Posted by WTM on March 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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 [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 21, 2009 · 1 Comment
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Regina Kulikova beat Sandra Zahlavova 7-6 (6) 6-3 to win the Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
SAYING
“The ITF has removed both Mr. Malisse and Ms. Wickmayer from the list of suspended players, and both are eligible to participate with immediate effect.” – The International Tennis Federation (ITF), in a statement.
”It’s the best [...]
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Posted by WTM on November 24, 2009 · 1 Comment
Roger Federer is playing in the ATP World Tour’s season-ending championship for an eighth time in 2009 at the O2 Arena in London. It was in 2002 when Federer first qualified for the ATP World Tour finale as a xx-year-old. Rene Stauffer, the respected Swiss tennis writer, chronicles Federer’s first appearance at the ATP World [...]
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Posted by WTM on October 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2 6-4 to win the China Open women’s singles in Beijing, China
Novak Djokovic beat Marin Cilic 6-2 7-6 (4) to win the China Open men’s singles in Beijing, China
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 6-3 to win the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships men’s singles in Tokyo, Japan
Janko Tipsarevic won [...]
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Posted by WTM on September 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment
NEW YORK – The Great Bright Hope of Great Britain came, saw and was conquered, and will have to wait another year to maybe break the Curse of Fred Perry.
No Brit has won the tennis championship of the United States (or Wimbledon) since the dashing Limey, Perry, took both those prized [...]
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Posted by WTM on August 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Roger Federer is no doubt the King of the US Open. He will be seeking his sixth straight men’s singles title in 2009, equaling the effort by Bill Tilden, who won six straight titles from 1920-1925.
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Federer’s First Season-Ending Championship
Posted by WTM on November 24, 2009 · 1 Comment
Roger Federer is playing in the ATP World Tour’s season-ending championship for an eighth time in 2009 at the O2 Arena in London. It was in 2002 when Federer first qualified for the ATP World Tour finale as a xx-year-old. Rene Stauffer, the respected Swiss tennis writer, chronicles Federer’s first appearance at the ATP World [...]
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