone in search of bad press. There was the turning down of Lleyton Hewitt as a practice partner. The allegations he was going to quit Australia at his [...]

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Ivan Lendl International Junior Tennis Academy Announces Spring 2013 Class

January 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment

New Students Hail from 11 States, Four Countries (HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.) - Ivan Lendl International Junior Tennis Academy (Ivan Lendl IJTA) – led by the former No.1 player in the world and coach to U.S. Open Champion Andy Murray – announces a spring class from 11 states and four countries. The new semester for grades 5-12 began [...]

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My tête-à-tête with Henri Leconte: On coaching, Monfils, and memories

January 15, 2013 By 1 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 — Most people when asked whom they would include on their perfect dinner party guest list name Mother Theresa, Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, and Julius Ceaser. With [...]

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Andy Murray and Ivan Lendl: Different players with a similar history

September 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows Andy Murray is still one of the main topics of discussion on TV and in the newspapers (particularly the British ones!) after his epic battle against defending US Open champion, Novak Djokovic on Monday night, after a grueling five set match that lasted almost 5 hours that boasted exquisite rallies in each [...]

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Quotable Quotes – Day 4 of Sony Ericsson Open with Ivanovic, Isner, Djokovic, Murray

March 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Andy Murray, The “Coach” First up on Stadium Court was Andy Murray who advanced over Alejandro Falla in straight sets with little resistance from the Colombian, 6-2, 6-3. In Murray’s press conference, he acknowledged Falla’s presence in tennis as a “tough player” since he “pushed Federer in Wimbledon” and beat Mardy Fish at the Australian [...]

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A Quartet of Tennis Greats Return to Montreal for Legends Event

March 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Andre Agassi, Pat Cash, Michael Chang and Ivan Lendl made a much-anticipated return to Montreal on Friday for a Legends Event. Playing in front of just over 8,000 fans at the Bell Centre, home of the Montreal Canadiens, these tennis legends made the crowd forget about their beloved hockey team for at least one night. [...]

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From Grassroots to Boardrooms: Ray Benton is a Statesman for the Game

March 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment

by Steve Fogleman, Special for Tennis Grandstand When I arrived at the Tennis Center at College Park to speak with its CEO, Ray Benton, he was finishing up a lesson with former U.S. Congresswoman Jane Harman. He’d agreed to speak with me after the practice and he was still stretching when our conversation began. I [...]

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Analyzing Time of Match Between Djokovic-Nadal

February 4, 2012 By 4 Comments

by Matthew Laird Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic contested their third consecutive Grand Slam final at the recently concluded 2012 Australian Open. It was by a wide margin their most competitive and exciting meeting at this stage. There was a great deal of high drama, multiple swings in momentum, and no shortage of stellar shot-making [...]

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Federer Under the Radar: Who Saw That Coming?

January 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Roger Federer got things off to a fairly easy start at this year’s Australian Open, winning his first-round match in straight sets over Alexander Kudryavtsev, 7-5-, 6-2, 6-2. It was the four-time champion’s 60th match win in Melbourne, and was to be expected, considering the form he’s displayed over the past few months. He won 17 [...]

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Players Withdraw from Australian Open — The Friday Five

January 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment

by Maud Watson Down and Out You can add two more high profile names to the withdrawal list for the first major of the year. German Andrea Petkovic has been forced to withdrawal with a stress fracture in the back that will likely take a good six to eight weeks to heal properly. After the [...]

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