tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27547478710122880582024-03-14T07:12:31.062+13:00The Tigers EyeTENNIS NEWS, REPORTS , PICS AND OPINIONSsteve1959http://www.blogger.com/profile/16870341028159345365noreply@blogger.comBlogger673125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-50664006370712255732020-11-19T12:23:00.001+13:002020-11-19T12:23:42.864+13:00School Hot Shots<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6mL_kb4LDAs" frameborder="0"></iframe>steve1959http://www.blogger.com/profile/16870341028159345365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-15202859445091959922020-08-19T10:24:00.002+12:002020-08-19T10:26:17.137+12:00US OPEN TENNIS THE CORONAVIRUS CUP<p> <a href="https://youtu.be/7DHFjSqWm-Y">https://youtu.be/7DHFjSqWm-Y</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vynJZ7XZVXo/XzxVKya3sxI/AAAAAAAAMNk/AdEGH9Q9W9s_5m4VQAZjoGl4wrHfijKHgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/us%2Bopen%2Bvid.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1280" height="243" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vynJZ7XZVXo/XzxVKya3sxI/AAAAAAAAMNk/AdEGH9Q9W9s_5m4VQAZjoGl4wrHfijKHgCLcBGAsYHQ/w410-h243/us%2Bopen%2Bvid.png" width="410" /></a></div><p><br /></p>steve1959http://www.blogger.com/profile/16870341028159345365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-9956629340543898772020-08-12T22:39:00.004+12:002020-08-12T22:44:47.877+12:00Crazy Tennis Parent<p> <a href="https://youtu.be/Xrg0qWNFZg8">https://youtu.be/Xrg0qWNFZg8</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oTiFQDX9egE/XzPGxiDh5MI/AAAAAAAAMNM/bt2euDNzF3UBNyMw3mP8-4JoqZD_rP1GQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/crazy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1280" height="243" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oTiFQDX9egE/XzPGxiDh5MI/AAAAAAAAMNM/bt2euDNzF3UBNyMw3mP8-4JoqZD_rP1GQCLcBGAsYHQ/w410-h243/crazy.png" width="410" /></a></div><p><br /></p>steve1959http://www.blogger.com/profile/16870341028159345365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-69136766412045815082020-07-30T09:01:00.001+12:002020-07-30T09:53:32.545+12:00<a href="https://youtu.be/D2wx7uG80F8">https://youtu.be/D2wx7uG80F8</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Stan is a different player when he gets a sniff at a Grandslam Title. Everyone hoping for a Federer and Rafa Final ..Stan just might rain on the parade. 18 /3 Head to head favors Federer. Fed has never lost to Stan on a hardcourt it doesn't count out Stan he is a much much better player than when most of the head to head wins over him by Fed took place. I think we are in for an epic. If Stan gets out of bed on the right side today its going to be a great match and nothing in this year's Open can be taken for granted.Three players with one-handed backhands into the Semi's, alone two-hander with Rafa will be making a statement and is my pick to hold up the trophy one more time!</span>steve1959http://www.blogger.com/profile/16870341028159345365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-8094103176552866102016-10-10T11:15:00.002+13:002020-07-03T14:26:52.029+12:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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*<span style="color: red;">after a hiatus in blogging I decided I would not write as regular and give tennis a chance to lift its game especially in New Zealand, sadly in a lot of areas it has declined further ...so I am back to call it as it is. These are my own personal views *</span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span> My first article back is named the Impossible dream. It's good to have goals and dreams however your dreams may differ from a realistic goal you can achieve, Unfortunately, young juniors are influenced by charlatan tennis coaches, giving juniors the Impossible Dream!<br />
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Here are some of the most recent unethical statements from supposed high-performance coaches who in my point of view have a gift of the gab, large ego and see dollar signs in pupil and parents eyeballs. I mean what coach would tell a pupil they will win the French Open Junior Title!. I will swim back to Australia if that happens in the next ten years by a Kiwi Junior tennis player.<br />
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I saw a segment on the News ..a great story until the tennis coach opened his mouth predicting top one 100 for this player. "Sorry, this won't happen". New Zealand has good tennis players just no one of that calibre in Men's Tennis. We have doubles players someone is shouting out in cyberspace...I politely return banter WHO CARES! Marina Erakovic is a fantastic role model however, I boldly state that no kiwi junior girl player currently has her work ethics or ability. The pick of the bunch is Ivanov who trains and lives in Australia and no doubt with Australia having grand slam wild cards to offer the temptation of turning Australian is a more attractive offer if she continues to improve.<br />
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Coaches in this country are the worst for poaching other coaches pupils,,, a short whisper into a parent's ear praising their child and then gives them THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM scenario.<br />
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Which brings me to the money part in that IMPOSSIBLE DREAM, which is fueled by rich parents who play the game through their child's eye. Tennis is and always will be an elitist sport. We have a lot of talented athletes in New Zealand. Tennis does not attract them and the answer to the equation WHY is affordability.<br />
