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Paul Annacone Joins Team Roger Federer Full Time – The Friday Five

September 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Player Down – In one of the scarier moments at the US Open in recent memory, Belarusian Victoria Azarenka collapsed on court near the tail end of the first set during her match encounter with Gisela Dulko. Heat was initially deemed the culprit behind the collapse (and it probably did add to the situation), but [...]

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Coach Changes For Federer and Murray: The Friday Five

July 30, 2010 By 2 Comments

By Maud Watson Coach Onboard – One of the two big news stories that broke earlier in the week was that Swiss No. 1 Roger Federer has announced that he’ll be working with American coach Paul Annacone. Paul Annacone is one of the most respected coaches in the sport, and his work speaks for itself. [...]

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LTA AS ERRATIC AS MURRAY

April 17, 2010 By 1 Comment

If you thought Andy Murray was uncharacteristically erratic in Monte Carlo on Wednesday, the whole match served perfectly as a metaphor for the strange behavior of Britain’s Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) in recent weeks following the findings of the government’s report. The appointment of Murray’s former mentor Leon Smith as the new Davis Cup Captain [...]

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HOPE FOR BRITISH TENNIS AT INDIAN WELLS

March 16, 2010 By 3 Comments

Despite British tennis being mauled to pieces like an animal’s corpse in a barren landscape, with even the politicians launching an investigation into how the LTA spends its millions from Wimbledon profits and tax payers money, there has been a beacon of hope burning brightly in the Californian sun. Our British fighter, Elena Baltacha, aged [...]

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FUNDING CUTS, COMEBACKS, WITHDRAWALS: TENNIS IN THE COMMONWEALTH

December 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment

By Leigh Sanders British No. 2 Alex Bogdanovic’s career looks in jeopardy after the 25-year-old was told he is one of eleven players cut from the list to receive the highest level of support from the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) next year. He is ranked No. 164 in the world, 97 places above British No. [...]

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Mondays with Bob Greene: Philippoussis close to retirement

December 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment

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. Filling in while Bob Greene is on vacation is none other than Manfred Wenas, the Chief Editor for TennisGrandstand.com.

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Weekly Links: Jelena Jankovic Is Taking Time Off

June 17, 2008 By Leave a Comment

This week in Weekly Links: Jelena Jankovic is taking time off, Novak is a real Djoker, Roger Federer’s reign is far from over and you can’t write off Andy Roddick just yet. Also as an extra added bonus Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and photos by the Gerry Weber Open in Halle.

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