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Andy Murray no longer fears the wrath of iron-man coach Ivan Lendl, with the Scot having gained valuable confidence in his own game under the regime of the former grand slam tough guy. After two years together and success through Wimbledon and US Open titles, the pair has jelled into a smooth working unit.
The biggest debate of the Australian Open so far centers on the speed of the courts laid at Melbourne Park. World no.1 Rafael Nadal insists they are much faster and believes the change is not a good thing while defending champion Novak Djokovic maintains the change is minimal.
Today wasn't the first time and it probably won’t be the last when the excruciating Melbourne heat became a major issue at the Australian Open. Tennis Australia and tournament supremo Craig Tiley put the entire tournament’s medical staff on high alert
Thai qualifier Luksika Kumkhum produced the first major upset of the fortnight with a 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 first-round knockout of of former Wimbledon winner and sixth seed Petra Kvitova. The 21-year-old Asian pulled off the opening-day surprise of the tournament in nervy style.
Li Na and the Bryan brothers have two more trophies to add to their collection after winning the International Tennis Writers Association¹s top awards. The women¹s world No 4 and the men¹s top doubles team have been voted ITWA¹s Ambassadors of the Year.
The prospect of the upcoming Davis Cup World Group face-off between founding nations Great Britain and the United States at San Diego’s Petco Park baseball stadium is in the minds of many at the Australian Open and Britain’s sole singles survivor Andy Murray believes teenage rookie Kyle Edmund could be the man for the contest.
Rafael Nadal is absolutely not a fan of the faster courts laid down for this edition of the Australian Open, with the Spaniard complaining that they will cut the spectacle from matches. What he means is more along the lines of what the speed might do his own heavy game...
Exactly a year ago the British were getting very excited about how rejuvenated their female tennis scene was under youngsters Laura Robson and Heather Watson.
Petra Kvitova is a proven Grand Slam player, a former Wimbledon champion no less. But the Australian Open’s sixth seed looked anything but that quality as she suffered a humiliating first round exit to Thailand’s world no.88 Luksika Kumkhum.
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced that Chris Evert has been named the Legend Ambassador for the WTA Championships in Singapore.
World class tennis stars will come to Hong Kong for the second annual BNP Paribas Showdown which will be held as part of World Tennis Day on March 3 at the new Hong Kong Velodrome.
Andy Murray may currently be in Melbourne and wondering just how long he will survive in the upcoming Australian Open but part of his mind will forever be on London in June and July and the Scot has confirmed he will again contest the AEGON Championships at Queen’s Club as his main build up to the defence of his Wimbledon title.
Amid every other award that a grateful Scotland can dream up for native Wimbledon winner Andy Murray, now is more out of character than naming a delicate strain of plant after the gruff, all-business tennis player.
Pete Sampras is at a loss to explain the massive drop in popularity and top players experienced by US men's tennis. But the former No. 1 has made a stab at an explanation in an American radio interview.
Ever since Ivan Lendl wandered back into the major tennis arena two years ago after more than a decade out of the spotlight he has cast a solitary image. Now with contemporaries like Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg and Michael Chang adopting the new roles of ‘celebrity coaches,’ there would apparently be a sense of familiarity...
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