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Andy Roddick conquers qualifier and reveals birthday wish for US Open

August 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Romi Cvitkovic Andy Roddick prevailed in straight sets over qualifier Rhyne Williams, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 at day two of the US Open in Flushing Meadows, hitting 20 aces and clocking his fastest serve at 141mph. “I haven’t hit 140mph for about three years, so that was nice,” Roddick beamed during his on-court interview. Though [...]

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US Open 2012 – Who’ll make up the big four?

August 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Ian Horne, editor of Live-Tennis.com and US Open Tennis Live Stream The US Open begins shortly and there’s a growing sense of expectation in the tennis world. We seem to be poised for one of the best slam events of all-time, featuring an outstanding cast of world-beaters. Amongst these are Roger Federer, Andy Murray [...]

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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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Del Potro Back in the Top 10—and Poised to Climb Higher

January 31, 2012 By 3 Comments

Rafael Nadal’s post-Davis Cup prophecy appears to be on its way to becoming a reality. After defeating Juan Martin del Potro in the first reverse rubber, Nadal predicted the Argentine would be back in the top four at some point in 2012. Del Potro has taken a huge step in that direction by hitting the [...]

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Djokovic Wins Epic Final Over Nadal to Take Australian Open Title

January 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment

by Lisa-Marie Burrows, Special for Tennis Grandstand World No.1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic was victorious once again on Rod Laver Arena in a spectacular Australian Open Final to win his third straight major championship after defeating Rafael Nadal 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 at Melbourne Park. The two current greatest players in the [...]

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There Will Always Be Room for a Lleyton Hewitt Type in Men’s Tennis

January 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Lleyton Hewitt put on one of the most impressive performances of the 2012 Australian Open by making it to the fourth round and actually taking a set off defending champ Novak Djokovic. And while he might be far removed from his glory days, one thing’s for sure: You can never count Hewitt out. But why [...]

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On the Grounds: Australian Open Days 4 & 5

January 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment

by Pey Jung Yeong, Special for Tennis Grandstand Day 4 of Australian Open found itself as the battleground for two veterans and familiar rivals with Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Roddick taking the centre stage, while Day 5 was the stage for two up and coming stars, but yet not so unfamiliar rivals – Bernard Tomic [...]

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Around The Corner: Sydney, Auckland and the Kooyong Classic

January 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

With just over a week until the start of the Australian Open, there is little time to tinker with one’s game for the first Grand Slam of the year. While the top four players in the world will be taking the week to rest themselves in anticipation for a deep-run in Melbourne, there are plenty [...]

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The Importance of Week One

January 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment

With the 2012 season of the ATP World Tour just getting officially underway this week, tennis fans and media alike will be closely watching how the pros come out of the starting blocks. The Mubadala World Tennis Championship (an exhibition) in Abu Dhabi last week and now regular events in Brisbane, Chennai and Doha, have [...]

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Teenagers Tomic, Harrison Facing Great — Perhaps Too Many — Expectations

January 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment

First things first: Win a singles title. For teenagers and top 100 ATP World Tour players Bernard Tomic and Ryan Harrison, that should be the top priority going into 2012. But with the way both of them have shot up the rankings over the past couple of years, much more is expected from the 19-year-olds. [...]

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