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USTA Roland Garros Wildcard race: Current standings
One-time leader and people's choice, Wayne Odesnik, now out of contention Rather than holding a separate tournament, this year the USTA will award its Roland Garros wildcard to the player who...
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Au revoir Arnaud and other thoughts from round one of Wimbledon qualifying
Arnaud Clement: say bye to the bandanas Au revoir Arnaud Arnaud Clement’s singles career came to an end in rather low-key circumstances with a narrow defeat to big-serving compatriot Kenny de Schepper...
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The return of Miracle Matteo and other reflections on qualifying round two
Matteo Viola The return of Miracle Matteo I first wrote about Matteo Viola at the Australian Open. You can read the details of his ridiculous comebacks here but the short version is he won his first...
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No wildcard, no problem and other thoughts from the final round of qualifying
Comeback kid Brian Baker No wildcard, no problem Brian Baker was denied a main draw wildcard but breezed through qualifying to secure his first Wimbledon appearance in seven years with a 5-7 6-2 6-1...
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Easy money, self-flagellation and timely reminders: Wimbledon day one
Potito Starace contemplates the moral dilemma (for about two seconds) Easy money It was another productive grass season for Potito Starace. Two matches, two retirements, a total of 16 games played. His...
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Cool head Luke, misguided Murray mania and the equal pay endgame: Reflections...
Lukas Rosol Cool head Luke Lukas Rosol’s five set victory against Rafael Nadal was one of those matches that leaves you frantically searching for superlatives. As far as upsets go, it’s arguably the...
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Self-parody with John McEnroe and the cramping rule clarified: Reflections on...
Roger Federer and Julien Benneteau exit Centre Court after their five set third round battle Self-parody with John McEnroe It seems I wasn’t alone when I was irritated by media descriptions of Lukas...
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Twitter loves Andrew Castle
Or not as the case may be. The part-time tennis fans should be grateful they only have to put up with him for a couple of weeks a year. Click to view slideshow.
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David Savic banned for life: Questions answered, questions unanswered
David Savic Few tennis fans had heard of David Savic before he was banned for life on corruption charges at a hearing in London last September. Given that he operated mainly on the Futures tour and had...
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Some cool stuff that happened in 2012
Yen-Hsun Lu Yen-Hsun Lu becomes the Challenger GOAT The man from Taiwan claimed another three Challenger titles to take his career total to 18, surpassing the semi-retired Takao Suzuki’s haul of 16....
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