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Coaches’ Corner: Evolution of Tennis in the 1970’s

March 13, 2013 By 1 Comment

The Ivan Lendl IJTA, one of the world’s premiere tennis academies, has taken up residence in our “Coaches’ Corner” series to dish out instructional tips and on court analyses straight from the Academy’s top coaches and directors. By David Lewis, Director of Instruction at Ivan Lendl International Junior Tennis Academy The open era of tennis began in [...]

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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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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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Five ‘Encore Performers’ Djokovic Could Try to Emulate in ‘12

January 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

They say one of the hardest things to do in sports is repeat—a task Novak Djokovic will try to accomplish 10 times in 2012. Coming off one of the best tennis seasons of all time, questions abound on whether the Serbian will be able to go “back-to-back” performance-wise. He’s not the first player to have [...]

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Andy Murray Could Open the Floodgates With a Slam Win in 2012

December 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Though his 2011 campaign didn’t end exactly as he hoped, the year was still a successful one for world number four Andy Murray: five titles won (including two Masters Series 1000 victories); advancing to the semifinals or better at all four Grand Slams; and a period spent back in third place in the rankings. Now [...]

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Pete Sampras and Jim Courier on players’ union, longevity of tennis players

September 27, 2011 By 1 Comment

There have been plenty of opinions voiced lately by players, media and fans alike about how the men’s ATP tour calendar needs to change and what can be done to alleviate the tension felt between players, tournaments, and sponsors. And now we can add two more players’ thoughts to the mix: legend Pete Sampras and [...]

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Bjorn Borg replaces Jimmy Connors on World Team Tennis and faces John McEnroe

July 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Tennis Hall of Famer Bjorn Borg will step in to replace fellow tennis legend Jimmy Connors to face long-time rival John McEnroe in a World TeamTennis match on July 14 at Sportime Randall’s Island.  Borg and McEnroe will compete against each other that night when the defending Eastern Conference Champion New York Sportimes face the [...]

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McEnroe – Connors excited to renew rivalry in World Team Tennis July 14 at Randall’s Island in New York

June 15, 2011 By 1 Comment

By Lindsay Gibbs A rivalry will be renewed this summer as Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe face off on Randall’s Island on July 14. McEnroe’s New York Sportimes will face Connors’ Philadelphia Freedoms in a marquee night for the 36th season of World Team Tennis, ”A Season of Number Ones.” It’s been ten years since [...]

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Indian Wells observations: Who says American tennis is weak?

March 14, 2011 By 1 Comment

Americans have a history of doing well in the California desert. Since 1987, when the men’s tournament moved to Indian Wells, the event has been won by an American eight times and on six occasions, an American has come in second. In just 24 years, half of the finals have showcased at least one American [...]

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Nadal And Djokovic Lose In Doubles

August 10, 2010 By 2 Comments

Was it really worth all that hype? The super-duo of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Rogers Cup in the first round late last night at the hands of Canadians Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil. The mostly unheard of Raonic/Pospisil pairing came back to win the match 5-7, 6-3, 10-8 in front [...]

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