Betting scams mar Montcourt tragedy

08 Jul 2009 by tennisguru in Mathieu Montcourt

As the tragic news of professional tennis player Mathieu Montcourt’s death circulates, his as of yet unexplained death unearths a certain shameful side to the modern world of tennis.
Montcourt’s body was found in his Paris apartment on Monday by his girlfriend and an autopsy is expected to be carried out as soon [...]


True Grit Against the Brit: Roddick tops Murray in dandy Andy battle

06 Jul 2009 by Matthew Zemek in Wimbledon 2009

For the fans who packed Centre Court and Henman Hill on Friday afternoon at the All-England Club, the wrong Andy won the second gentlemen’s singles semifinal at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. Even then, however, the eyes of a commonwealth had to appreciate the power of the moment Andy Roddick created on the world’s most famous [...]


Fit For the Occasion: Durable Roddick outlasts Hewitt, returns to Wimbledon semis

02 Jul 2009 by Matthew Zemek in Wimbledon 2009

Two years ago on Court 1 at Wimbledon, Andy Roddick lost a match he should have won. Wednesday evening on that very same patch of grass, the newly-married American won a battle he very easily could have lost.
In a riveting, rousing affair matching former world No. 1s and Grand Slam champions, Roddick nipped Australian star [...]


Awesome Opener: Hewitt outlasts Karlovic to begin French Open

26 May 2009 by Matthew Zemek in French Open 2009

Lleyton Hewitt, like any good Australian man, knows how to throw a party.
The grizzled veteran of the ATP Tour might no longer be a contender for major titles, but the two-time Grand Slam champion got the 2009 French Open started in style on Sunday in Paris. In a first-round rematch of one of the more [...]

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