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Rackets and Balls - Tennis News

December 4th, 2007

Victory is sweet. So is being right.

Not that I’m patting myself on the back here. In fact, I didn’t even say it outright but I certainly alluded to the fact that Andy Murray’s decision to hire a team of coaches might not be the best choice for him.
I didn’t really need former Wimbledon champion Michael Stich to agree with me, but […]

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November 19th, 2007

Job Opening: Andy Murray Coach

This little bit of news is a few days old but in light of the flurry of news and results surrounding the Masters Cup, it seemed understandable to me to push Andy Murray’s coaching decision on the back burner.
After over a year with Brad Gilbert, a coach provided for Murray by the Lawn Tennis Association […]

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November 1st, 2007

Hugs or drugs for Hingis?

I’m on a serious sugar-high right now because of my caramel macchiato. But it isn’t anything to what Martina Hingis was accused of doing. I know the coffee bean is right up there with cocaine, but at the end of the day, the cocaine is going to trump coffee every time for a good-time high.
Earlier […]

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November 1st, 2007

Murray Crash

Breaking news: Andy Murry was in a car crash. Ok, it’s not quite breaking news, and it wasn’t really a car crash - more of a fender bender really.
The tap on the rear of Murray’s car came in heavy traffic in Paris. According to Murray, he had never been in a car crash before and his […]

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October 16th, 2007

Murray’s Words Coming Back to Haunt

Remember being told - “Think before you speak.” - when you were growing up?  Maybe my folks were just old-school, but I heard it. Maybe Andy Murray did not.
His words and proclamation that corruption was commonplace in tennis have done nothing but bring on more questions for Murray and his knowledge about corruption.
Nikolay Davydenko, who pulled […]

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