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Jan/12

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Biofile with Steve Flink

Status: Tennis historian, journalist, author, reporter, editor, member of USTA Eastern Hall of Fame. First Tennis Memory: "Watching the Davis Cup final in 1964 in my father's apartment, Fred Stolle and Dennis Ralston playing their five set match. I got the bug a little for tennis then. Then the real turning point came in June 1965 when my father had moved to London. One day he said, 'We're going to Wimbledon.' Continue to read full article...

Wow. This match was beyond comprehension. I've never seen such an epic display of such talent, stamina and ferocity over the course of six hours. Leonard and Hearns, Ali and Frazier could not have kept it up for as long as somehow Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal did. Continue to read full article...

By Jayita Belcourt Leading up to the Australian Open, there was no question who was the talk of the town in men’s tennis. The top four players, Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, and Murray had all been in great form. Every paper, news article or news piece had their names inscribed across it. And without a doubt, the top four did not fail to impress at this year’s Australian Open. Continue to read full article...

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Jan/12

27

The Murray Djokovic Epic SF Mebourne Live Report

2-2 in the fifth, this is going to be epic, fasten your seatbelts, the new Lendlized Murray is fighting to the finish, both gladiators are fresh and ready to take this thing down to the wire... Djokovic won the first set Murray took the next two and then faltered in the fourth 1-6. Continue to read full article...

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Jan/12

27

Talkin’ Tennis

You always hear the complaints about Maria and Vika's extreme grunting and shrieking, but why doesn't anyone ever complain when the mens players grunt and groan? There are some notorious sound effects coming from the ATP Tour though we won't name any names. Continue to read full article...

Jan/12

26

Nadal vs. Federer SF Melbourne: Live Report

Fed jumps up 3-0. Serve and volley and a dropper on successive points. Rafa regains a foothold with some batterings of Fed's backhand to get on the board 1-3. But Roger holds again 4-1, battering Rafa's backhand corner and then hitting forehand winners into the open court. Continue to read full article...

Jan/12

24

Aussie Open Snapshots

From Jayita Belcourt via Ziggy from Poland Continue to read full article...

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By Jayita Belcourt It is often said that the true measure of a person is seen not where they stand at times of comfort, but rather, how they stand in the face of adversity. For former WTA # 1, Serena William competing at her 46th Grand slam event, times were surely testing. Battling an ankle injury after rolling it earlier this year in the Brisbane Open, the 30 year came into the match with high hopes but was soon left contemplating her performance after being crushed in two straight sets by Russian WTA ranked #56, Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-3. Continue to read full article...

By Jayita Belcourt Tomic and Federer’s most recent encounter was during the Davis Cup in September last year. Federer edged the match away to secure a four sets victory 6-2, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. Although the young Australian was able to steal a set from the Swiss after some inspiring play, the end result did not seem questionable. It was always Roger’s match. Continue to read full article...

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By Jayita Belcourt It is simply amazing what can change over time. Ravaged by injury leading up to the Australian Open and unable to play much tennis, 30 year old Hewitt says his tennis career was unknown. “A couple of months ago, I didn’t know if I’d be able to play,” he said. Continue to read full article...

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