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One of the many reasons why Bob and Mike Bryan have been so dominant as a doubles duo is, of course, that they never split up. As their partnership remains a constant, other doubles players are consistently changing up their partners year in and year out. Next season will be no exception.
The Micromax Indian Aces, whose team included Roger Federer for a two-match stretch in New Delhi, clinched the first-ever IPTL title on Friday night. Combined with the UAE Royals' 23-21 loss to the last-place Singapore Slammers, the Aces' 28-23 win over the Manila Mavericks was enough to guarantee first place.
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The following is the transcript of Tuesday's PowerShares Series media conference call with ANDY RODDICK, JAMES BLAKE and JIM COURIER. Please visit www.PowerSharesSeries.com for event information, including venues, player fields, dates and ticket/VIP experience details.
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No American man has won a Grand Slam singles title since Andy Roddick triumphed at the 2003 U.S. Open. No American man reached the fourth round of a major tournament in 2013. No American man finished 2014 in the top 15.
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It did not take long for Roberto Bautista Agut to begin his Most Improved Player of the Year campaign in 2014. The Spaniard, who crashed onto the ATP World Tour scene with a surprise run to the season-opening Aircel Chennai Open final a year prior, did not waste time in making his presence felt once again.
At the end of a tremendous debut season in the quad division on the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour, world No. 2 Dylan Alcott is set for the longest tennis match of his career in Melbourne this week.
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Check out these photos from the IPTL tennis tournament.
Andy Roddick may never have triumphed at Wimbledon, but he was made an honorary member of the All-England Club last week. The former world No. 1 and the United States' most recent Grand Slam champion (2003 U.S. Open) recently received an official Wimbledon tie to mark his membership.
Roger Federer's appearance in the International Premier Tennis League was short but sweet as he joined the Micromax Indian Aces to treat the New Delhi fans to enjoyable, entertaining action on Sunday and Monday. Federer played six sets--the maximum three in each of the two matches--and won five of them.
The international debut of Mylan WTT Smash Hits presented by Walgreen and AmerisourceBergen was a smashing success, raising more than $1 million dollars (USD) (more than £641,000) for the Elton John AIDS Foundation for only the second time in the event’s 22-year history.
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