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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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Mondays With Bob Greene: I Fought For My Country

September 21, 2009 By Bob Greene 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. This week Bob summarizes the Davis Cup and Bell Challenge.

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Murray Survives Scare To Advance In Cincinnati; Federer, Nadal Advance

August 22, 2009 By Justin Cohen 3 Comments

Defending champion and No. 3 seed Andy Murray of Scotland rallied from a set and break down in the second set to edge past lucky loser Julien Benneteau of France, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, in two hours and 11 minutes on Friday afternoon to advance to the semifinals at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters 1000 in Cincinnati.

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RAJEEV RAM WINS HIS FIRST CAREER ATP WORLD TOUR TITLE

July 13, 2009 By Tennis Grandstand 1 Comment

Rajeev Ram became the 15th player in the history of the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships to claim his first career ATP World Tour title on the grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

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Levar’s Travels and Cause

April 25, 2008 By Levar Harper-Griffith 1 Comment

It’s the year 2002, and for some reason I am having a lot of difficulty playing a tournament. It’s not the level of the tournament, injury, nor is it where the tournament is that is giving me trouble.

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