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Most New Zealand older juniors opt for a USA College Scholarship ..great goal any handy junior player can achieve one. What I don't get many who have graduated come back to tennis coaching in NZ. My advice get a real job.<br />
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The Impossible dream driven by over the top parent is alive and well! They refuse to look outside the box or are not given the appropriate advice by the coach...in some cases, they are. Guess what they swap coaches until they get to hear that pathetic soothsayer prediction ..you will win the French Open! Sorry for being cynical ..or just delivering the truth.<br />
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BELOW IS ANOTHER ARTICLE RE THE COST OF TENNIS<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ok Ive been on a hiatus , I have been keeping the tigers eye on tennis events so first post for a while </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.5636px;">won't be watching early rounds of the women's as they battle for the best scream loudest grunt and best dress. The men's tennis will be ok to watch as early rounds will sought out the Men from the boys. Will Bernard Tomic continue his voice impressions ? How long will it take Nick Kyrgios to get a code violation, Will we have to watch another Hewitt Five setter and which Aussie Women except for Stosur will be singing I now call Australia home. I will say the two women players I refuse to watch Wozniacki and Stosur both went out first round.Typical and that's the reason I don't watch them most times they could not fight their way out of a wet paper bag in Grand-slam's.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You either LOVE Nick Kyrgios or HATE him this year I am on Team Nick ! <a href="http://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/australian-open-2016-nick-kyrgios-antics-the-good-the-bad-why-fans-should-warm-to-aussie-young-gun/story-e6frf4mu-1227713823362">Read Here</a></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two young Americans to watch out for this year Noah Rubin <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Rubin_(tennis)">Read Here</a> and Taylor Fritz <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Fritz">read here</a> both players of potential especially Fritz. And Australia teen Omar Ja</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sika won his first round match yesterday certainly is a grinder .<a href="https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/30602587/australian-open-aussie-teen-omar-jasika-into-second-round/">Read Here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is my first post for some time and I hope to get back with more regular entry's.Through out my coaching career I have heard parents and players use the excuse of losing a match to the fact their opposition is a pusher...What is a tennis pusher? </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Tennis pushers are the types of players that do not play glamorous tennis, yet they are able to win tennis matches through their keen use of tennis strategy and placement.The player and their parent have to get over the loss and not just put it down to the "pusher they played" and work out why they were able to beat little " Johnny or Mary" Usually this type of player has the ability to make their opponents play one more shot..keeps the ball deep and doe not make errors. They dont have the attacking skills of a Federer and not able to hit winners at will but play a very conservative game.To often players write this loss off to a "pusher" as an excuse and they must address their shortcomings.I often here Parents say " oh he was just a pusher that's why he/she beat my child, who would want to play like that." Hello Mum and Dad! a tennis match is all about winning! Obviously that player had the correct game and tactics to beat your rising star who obviously does not like hitting lots of shots and try's to finish the point to quickly.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana";">Tennis pushers are usually dreaded opponents because they seem to make you beat yourself.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana";"> Im guessing in the pro men's David Ferrer or Bernard Tomic could be called a pusher, Ferrer makes you play a lot of balls, hes fast and has good control, Tomic is unorthodox hits slices, slower balls , drop-shots etc. So many of us have lost to these sort of players and they leave the court shaking their heads wondering how they could of lost to a player like that.</span></span></div>
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steve1959http://www.blogger.com/profile/16870341028159345365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-50823590988602808562015-09-02T08:22:00.000+12:002015-09-02T08:22:15.661+12:00Certainly would like to hear moreYesterday I received a comment on my blog. I certainly have not been active lately as with Tennis in NZ especially at the top area of the game and Admin it seems like you hit your head against a brick wall.However I will post this comment and will follow up<br />
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of 2 of the girls who are no longer with Tennis NZ. Believe me, they have the
inside scoop and it is not pretty. And what is with the recent selection they
have made for a play-off tournament to win a trip to Singapore? No sign of our
top players?? Is this because they want to guarantee that their precious elite
kids win the prize? Looking at the calibre of kids they have selected, Tennis
