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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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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennis People Tagged With: Andy Murray, colin fleming, commonwealth countries, commonwealth games, commonwealth gold, echelons, female singles, games schedule, hungry eyes, indian flag, Leander Paes, Lleyton Hewitt, Mahesh Bhupathi, Marcos Baghdatis, outdated concepts, Peter Luczak, sam stosur, Sania Mirza, Somdev Devvarman, tie break

AROUND THE CORNER: ROGER FEDERER GOES HALLE WHILE ANDY MURRAY PLAYS LONDON

June 7, 2010 By Mike McIntyre 2 Comments

Less than twenty-four hours after Rafael Nadal’s impressive French Open victory and the ATP Tour is switching gears from the red clay of Roland Garros to the green grass of Halle and London. The short grass-court season is now upon us and over the next month we will witness a very different and exciting brand [...]

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BAGHDATIS NETS REVENGE WIN OVER HEWITT

January 14, 2010 By Voo De Mar Leave a Comment

There are no seeds left after quarterfinals at Medibank International in Sydney as local favorite Lleyton Hewitt, the only seeded player in quarterfinals, was defeated Thursday 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 to Marcos Baghdatis. “The first set and a half I was hitting the ball pretty well, and I was happy with my ball striking,” said Hewitt. [...]

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Filed Under: Archives, Lead Story Tagged With: auckland, aussie, John Isner, Lleyton Hewitt, Mardy Fish, match, Medibank International, melbourne, michael lammer, Peter Luczak, quarterfinals, revenge, seeded player, seeds, sydney, Tommy Robredo

G’DAY FOR THE AUSSIES IN SYDNEY

January 13, 2010 By Voo De Mar Leave a Comment

Wednesday was a “G’Day” for the home Aussies at the Sydney International. Lleyton Hewitt needed just 55 minutes to beat Andreas Seppi 6-0, 6-2 to advance into the quarterfinals. The win avenged a loss to Seppi in Sydney’s quarterfinals four years ago after wasting two match points; Also 30-year-old Aussie Peter Luczak reached first ATP-quarterfinal [...]

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AUSSIE MOVINGS AND SHAKINGS: TENNIS IN THE COMMONWEALTH

January 5, 2010 By Leigh Sanders Leave a Comment

Tennis fans of Queensland, Australia, were celebrating after three of their big name stars received wild cards this week for the 2010 Australian Open. Davis Cup star Carsten Ball, two-time junior Grand Slam winner Bernard Tomic and national under 18 champion Jason Kubler were all handed passes to the event. Ball missed the recent wild [...]

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Tennis In The Commonwealth – Stosur on Verge of Top 10

November 5, 2009 By Leigh Sanders 2 Comments

Britain’s Andy Murray has offered his support to Andre Agassi after the former star’s revelations about crystal methamphetamine use in his autobiography.

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennis People Tagged With: Agnes Szavay, Aleksandra Wozniak, Andre Agassi, Andy Murray, Anne Keothavong, ATP World Tour, Davis Cup, Fernando Gonzalez, Gael Monfils, Henri Kontinen, Jeff Coetzee, Jelena Dokic, Leander Paes, Leyton Hewitt, Lleyton Hewitt, Marcelo Melo, Peter Luczak, Rafael Nadal, Raquel Kops-Jones, Richard Gasquet, Rik de Voest, Roger Federer, Ross Hutchins, Sania Mirza, WTA

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

October 14, 2009 By Manfred Wenas Leave a Comment

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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Mondays With Bob Greene: I was the number one player in the world

August 17, 2009 By Bob Greene 1 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 Rogers Cup and the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open.

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene Tagged With: Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Anne Keothavong, ATP, Australian Open, Bec Hewitt, Cara Black, Carlos Moya, Champions Cup, Chase Buchanan, Christina McHale, Dinara Safina, Fed Cup, Flavia Pennetta, French Open, Gael Monfils, Grand Slam, Greg Rusedski, Jelena Jankovic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Martin del Potro, Kei Nishikori, Kim Clijsters, Leander Paes, Leyton Hewitt, Liezel Huber, Lleyton Hewitt, Los Angeles, Mahesh Bhupathi, Marat Safin, maria jose martinez, Maria Sharapova, Marion Bartoli, Mark Knowles, Max Mirnyi, Monica Seles, Nicolas Lapentti, Nikolay Davydenk, Nikolay Davydenko, Novak Djokovic, Nuria Llagostera, Nuria Llagostera Vives, Olivier Rochus, Patty Schnyder, Peter Luczak, Rafael Nadal, Rod Laver, Roger Federer, Rogers Cup, Serena Williams, Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings, Stefan Edberg, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tennis, Tennis History, The International Tennis Hall of Fame, USTA, Vale do Lobo Grand Champions, Venus Williams, WTA

Mondays With Bob Greene: Rafa is playing even more aggressively this year

April 27, 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 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell and the Bulgarian Open.

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