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A long term prediction "competition"
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2013 marks the 5th year since the 1990 boys "graduated". As someone who kind of specialises in the careers of tennis players born in 1990, one thing that I can tell you is that if you predicted back in 2008 that the only 1990 boys in the top 50 after 5 years would be Raonic, Janowicz and Pospisil...
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"George Hillyard - the man who moved Wimbledon"
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Hi, all. My name is Bruce Tarran. I have a book coming out on June 1st but available now from the publisher. It features early tennis history, and some unique and never seen photos from tournaments more than 100 years ago. Mark Cox kindly wrote the foreword. You can read 2 free chapters and the foreword...
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Help needed for university questionnaire please!
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Hi, Sorry to clogg up this forum but I am currently in my final year of university and need help with some consumer research. I'm currently studying Active Sportswear with my final project being based on creating a fashion/design orientated womens performance range for Nike (please note this pro...
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Help me identify the background
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I think this has been doing rounds in my head for many years, but somehow I have never bothered to ask others about it. Can someone help me identify the background in Goodall's profile picture? There was a time when literally dozens of players, female and male, had profile pictures with the same backg...
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Tennis Hall of Fame
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Has anyone been to the Hall of Fame in Newport? I'm in Rhode Island for a couple of says, and was wondering if it was worth paying a visit to.
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changes to pro tournament bonus scheme 1/10/2013-30/9/2014
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increased bonus-womens 25k increase in bonus for futures 10k & 15K -small increase but £5000 ceiling once ceiling hit could still claim bonus for challengers and above new bonus doubs SF 50k challengers -£150 SF ,650 ru ,1000 winner £300 bonus for FQR atp challenger + £500 if Q NEW £500...
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A1 tennis academy
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Roger Draper is going to be a tough act to follow
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I have been fortunate to meet many talented CEOs during my career to be honest i would find it difficult to remember one with more natural charisma , expert people skills and refreshing down to earth attitude than Roger Draper .There were criticisms of his salary c £400,000 including Bonus to be hon...
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Overseas training camps
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I'm not sure if this a new phenomena or not, but the LTA seem to be promoting overseas training camps based around tournaments in the area. Obviously there are quite a few Brits in California at the moment(most would not normally have gone out) and it looks like the younger lot have something similar ou...
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Poll who would be willing to contribute say extra £10 to club membership for a player performance fund ?
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Who would be willing to contribute £10 to a player performance fund a large club with 500 members could eg generate £5000 for their no1 player . I know that I could help more players but i am now over budget and a queue of deserving cases not just in tennis .wealthy tennis clubs need to start putting their...
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feedback on my tennis blog?
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hey,i've just started a tennis blog as i always been a big fan of tennis and i tought i try blogging to see how well/bad it goes. can i post my website in this thread and ask for feedback or is this against forum rules?
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Tennis Celebrity Endorsement
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http://abergeography.eu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_71UM0AMGc...
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Technical Issue
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OK. Need to know if anybody else is having the same problem. Whenever I click the link to "Andrew Murray Message Board" to the right of "Link Back" at the top, hoping to get back to the main menu, it gives me the following URL but a blank page http://britishtennis.activeboard.c...
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Ross Hutchins talking
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Apologies for the shameless plug but am hosting a chat show with Ross Hutchins next month. It is a really small venue so not many seats but thought I would out it on here as going to be chatting lots about his career, his current treatment and his friendship with Andy. At the end there will be questions fro...
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Swingball Crisis!
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Our Swingball Pro [serious stuff!] finally went to plastic toy heaven in the sky yesterday due to excessive use over the last few years, peaking over the last 2-3 weeks. 2 warnings to everyone. 1. My smallest kid has just been bought a Head Youtek Speed Graphene (Novak Djokovic), and this resulted in t...
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Rafa and Novak's Wimbledon prep.
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I was looking to see where these guys played before Wimbledon, but couldn't find them. Can anyone shed light on this - and Ferrer?
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Unreal - Roger Drapers salary!!
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/20773530 No wonder the comments are so bad. What would our top players, not funded at all, make of this?
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Is Men's Tennis Boring?
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Bugger! I just spent three hours writing this and when submitted it disappeared!! ANY ADVICE? -- Edited by WD40 on Saturday 1st of June 2013 04:46:34 AM -- Edited by WD40 on Saturday 1st of June 2013 04:49:50 AM
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Neil Harman's Book - Court Confidential. Doping and the LTA
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My copy of the above arrived from Amazon when I got home last night, and I have read the appendix chapters on doping and the LTA. I'll not give too much away as I suspect that many forum members will want to read it themselves in the coming weeks. Suffice it to say, Neil is both insufferable (name-dropping...
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stringing advice
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hi basically i am looking for advice on what strings to get for my rackets as they both need restrung. my main racket is a babolat pure drive and the other is a wilson hammer comp which is a few years old. I am looking for strings that are both durable and give controll with a bit of power. i play 2-3 times a wee...
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Who's the greatest i Tennis?
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Hello Friends, I need information that Who is the Greatest i tennis? Thanks, doctor -- Edited by crazyzoarhaina on Wednesday 29th of May 2013 10:28:44 AM
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Memory of Madrid
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I have posted in a couple of other threads about some of my experiences in Madrid, but there is one more I wanted to share. It doesn't relate to any GB players so I thought here was the most appropriate place. Much as I enjoyed being on the centre court with Nole, Muzza, Rafa et al, I also enjoyed wandering...
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Wimbledon Master Plan
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Plans for major changes at the AELTC have been announced. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1WZLVrhm8k Unsurprisingly court 1 will get a roof, hopefully by 2019. Plans also in place for 3 new courts to the north of court 1. This will allow court 19 to be removed and 2 courts from 4-11 to also be remove...
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Men's Tennis - Too much Impact of Big Serving?
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I know this is a topic which is probably less relevant than 10-15 years ago, as court speeds have generally declined and the balls have changed enough to negate the impact of the very very fast servers of yesteryear. The game appears more balanced than it perhaps was a few years back. However, a quick lo...
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Rafa Nadal Moan-athon
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So Rafa has been back playing for a week and a half, and whilst most tennis fans seem delighted that he's back (he WAS missed), I sense a few reservations and rumblings in the distant background...... That aside, what I've been staggered about is how strident and opinionated he's become about everyth...
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Esther Vergeer retires
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I see today that Esther Vergeer has announced her retirement, and thought it was worth just noting it here. A remarkable, astounding career. Congratulations to her, and all the best for whatever she undertakes next. The WTA summary of her tennis achievements: Vergeer's numbers speak for themsel...
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