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Agassi named as US Open’s Greatest Champion for 2012
Legendary US tennis player Andre Agassi has been named as the US Tennis Association’s 2012 inductee into the famous US Open Court of Champions. As confirmed by the USTA, Agassi is set to be inducted into the Court of Champions during a ceremony at the Arthur Ashe Stadium taking place [...] -
The Career Revival of Tommy Haas
Back in 2000, when Tommy Haas picked up a silver medal at the Sydney Olympics in the Mens Singles as a 22 year old, after a five set defeat to Yevgeny Kafelnikov, he would definitely have not been expecting to be disappointed to not even make London 2012 at a [...] -
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Félicitations to Hall of Fame Inductees Hingis and Courier
Martina Hingis and Jim Courier cemented their place in tennis history, and gave a little display of their French language skills as they were inducted into the Rogers Cup Hall of Fame last night. Hingins and Courier were honoured with the membership into the elite Hall of Fame during the [...] -
6 Reasons Murray Crushed Federer for the Olympic Gold Medal
After Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray in the Wimbledon final four weeks ago, he empathized with Murray, who faced immense pressure from the British media and public to win a Grand Slam title. “I could understand what he was going through,” said Federer. “I know. I’ve been there. But I [...] -
Murray’s Golden Performance Begins New Chapter
Even before the dust had settled on Centre Court’s worn out baseline after Andy Murray’s historic Olympic victory, speculation began on his chances at the U.S. Open coming up later this month. But perhaps it’s best for the tennis world to savor and spend at least few minutes reflecting on [...] -
Andy Murray not willing to trade Olympic Gold for Wimbledon Title
After playing in what he has described as “the greatest match of my life” against Roger Federer to win Olympic Gold yesterday afternoon, Andy Murray isn’t willing to trade in his medal for a Grand Slam win, even that ever-elusive Wimbledon Singles title. Often described as the greatest player never [...] -
Murray’s Mongrels get the Medals!
Just hours after claiming his long sought victory over Roger Federer and his brave battle against the number 1 Belarusian doubles pair of Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi, Andy Murray has been the victim of some Olympic medal snatching by two furry culprits who are very close to home. Maggie [...] -
Toronto Masters Draw Preview and Analysis
For Full Draw Click Here: Toronto Masters Men’s Draw With most tournaments it’s usually a matter of who is playing, but at the Toronto Masters all the talk is about who isn’t playing. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal head a lengthy field of withdrawals from the tournament, with more expected [...] -
Fed’s Feeling Fine after Shock loss at Olympics
Roger Federer may have missed out on bagging that elusive Olympic singles gold medal this year, but the man with 17 Grand Slam wins and 7 Wimbledon titles doesn’t want fans to feel sorry for him. After being beaten by our very own Andy Murray 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday, [...] -
The Great Importance of Topnotch Technique Today
In a March 2011 Tennis magazine article, Tom Perrotta asserted, “In tennis, technique is vastly overrated.” That will go down as the six most foolish words ever written in tennis history. They will also prove the most damaging to any inexperienced players who believe them. Technique alone does not make [...] -
Where are they now: Gabriela Sabatini, Yannick Noah
GABRIELA SABATINI, from Argentina, retired from competitive tennis in 1996. Her highest world ranking was number three in February 1989. She was the number one junior player in the world in 1984, and was one of the top professional female players on tour in the late 1980s and early 1990s. [...] -
Defeated Bhupathi gives up on Olympic Dream
For one particular Olympic athlete – Mahesh Bhupathi – the London Olympics 2012 has been a non-stop battle, filled with selection rows and partner swapping before the action on court even kicked off. Now out of the competition following his and partner Rohan Bopanna’s second round loss in the men’s [...]
