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Roger Federer gives away the secret about playing on grass After winning the Halle tournament for the record breaking eigth time Roger Federer revealed his secret about playing on grass: "I think one big secret on grass is when to hit which shot and playing the score the right way," Federer said. "You might be playing perfect but then you take a wrong decision and grass … [Read more...]
Former world No. 1 Andy Roddick has joined the all-star lineup for Mylan World TeamTennis Smash Hits in London. The event, which benefits the Elton John AIDS Foundation and is co-hosted by Sir Elton John and Billie Jean King, will be Sunday, December 7 during the final session of the Statoil Masters Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall. Roddick is a longtime supporter of the … [Read more...]
Paris: German Mona Barthel took out top seed Sara Errani 7-5, 7-6(4) to win her second career title -- and first at a Premier-level event. She is now 2-1 in finals, with her other title coming at Hobart in 2012. Russian Elena Vesnina stopped Barthel from taking the title this year, knocking out the defending champion in the final. "When I came here [to Paris] I wasn't … [Read more...]
The fashions on the courts of Australian Open are a little more subtle this year, but a few things have stood out, most notably the presence of bright yellows and greens -- the highlighter shades -- for match play. Gael Monfils (center), now a member of the Asics stable (he was previously with K-Swiss), played in a sleeveless crew -- the Frenchman's trademark -- as he … [Read more...]
Matt Trollope began covering tennis in 2008, a natural extension of his childhood obsession for the game that included hitting for countless hours against his bedroom wall and self-producing and editing a fictitious tennis magazine. Based in Melbourne, he has covered four Australian Opens and one Wimbledon championship, and his tennis writing has featured in Australian Tennis … [Read more...]