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The gravy train is leaving. Mind the gap!
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Have you noticed that tennis now disappears off the radar for a whole month between Wimbledon
and the second week of August when the Canada Masters starts? The annual tennis calendar is
now effectively reconfigured as two separate seasons.
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| 17 August 2010 |
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LTA elicits parliamentary pique
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Gerry Sutcliffe, the sports minister, has asked an all-party Parliamentary Tennis Group
to investigate the LTA's activities and if he doesn't like what he reads in their report,
he will consider the possibility of cutting future funding for British tennis.
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| 18 March 2010 |
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Absorb Davis Cup into the Olympics!
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It is time to consign the Davis Cup to the dust heap of history. But from those ashes,
I believe the phoenix could rise in the form of a compelling Olympic tennis team event.
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| 16 March 2010 |
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Fodder for the media feeding frenzy
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There are no hiding places for top sports stars these days. Any indiscretion is like a piece of
steak dropped into the piranha tank of tabloid scrutiny. Andre Agassi, golfer Tiger Woods and Chelsea
footballer John Terry are just three sporting luminaries who have fallen victim to those razor-sharp
teeth in recent months.
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| 17 February 2010 |
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Elfin Safety leaves me cold!
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One thing that's really annoyed me during the current cold snap is seeing all those
icy pavements outside shops and offices. It applies to tennis centres, clubs and venues too.
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| 10 January 2010 |
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