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Cutting Del Potro some slack; familiar foes to meet for Davis Cup finals — The Friday Five

September 21, 2012 By Tennis Grandstand 1 Comment

By Maud Watson Familiar Foes Just as they did three years ago, Spain and the Czech Republic will face off to take home the Davis Cup title. It’s familiar territory for Spain, the most dominant Davis Cup team of this century. Playing in their home country on clay, they proved too much for the American [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, The Friday Five Tagged With: davis cup tie, friday five, hopman cup teams, Juan Martin del Potro, Mahesh Bhupathi, Rafael Nadal, spain vs. czech republic, tennis news

Wimbledon’s unseeded stars; India fighting for gold medal at Olympics — The Friday Five

June 22, 2012 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Not So Happy Feet Between kicking a box that injured a linesman and suffering a case of “foot-in-mouth” disease after, David Nalbandian’s feet have gotten him into a lot of hot water this past week. The Argentine will be able to play Wimbledon thanks to the slow bureaucratic machinery of the ATP, [...]

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Moya Retires, Soderling Takes Paris and ATP Finals Take Shape

November 20, 2010 By Leigh Sanders 1 Comment

*Former French Open Champion Carlos Moya has become the latest star to announce their retirement, this time due to persistent foot injuries. “It’s not how I dreamt of ending,” said the former world No. 1 and Australian Open finalist. He also helped Spain win the Davis Cup in 2004 but recently things haven’t been so [...]

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Tennis Set to Dazzle the Commonwealth

October 2, 2010 By Leigh Sanders 1 Comment

Regular readers of TennisGrandstand will know that my first steps in this esteemed company were tracking the progress of players from the former Commonwealth countries as they did battle the world over in search of fame, success and prize money. Now, starting October 4, all that changes for these players who bare the colours of [...]

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Tennis in the Commonwealth – Katie O’Brien New British No. 1; Alicia Molik Ends Retirement

November 12, 2009 By Leigh Sanders 1 Comment

Andy Murray of Great Britain has picked up his sixth title in 2009 after he defeated Russian Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Valencia Open. The top seed was playing his first tournament for six weeks after recovering from a wrist injury and he will be delighted to have returned to the court in such style.

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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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Tennis In The Commonwealth: Stosur Wins, Birmingham Restored

October 22, 2009 By Manfred Wenas 2 Comments

The following is Leigh Sanders’ weekly look at tennis headlines in “The Commonwealth” or the traditional tennis powerhouses that were former members of the British Empire, most notably Australia, South Africa, India, Canada and, of course, Great Britain.

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Filed Under: Lead Story, TSF Tagged With: Agnieszka Radwanska, Aleksandra Wozniak, Alex Bogdanovic, Alex Bogomolov, Andy Roddick, Anne Keothavong, Carsten Ball, Daniel NEstor, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Jeff Coetzee, Jelena Dokic, Julien Benneteau, Leyton Hewitt, Mahesh Bhupathi, Marcelo Melo, Maria Kirilenko, Maria Sharapova, Martina Navratilova, Nenad Zimonjic, Nicolas Mahut, Samantha Stosur, Sania Mirza, Vincent Spadea, Wimbledon

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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