Post Tagged with: "london olympics 2012"
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Olympic Gold is bigger than a Grand Slam for Tomic
For the former teen tennis prodigy Bernard Tomic, winning gold at the Olympics at Wimbledon is bigger than taking the title at the Grand Slam tournament itself. Far more than just the year’s “fifth grand slam”, as far as Tomic is concerned the Olympics are more important than any of [...] -
Injuries crush Olympic Hopes for Kanepi and Petkovic
Two players in the WTA top 40 have had their 2012 Olympic hopes crushed as injuries have forced them to pull out of the upcoming 2012 Olympic Games tennis event at the All England Tennis Club. World number 16 Kaia Kanepi and number 18 Andrea Petkovic have had to withdraw [...] -
The Olympics are Serious Business for top Tennis Pros
Winning a career slam by taking the singles titles at the four global Grand Slam tournaments – Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open and the French Open – is often considered to be the very pinnacle of a professional tennis player’s achievements. With many of today’s top tennis stars holding multiple [...] -
Olympic Gold is Andy’s next goal
After his emotional Wimbledon final yesterday against Roger Federer that had tennis fans across the country glued to their TV screens, Andy Murray has set his sights on winning Olympic gold following a quick break away. Murray’s pain and disappointment at losing his first Wimbledon final in four sets was [...] -
Tamira Paszek wins appeal to Compete at the Olympics
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) confirmed today that Austrian rising star Tamira Paszek is eligible for entry into the 2012 Wimbledon Olympics tennis tournament, following a successful appeal. Brought forward by Tennis Austria, the appeal was made against the ITF Olympic Committee’s decision not to allow Paszek into the Olympic [...] -
Knee Injury won’t Stand in Nadal’s Way
Although he’s missed out on collecting another Wimbledon title this year at the hands of relative unknown Lukas Rosol, Rafael Nadal won’t let his knee injury stand in the way of him fulfilling another Olympic dream. Nadal has confirmed that he is suffering with a form of tendonitis in his [...] -
LTA bad timing with Olympic Kitting-Out
We’re used to blunders from the Lawn Tennis Association when it comes to Wimbledon, after all this is the same organisation that prematurely arranged for a nationwide helicopter tour of the British winner of Wimbledon who never was, but their latest fiasco goes far and beyond that. In supreme act [...] -
Things you need to know about Olympic Tennis
In one month’s time the world’s top tennis players will return to the hallowed grounds of the All England Tennis Club to compete in what is arguably the biggest sporting event of the decade – the 2012 London Olympic Games. The 2012 “Wimbledon Olympic” tennis tournament is only the fourteenth [...] -
The New IOC Policy – Barbaric and Intrusive?
The IOC (International Olympic Committee) has unveiled a new policy regarding gender testing to establish whether female athletes are eligible to compete in women’s Olympic events. Unsurprisingly, this new policy has drawn some harsh criticism from medical experts, sports insiders, professional coaches and trainers and female athletes the world over. [...]
