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Heroic siblings take off again!
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Will the Williams sisters make an immediate return to dominance at the Australian Open?
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| 17 December 2003 |
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Branded a failure at 14!
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Why is the LTA content to write off so many juniors when they've barely started
navigating their teenage years?
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| 13 November 2003 |
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Betting scandal shakes the ATP
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Match-fixing allegations pose a serious threat to the game
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| 16 October 2003 |
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The defining images of 2003
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An engagingly emotional reaction to winning the US Open belies Andy Roddick's new mental toughness
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| 1 October 2003 |
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It could be all over in 45 minutes!
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A satirical take on the spat between Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin-Hardenne.
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| 12 September 2003 |
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Damned statistics
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Although the Williams sisters have raised the bar in the women's game,
comparisons with the men's game are utterly ridiculous.
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| 1 September 2003 |
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Pushy parents
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The sport has been shocked by the revelation that the father of one of France's
leading juniors was allegedly drugging his son's opponents. How and why does
parental support tip over into this nightmarish scenario?
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| 12 August 2003 |
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Should umpires be allowed to use discretion sometimes?
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Greg Rusedski disgraced himself at Wimbledon, but should a let have been played
when a call of "out" came from the stands?
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| 20 July 2003 |
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The supplementary question!
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What lessons should be drawn from the ATP's revelation that it's own trainers
may have dispensed salt tablets contaminated with nandrolone?
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| 17 July 2003 |
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Corporate hostility!
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Should Wimbledon reduce corporate hospitality and introduce more "People's Days"
on the basis that what they gain in revenue, they lose in excitement?
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| 24 June 2003 |
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The Wimbledon forecast!
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We Brits get so paranoid about the weather during Wimbledon fortnight.
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| 1 June 2003 |
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Scrapping the Nationals is wrong!
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Scrapping the National Championships will not help Britain's aspiring young players.
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| 15 May 2003 |
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The Red Baron of the red clay
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Andre Agassi is the Red Baron of the red clay of Roland Garros
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| 1 May 2003 |
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Video Replays
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Should tennis follow cricket and allow officials to judge line-calls by
reference to video replays?
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| 23 April 2003 |
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The "Worcestershire Windmill"
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A 15-year-old Worcestershire schoolboy is believed to have the fastest
serve in the world. Should coaches attempt to change his windmill action?
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| 1 April 2003 |
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Is David Felgate charismatic enough to succeed as the LTA's Performance Director?
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Was Felgate the "safe option"? Should the LTA have gone for someone like John McEnroe?
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| 24 March 2003 |
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Thoughts on the premature retirement of Martina Hingis
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What are the reasons behind Hingis's decision to quit tennis at the tender age of 22?
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| 23 February 2003 |
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Tennis at the speed of light!
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The Australian Open 2003 dispelled the theory that tennis is becoming more and
more the province of the young.
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| 28 January 2003 |
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Bring in point penalties for cramp (and toilet breaks)!
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Is it fair that the fitter player is effectively penalised when an opponent takes a
time-out for cramp?
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| 21 January 2003 |
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Click here for Talking Points 2004