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By James Crabtree Australia’s Marinko Matosevic started the year at ranked 203. He is now placed within the top 50. Sadly, the new Australian number one is not a household name. Now this is not the moment to stress out and point the finger. And don’t blame Bernard Tomic and call him a disappointment, decide he needs a new coach, tell him he needs a new game plan, advise him to shape up … [Read more...]
By James A. Crabtree So the very disappointing and confusing Opening Ceremony is over. No wonder the Queen didn’t manage a smile. Anyway, it’s official let the Games begin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLxcyO0AX04 Especially the tennis. And there are some great match-ups on the horizon. Some players will be glad they stuck around after Wimbledon, others will wish they jumped ship … [Read more...]
By PJ Yeong Andreas Seppi Current ATP Rank: 25 Age: 28 Born: Bolzano, Italy Resides: Kaltern an der Weinstraße, Italy Best Known For: Reaching the 3rd round of Wimbledon (2008, 2009) and US Open (2008) Career Titles: 2 Andreas Seppi is the top ranked male tennis player for Italy. Tennis fans know him; but mostly those who belong to the group of diehards that track every single … [Read more...]
There are some guys within the latest flurry of tournaments who have been quietly rising up the rankings, finding the sort of form we all thought they were capable of. Others have plateaued whilst some are falling quicker than a sky diver. HOT When looking at the players who have made the most noise on tour in the past few weeks it is easy to point out the numerous tour professionals who … [Read more...]
Australia's Marinko Matosevic reached the final at Delray Beach recently, propelling his ranking forty four sports to a career high of 129. Along the way he enjoyed the spotlight, beating some familial names such as Ivo Karlović, Alex Bogomolov Jr and Ernests Gulbis only to fall short to a poised Kevin Anderson. The run Marinko enjoyed at Delray was impressive. Alas, as much as we … [Read more...]
By PJ Yeong Jürgen Melzer Current ATP Rank: 20 Age: 30 Born: Vienna, Austria Resides: Deutsch-Wagram, Austria Best Known For: Reaching the singles semifinals of the 2010 Roland Garros; Winning doubles at both the 2010 Wimbledon and 2011 U.S. Open Career Titles: 4 It’s not that easy to win a tournament when you’re 30-years-old, and it’s certainly not easy to win a match when … [Read more...]
Atop the draw sheet for the recent tournament in Dubai was Novak Djokovic. If you cared to scroll down further you would have come across wild-card entrant Marko Djokovic, the younger brother to the current world number one. Sadly, twenty-year-old Marko, dressed in some very similar attire to his older brother, lost his opening match to Andrey Golubev in straight sets. In turn, this meant … [Read more...]
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