Marinko Matosevic: The forgotten Aussie

Bosnian-born Australian Marinko Matosevic has risen from outside the top 200 at year's start, to inside the top 50 next week.

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...]

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Goran Ivanisevic wins 2001 Wimbledon

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...]

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