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Will Russell/Getty Images via Daylife It’s only been a week? With the likes of Federer, Serena and Kim out of order, Murray and Coach Lendl making headlines and a battle for No. 1 already shaping up, it’s hard to believe that we’re just entering the second week of the season. I’m trying out a theory [...]
Continue Reading →Photo by QTF/Paul Zimmer via the ATP Happy New Year! 2012 begins today, as does the new tennis season. I love the new year’s holiday for the optimistic, clean slate feeling it brings, whether we’re talking the arbitrary end to holiday indulgences (did I really need to finish that second bottle of champagne last night?) [...]
Continue Reading →Andy Murray feels the pain. . .Photo by REUTERS/Toby Melville via Daylife.com While watching the WTF action unfold this week, GTT contributor Van Sias finds himself worrying about the long term prospects of the ATP’s current Top 3. Serves and Returns: Will the Top Three Be Playing North of 30? By Van Sias Perhaps [...]
Continue Reading →Photo REUTERS/Luke MacGregor via Daylife Nole’s red carpet game is on this week in London (check him and Jelena out at Thursday night’s Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Gala, an event that raised over £400,000 for a children’s charity), but his shoulder problems are shedding doubt on his upcoming on-court performance. The standard line seems [...]
Continue Reading →Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga holds the runner-up trophy after being defeated by Roger Federer of Switzerland in the BNP Paribas Masters final in Paris on November 13, 2011. Federer defeated Tsonga 6-1, 7-6 (3) to win the tournament for the first time in his career. UPI/David Silpa In his latest Serves and Returns, GTT contributor Van [...]
Continue Reading →Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images via Daylife.com Another weekend, another title for Andy Murray in Asia. He beat David Ferrer 7-5, 6-4 in the Shanghai Masters final. This win guarantees that he’ll overtake Roger Federer for the No. 3 ranking – at least for now. It’s with not just a little bit of nostalgia and [...]
Continue Reading →Andy Murray (L) and his brother Jamie raise their trophy after their win over Frantisek Cermak of the Czech Republic and Filip Polasek of Slovakia at the Japan Open tennis championships in Tokyo October 9, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) I caught the Rafael Nadal vs. Andy Murray Tokyo final right as [...]
Continue Reading →Andy Murray of Britain waves to fans after his win over Michael Berrer of Germany during their second round match at the Thailand Open 2011 tennis tournament in Bangkok September 29, 2011 . REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) Sorry guys, I’m on a bit of an enforced hiatus. But this ATP Facebook headline [...]
Continue Reading →Serena Williams reacts after match point in her semifinal match against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 10, 2011. Williams defeated Wozniacki 6-3, 6-4. UPI/John Angelillo Phew, have we all recovered from so-called [...]
Continue Reading →Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a forehand to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in their quarterfinal match in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 8, 2011. Federer defeated Tsonga 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. UPI/John Angelillo Wow, here I was thankful [...]
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