Tuesday October 16, 2007
Persistent ankle injury puts paid to Hewitt's top-16 hopes for Open
A CHRONIC ankle injury that Lleyton Hewitt must manage for the rest of his career has ended his season prematurely, thus damaging his prospects of a coveted top 16 seeding at January's Australian Open.
Wednesday October 3, 2007
All bets are off at the new True Blue Open
THE stink of the gambling controversy threatening world tennis has prompted the eviction of the TAB from January's Australian Open, with Tennis Australia chief executive Steve Wood confirming yesterday there would no longer be an official betting agency at Melbourne Park.
Monday October 1, 2007
Dossier to expose bribe rot
A SECRET dossier, compiled by a bookmaker, has raised suspicions over no fewer than 138 tennis matches on the international circuit dating back to 2003.
Sunday September 30, 2007
Djokovic's grand plan to return the favour
He's overcome adversity to reach the top, now he's blazing a trail for other young Serbs to follow, writes Darren Walton.'I know tennis is a big interest, especially after the results we have made in the last two years - not just me - but the girls.'
Saturday September 29, 2007
Hewitt crashes to unseeded German
Unseeded German Rainer Schuettler has pulled off a major upset in the Mumbai Open quarter-finals with a 6-3 7-5 victory over Lleyton Hewitt today.
Friday September 28, 2007
We were asked to take bribes: Belgian players
Two Belgian tennis players said on Thursday they had been approached to take bribes to lose matches, including at Wimbledon.
Australia to play Taiwan in Davis Cup
Australia will begin their quest to return to the Davis Cup World Group with a tie against Taiwan in February.
Hewitt wins twice in a day to reach quarters
Lleyton Hewitt showed he'd overcome the illness which marred
Australia's Davis Cup hopes when he won two matches in a day at the
Mumbai Open.
Wednesday September 26, 2007
Follow betting trail to Russian mafia: Cash
FORMER champion Pat Cash believes the Russian mafia is attempting to fix matches on the ATP tour.
Monday September 24, 2007
Djokovic banishes Australia from World Group
Novak Djokovic almost single-handedly sent Australia packing from
the Davis Cup's elite World Group tonight after a dramatic weekend
of twists and turns in the Serbian capital.
Doubles trouble leaves Aussies in deep water
INSPIRED by a delirious home crowd, Serbia pushed Australia's Davis Cup team to the brink of world group relegation with victory in the all-important doubles rubber in Belgrade on Saturday.
Sunday September 23, 2007
Australia in trouble as Serbia wins doubles
Serbia seized control of their Davis Cup World Group playoff
against Australia with victory in today's all-important doubles
rubber.
Comeback king Hewitt keeps us in the tie
LION-HEARTED Lleyton Hewitt proved again why he is the undisputed
king of five-set tennis after rescuing Australia's Davis Cup team
from almost certain World Group relegation.
Saturday September 22, 2007
Hewitt Keeps Australia alive
Lion-hearted Lleyton Hewitt confirmed his status as the tennis king
of five-setters today to rescue Australia from almost certain
relegation from the Davis Cup World Group.
Friday September 21, 2007
Battle of Belgrade a big ask for heroic Hewitt to keep Australia on top of the world
For someone as passionate about Davis Cup as Lleyton Hewitt, the
threat of relegation from the World Group this weekend is cause for
desperation.
Wednesday September 19, 2007
Hewitt ready for Serbia
A fired-up Lleyton Hewitt says Serbia may pay for choosing a
temporary clay court for their Davis Cup playoff against Australia.
Tuesday September 18, 2007
Luczak close to locking up singles berth
Peter Luczak all but clinched the contentious second singles berth
for Australia's Davis Cup playoff with Serbia with a convincing
trial effort against Lleyton Hewitt today.
Monday September 17, 2007
Fitzy slams Belgrade court as B-grade
Australian captain John Fitzgerald has condemned as unplayable the
makeshift court surface being prepared for this week's crucial
Davis Cup tie with Serbia and says the match referee may have to
intervene.
Russia wraps up third Fed Cup title
Svetlana Kuznetsova rallied to beat Francesca Schiavone 4-6 7-6
(9-7) 7-5 in the first reverse singles today to secure Russia its
third Fed Cup women's tennis title with an unsurmountable 3-0 lead
over Italy in the best-of-five final.
Aussie team hit by flu
The Australian Davis Cup team was on a high state of alert after captain John Fitzgerald, coach Darren Cahill and hitting partner Alun Jones were all floored by the flu.
Tuesday September 11, 2007
Federer looks to the past as inspiration for future deeds
FROM here on, his biggest rival is a spectre in white flannels. Roger Federer has conquered all comers in this paved-over corner of Queens for the fourth straight time, and now the man to beat is Big Bill Tilden, who won six straight US tennis titles in the grass-stained 1920s.
Monday September 10, 2007
Aussie team set for Serbia
Lleyton Hewitt will lead an Australian team named to play Serbia in
the Davis Cup World Group playoff from September 21-23 in Belgrade.
After sister act, Henin continues winning habit
NEW YORK: Justine Henin came to the court dressed in the colours of a brilliant sunset, a banner of farewell she had already waved to a pair of sisters.
Sunday September 9, 2007
Henin coasts to US Open title
Justine Henin of Belgium defeated Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1 6-3 to lift her second US Open crown.
Nothing to toss up: Scud's done courting with the ladies
FINISHED with reality television, Mark Philippoussis has declared his undying love for tennis and says he is desperate to play at the Australian Open next year.
