WHAT IS NEXT FOR BRITISH TENNIS?

By Melina Harris
As Andy Murray trained under the honeyed, cerulean Californian skies in preparation for the first Masters 1000 event of the year in Indian Wells, his fellow Great British team mates arguably suffered the most humiliating defeat in Britain’s Davis Cup history; losing 3-2 to Lithuania in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II.
The British media [...]

WHY IS DAVIS CUP WITHOUT FIVE OF THE TOP 10 AND EIGHT OF THE TOP 20?

By Charles Bricker
As if the Australian consortium proposing to redesign Davis Cup with a kind of bi-annual tennis World Cup needed any more ammunition, Davis Cup begins its 10-month odyssey this weekend without five of the world’s top 10 and eight of the top 20.
Most of the top players who won’t participate in the opening round are [...]

SERBS SURGE THROUGH QUARTER FINALS

Dubai, UAE, February 24th, 2010 -  Andy Murray was upset by Janko Tipsarevic and Nikolay Davydenko was forced to retire after losing the first set of his second round clash with Michael Berrer on Wednesday, as the Serbs showed their dominance on an exciting Wednesday at the Championships.
With Djokovic already through, Tipsarevic’s result will delight [...]

IN-FORM CILIC MAINTAINS WINNING WAYS

Dubai, UAE, February 23rd, 2010 – Croatia’s Marin Cilic continued his winning ways this year by defeating Arnaud Clement of France 6-2 6-4 to reach the second round of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday.
The number six seed has now won 16 matches this year, claiming titles in Chennai and Zagreb, with his only [...]

DJOKOVIC AND MURRAY WIN OPENERS IN DUBAI

DUBAI, UAE – Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4 6-4 and Australian Open finalist Andy Murray overcame a spirited challenge from Russian qualifier Igor Kunitsyn to win 6-2 6-3 to progress to the second round of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships on Monday. But there was drama in both of their straight-set victories.
Djokovic [...]

THE GREATEST MEN’S TENNIS PLAYER WHO DIDN’T WIN A SINGLES MAJOR? TRY BRIAN GOTTFRIED

By Charles Bricker
Now that I’ve given you Elena Dementieva as the finest woman player never to win a Grand Slam singles title, it’s only right that we place a similar dubious distinction on the best man never to win a major.
Only this isn’t going to be as easy. It’s a difficult call.
Nikolay Davydenko is going [...]

RICARDAS BERANKIS: A STAR BEING BORN?

By Chris Kane
Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania, the 2007 US Open Boy’s Champion, made a strong statement at the SAP Open Tuesday in San Jose, Calif., defeating former U.S. Open semifinalist Robby Ginepri of the United States in his opening match.
The 19-year-old qualifier who now resides in Brandenton, Fla., recovered from losing a first set tie [...]

MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: THE AUSSIE OPEN SUMMARY

STARS
Australian Open
Men’s singles: Roger Federer beat Andy Murray 6-3 6-4 7-6
Women’s singles: Serena Williams beat Justine Henin 6-4 3-6 6-2
Men’s doubles: Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan beat Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic 6-3 6-7 (5) 6-3
Women’s doubles: Venus Williams and Serena Williams beat Cara Black and Liezel Huber 6-4 6-3
Mixed doubles: Cara Black and Leander [...]

A SWEET SIXTEEN FOR FEDERER

It’s a sweet sixteen for Roger Federer.
The Swiss maestro won his record-extending 16th major singles title Sunday, defeating Andy Murray 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (13-11) to win the 2010 Australian Open and further extend his legacy as the greatest tennis player of all-time. The win marked Federer’s fourth Australian Open title, tying him with Andre Agassi [...]

FEDERER vs. MURRAY – WHAT IS ON THE LINE

By Bob Stockton
It will be Roger Federer versus Andy Murray in the men’s singles final at the 2010 Australian Open, after Federer thumped a not-in-form Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in sulky semifinal Friday night in Melbourne.
Will this final serve as a changing of the guard in men’s tennis? Or will Federer’s reign of terror [...]

WILL MURRAY GIVE LIFE TO BRITISH TENNIS IN THE CITY OF ITS DEATH?

Can Andy Murray give life back to British tennis in the same city where it literally passed away?
The inspired Scot moved to within one match of ending a 74-year span of British misery in men’s tennis, defeating Croatia’s Marin Cilic 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 to reach the final of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Murray [...]

FEDERER TO STAY NO. 1; ENDS DAVYDENKO STREAK; TSONGA UP NEXT

Roger Federer ended his mini-slump against Nikolay Davydenko, ending the Russian’s 13-match winning streak that included two wins over the Swiss maestro with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, 7-5 win Wednesday in the Australian Open semifinals.
The win ensures that Federer will retain the No. 1 ranking on Monday for a 268th week, tying Jimmy Connors for [...]

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