January 31, 2008 at 6:56 pm
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The drama from Down Under covered many fronts, so file this one under ??L??Affair Le Shoe?
Back in the 1970s when the weekly comedy-satire show Saturday Night Live debuted, they ran a little skit making fun of the French. What, you …
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January 31, 2008 at 6:56 pm
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The Americans, who beat Russia in December to win their record 32nd Davis Cup title, will use Andy Roddick, James Blake and Bob and Mike Bryan when they face Austria on indoor clay in …
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January 31, 2008 at 5:46 pm
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[[Mornin’. Tribe. Here’s your Watercooler post for today, courtesy of a young man who’s relatively new to TennisWorld. Chatting with Richard a few weeks ago, I told him that I felt as if I often shorted-changed the WTA in my… …
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January 31, 2008 at 11:25 am
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Now that the competition has ended at this year??s Australian Open, let??s look at some of the commercial and political issues that temporarily faded into the background while we were watching the fabulous play of Jo-Willie …
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January 31, 2008 at 11:25 am
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Andy Roddick and James Blake will lead the defending champion United States against Austria in the first round of the Davis Cup.The top-ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan also will return for …
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January 31, 2008 at 12:40 am
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Just what makes a sports hero ? Nice hair ? This question is vital to our continued TV of tennis. Let’s face it - No Americans, no TV coverage. Davis Cup, for instance, fades into zilch if the USA is …
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January 31, 2008 at 12:40 am
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TSF recently caught wind of a tennis fashion line named DTL Down the Line Sportwear (not to be confused with the Down the Line! blog). It was founded by Carla Hilbig, a former nationally ranked junior who has turned her …
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January 31, 2008 at 12:40 am
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One more look at the turning point of the Australian Open final between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Novak Djokovic. Djokovic breaks Tsonga at 4-3 in the second set to change the …
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January 31, 2008 at 12:40 am
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The reigning champion United States will head into next week’s first-round Davis Cup tie against host Austria with the same team that captured the 2007 title.Andy Roddick and James Blake will play singles for …
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January 31, 2008 at 12:40 am
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Add the Australian Open to Maria Sharapova’s Grand Slam resume. The Russian beat Serbian Ana Ivanovic in straight sets Saturday. A 17-year-old Sharapova won at Wimbledon in …
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January 31, 2008 at 12:40 am
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One half of the newly crowned Australian Open women’s doubles champions, Kateryna Bondarenko, had her back tattoo playing peekaboo through her K-Swiss top during that final match.
Does anyone have an idea what it’s …
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January 31, 2008 at 12:40 am
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Adidas tennis would have been estatic about the results of the Australian Open tennis. Three of the four finalists were sponsored by the German sporting giant. You’ve got to be happy about that if you are …
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January 31, 2008 at 12:40 am
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Sports Business Journal is reporting that Nike is about to sign Roger Federer to a 10-year extension of its contract that ??could be worth as much as $13 million a year.?
Rene Stauffer, the author of the book …
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January 31, 2008 at 12:40 am
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As you read in Part One of our interview with Stephen Little, Stephen is a good friend of Andy??s. Read Part 2 of the exclusive interview! Click Here To Read the Full Post
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January 30, 2008 at 4:21 pm
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Mornin’, folks. We had a meeting a little earlier to review Tennis’s Internet operations, and the news was all good on the growth front. So I want to thank you all for poking around at Tennis.com; you’re the reason that… …
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January 30, 2008 at 8:53 am
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Sightings in the stands from the 2008 Australian Open men’s final between Novak Djokovic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. After a strong first set showing by Tsonga, Nole came back to win …
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January 30, 2008 at 8:53 am
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As with any Grand Slam, plenty of silver (both as cups and platters) were doled out to runner-ups and winners of the various events at the Australian Open.
The team of Jonathan Ehrlich and Andy Ram capped …
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January 30, 2008 at 8:53 am
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Patrick Rafter got some more icing on his already sweet career cake with an induction to the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame. The ceremony, which included an unveiling of a Rafter bust, happened before the 2008 …
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January 30, 2008 at 8:53 am
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FYI, Roger Federer wasn’t the only one toting cute white bags onto the tennis courts of Melbourne Park for last week’s Australian Open.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga did his part to feed the …
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January 30, 2008 at 8:53 am
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Well, it isn’t Monaco…
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is looking into moving to Switzerland, officials in the state of Vaud said Tuesday.
The Frenchman, who defeated Rafael Nadal in the semifinal of the …
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