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Sam Stosur: the highs and lows since the U.S. Open

May 26, 2012 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

By Melinda Samson, Special for Tennis Grandstand Sam Stosur had quite a year in 2011 by acheiving a career-high singles ranking of four in February and defeating Serena Williams to win the US Open in September. Since then, Stosur has struggled reaching only one semifinal and two finals since her maiden slam title. Does she [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Live Coverage Tagged With: Australian Open, australian tennis, female tennis player, French Open, grand slam champion, grand slam title, Roland Garros, sam stosur, Scott Draper, Tennis Australia, US Open, WTA Tour News

Interview with former ATP slam champion and current Tennis Australia manager Scott Draper

May 25, 2012 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

By Melinda Samson, Special for Tennis Grandstand To win the tennis grand slam a player needs strength, skill, stamina, smarts and staying power. They also need to play exceptional tennis on all tennis court surfaces; hard court, clay and grass. The varying surfaces are something that I love about tennis. After all, what other professional [...]

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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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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennis People Tagged With: AEGON, Aleksandra Wozniak, Andy Murray, Ashley Fisher, Bank Austria Tennis Trophy, Bernard Tomic, Bopanna, Caroline Wozniacki, Chris Eaton, Chris Guccione, Daniel NEstor, Dinara Safina, Elena Baltacha, Elena Dementieva, Frantisek Cermak, Hopman Cup, Igor Andreev, Jamie Murray, Janko Tipsarevic, Jeff Coetzee, Jelena Dokic, Jelena Jankovic, Jeremy Bates, John Isner, John McEnroe, Kevin Ullyett, Laura Robson, Lleyton Hewitt, Mahesh Bhupathi, Marat Safin, Melanie Oudin, Melanie South, Nenad Zimonjic, Nicolas Almagro, Novak Djokovic, Pat Cash, Peter Luczak, Radek Stepanek, Rennae Stubbs, Robby Ginepri, Robin Soderlin, Robin Soderling, Ross Hutchins, Samantha Stosur, Sania Mirza, Sebastian Grosjean, Simon Aspelin, Somdev Devvarman, South Africa, Stephen Huss, Stockholm Open, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tennis Australia, Tommy Robredo, Venus and Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka

Safina Stumbles but Survives

September 2, 2009 By Bob Greene 1 Comment

Just before becoming the first top-seeded woman to be ousted in the opening round of the US Open, Safina pulled her game together enough to escape a wild-card entry from Australia, Olivia Rogowska. And it wasn’t pretty.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: Mirka and I became proud parents of twin girls

July 27, 2009 By Bob Greene 3 Comments

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 Indianapolis Tennis Championships and the International German Open.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: For me Roger is the greatest player ever who played the tennis game

June 22, 2009 By Bob Greene 1 Comment

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene Tagged With: Ai Sugiyama, Alize Cornet, Amelie Mauresmo, Ana Ivanovic, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Anna Chakvetadze, Anna Kournikova, Anne Keothavong, Australian Open, Billie Jean King, Bjorn Borg, Caroline Wozniacki, clay courts, Davis Cup, Dick Norman, Dinara Safina, Dmitry Tursunov, Dominika Cibulkova, Elena Dementieva, Fabrice Santoro, Fernando Gonzalez, Flavia Pennetta, Fred Perry, Gisela Dulko, Goran Ivanisevic, Grand Slam tournaments, Ian Ritchie, Igor Andreev, International Tennis Federation, Ivan Ljubicic, Janko Tipsarevic, Jelena Jankovic, Jim Courier, John Newcombe, John Roddick, Leyton Hewitt, Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, Marcos Baghdatis, Mardy Fish, Maria Sharapova, Marion Bartoli, Martina Navratilova, Michael Chang, Michaella Krajicek, Mikhail Youzhny, Nikolay Davydenk, Nikolay Davydenko, Novak Djokovic, Ordina Open, Pete Sampras, Prince, Raemon Sluiter, Rafael Nadal, Ralph Lauren, Rennae Stubbs, Robby Ginepri, Robin Soderling, Roger Federer, Roland Garros, Sam Querrey, Samantha Stosur, Sara Errani, Serena Williams, Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, Stan Smith, Stanislas Wawrinka, Stefan Edberg, Steve Darcis, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tamarine Tanasugarn, Taylor Dent, Tennis, Tennis Australia, The Championships, US Open, US Open Series, Venus and Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Vera Zvonareva, Victoria Azarenka, Virginie Razzano, Wesley Moodie, Wimbledon, WTA, Yanina Wickmayer

Mondays With Bob Greene: Federer has the potential to win at Paris and at any site in the world

May 25, 2009 By Bob Greene 2 Comments

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 Interwetten Open and the Internationaux de Strasbourg.

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A Short History of Cup Withdrawals

April 28, 2009 By Randy Walker Leave a Comment

Tennis Australia made an incredibly difficult decision last week when its president, Geoff Pollard, announced that the Australian Davis Cup team would not travel to Chennai, India to compete against India in Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group due to security concerns.

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Filed Under: Lead Story Tagged With: All-India Lawn Tennis Federation, Arlen Kantarian, Davis Cup, Geoff Pollard, International Tennis Federation, ITF, New York Times, R.K. Khanna, Tennis Australia

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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Filed Under: Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene Tagged With: Alexa Glatch, Andy Roddick, ATP, Australian Open, Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, Bulgarian Open, Corrado Barazzutti, Daniel NEstor, David Ferrer, David Nalbandian, David Skoch, Davis Cup, Diego Junqueira, Dominik Hrbaty, Fed Cup, Florian Mayer, Francesca Schiavone, Gaston Gaudio, Geoff Pollard, Grand Cayman Legends Championships, Ian Ritchie, IBM, Irving Glick, ITF, Ivo Minar, James Auckland, Jim Courier, Jimmy Arias, John Fitzgerald, Liezel Huber, Mahesh Bhupathi, Mark Knowles, Nenad Zimonjic, Peter Luczak, Petra Kvitova, Rafael Nadal, Sabine Lisicki, Tennis Australia, The Family Circle Cup, The Residences, The Ritz-Carlton, Todd Woodbridge, US Open, Wimbledon, Zheng Jie

Mondays With Bob Greene: I still have that craving

March 30, 2009 By Bob Greene Leave a Comment

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Sam Stosur: the highs and lows since the U.S. Open

Interview with former ATP slam champion and current Tennis Australia manager Scott Draper

Tennis In The Commonwealth – Murray and Robson To Play For GB In Hopman Cup

Safina Stumbles but Survives

Mondays With Bob Greene: Mirka and I became proud parents of twin girls

Mondays With Bob Greene: For me Roger is the greatest player ever who played the tennis game

Mondays With Bob Greene: Federer has the potential to win at Paris and at any site in the world

A Short History of Cup Withdrawals

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

Mondays With Bob Greene: I still have that craving

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