year as the gangly Argentine made his grand slam breakthrough although the Briton is confident his time will arrive soon.] in September meaning Murray is now the odd one out - the only member of the world's top five without a major title on his CV.] over the next week when he competes for the one million pounds ($1.65 million) jackpot at the ATP World Tour Finals and believes winning the tournament...
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The World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Tennis Federation have criticised tennis golden boy Andre Agassi for his admission that he took drugs, but the eight-time Grand Slam champion...
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Andre Agassi believes Andy Murray will win multiple Grand Slams once the Scot wins his first, insisting "the floodgates will open" for the Briton.The 22-year-old British number one is the only player in the world's top five not to have won a Grand Slam.But following Murray's victory at the Valencia Open, Agassi said: "He has a self-inflicting tortured spirit about him when he's on the court.Murray's...
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Andy Murray was left in the shade by Juan Martin del Potro this year as the gangly Argentine made his grand slam breakthrough although the Briton is confident his time will arrive soon.Del Potro, at 21 a year younger than Murray, stunned Rafael Nadal and then Roger Federer to win the U S Open in September meaning Murray is now the odd one out -- the only member of the world's top five without a major...
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Donncha O'Callaghan admits Ireland must topple Australia if they are to be considered a genuine force on the world stage.The northern hemisphere's greatest hopes of preventing the Tri-Nations giants marauding their way across Europe throughout a typically one-sided autumn rest in Dublin.Grand Slam champions Ireland appear best equipped to redress the balance, starting against the Wallabies tomorrow...
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tennis star Serena Williams is expected to play in January's Australian Open despite her disgraceful behaviour at the US Open. Grand Slam administrator Bill Babcock is due to hand his recommendation to the Grand Slam committee, which is likely to announce this week what the penalty is for Williams abusing a lineswoman in the US Open semi-final, The Courier Mail reports.Williams was fined 10,900 Australian...
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US tennis star Serena Williams is expected to play in January's Australian Open despite her disgraceful behaviour at the US Open.Grand Slam administrator Bill Babcock is due to hand his recommendation to the Grand Slam committee, which is likely to announce this week what the penalty is for Williams abusing a lineswoman in the US Open semi-final, The Courier Mail reports.Williams was fined 10,900 Australian...
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tennis star Serena Williams is expected to play in January's Australian Open despite her disgraceful behaviour at the US Open.US tennis star Serena Williams is expected to play in January's Australian Open despite her disgraceful behaviour at the US Open.Grand Slam administrator Bill Babcock is due to hand his recommendation to the Grand Slam committee, which is likely to announce this week what the...
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Apollo Mission 2018 tennis programme, initiated with tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi and the largest corporate involvement outside cricket, is in serious financial trouble.Launched in May 2007 with the aim of producing an Indian singles Grand Slam champion by 2018, the Mission had enrolled 34 trainees from eight trials conducted over two years across India. Now, that pool has been pruned and players...
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Tennis star ANDRE AGASSI kept a hair-raising secret under his hat throughout his stellar tennis career - his famous 'lion-mane' locks were in fact a wig.The retired athlete and eight-time Grand Slam champion has revealed he donned a toupee during his games after realising he was losing his hair in his early 20s.The shock confession appears in the star's explosive new autobiography, Open, in which Agassi...
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