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steve1959http://www.blogger.com/profile/16870341028159345365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-28448131461209845102015-07-07T11:01:00.001+12:002015-07-07T11:01:49.610+12:00Nick Kyrgios Fourth Round Press Conference-- Oh dear!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YcPEh9mZRuc" width="480"></iframe>steve1959http://www.blogger.com/profile/16870341028159345365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-52044638763858051082015-07-07T10:59:00.001+12:002015-07-07T10:59:26.012+12:002015 Wimbledon Nick Kyrgios bizarre antics v Richard Gasquet ..Dont be a Tanker Nick otherwise you will be known as a wanker!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e4G7I5KsRD4" width="480"></iframe>steve1959http://www.blogger.com/profile/16870341028159345365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-48551322936903646992015-05-27T18:54:00.000+12:002015-05-27T18:55:38.958+12:00Tennis star Nick Kyrgios: I have sex before a big game even if you should abstain from it<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Long Time no see everyone! I have had good intentions to write but lacked motivation , so here I am and hopefully back to give you some news and opinions.</span><br />
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I mean can you imagine Rodger Federer coming out with this! Lets face it Rodger is so perfect i could imagine him having the immaculate conception , and nick.... he has 4 kids to prove he has had sex...Well I certainly enjoyed reading the comments .Here are a few for your enjoyment.</div>
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I am prepared to give Nick the benefit of the doubt , I am disillusioned with mainstream media. If true Nick save these comments for the bedroom, I am only interested in watching you play tennis.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been skeptical that Rodger could add another Grandslam title, but i do believe he can lift that Wimbledon trophy once again! Djoker will have to play his best , Roger if all things are even has the better game and especially for grass!His semi final against Raonic did not take that much out of Fed and if he gets that first set under his belt I think he will be unstoppable!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Petra Kvitova destroyed Young Canadian Eugenie Bouchard 6-3 6-0 61 points to 37 points. Eugenie is not gaining many friends on tour , just comes over a little too cocky , and Laura Robson once best friend deleted her from twitter after Nick Saviano who coaches both players was spending more time with Eugenie. Believe me being a coach you just cannot win!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Look at New Zealander Simon Rea who has been Nick Kyrgios coach for the past 18 months and now looks to be parting ways after Nicks best performance ever.This is the nature of tennis as with Andy Murray changing coaches and rumor has it the Murray Camp is far from Happy, Caroline Wozniacki has a new coach every week. Just locally in the Junior scene this happens a lot , we have a lot of parents here that somehow with no experience become a wealth of knowledge on the tennis scene and think they are a coach.The other problem is coaches finding the magic fairy dust and convincing parents they can work miracles.And for most to become top 100 it has to be a miracle!Hard work and as little distraction possible helps chase goals.The other important aspect is defining potential , due to circumstances, money, ability,weapons,location will and want , I see many parents wanting it more than their child..and if that's the case you really are looking for magic fairy dust. All these factors will combine to allow you to reach your potential but not every one has the potential to reach top 100! Sometimes the answer is on your front doorstep, so many exit via the back door! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Breaking News Krygios is returning to Canberra and his childhood coach Todd Larkham . </span>steve1959http://www.blogger.com/profile/16870341028159345365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-23277602117449262532014-07-02T17:23:00.000+12:002014-07-02T17:23:03.102+12:00Wimby News- In with the New out with the Old<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All I can say is wow! Australian Nick Kyrgios came of age defeating World Number 1 Rafa Nadal at Wimbledon. Today he backs up against Milos Raonic of Canada.I hope Nick can serve as well as he did yesterday but this will be a completely different type of match , after beating a champion can he back up today ?...it will be tough!</span><br />
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1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] v Gilles Simon (FRA)<br />
2. Petra Kvitova (CZE) [6] v Venus Williams (USA) [30]<br />
3. Andy Murray (GBR) [3] v Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) [27]<br />
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1. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) v Na Li (CHN) [2]<br />
2. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) [11] v Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) [21]<br />
3. Marin Cilic (CRO) [26] v Tomas Berdych (CZE) [6]<br />
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1. Simona Halep (ROU) [3] v Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)<br />
2. Jerzy Janowicz (POL) [15] vs Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)<br />
3. Michelle Larcher De Brito (POR) v Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) [4]<br />
4. Jamie Murray (GBR) [14] / John Peers (AUS) [14] v<br />
Jamie Delgado (GBR) / Gilles Muller (LUX)<br />
<b>NO.3 COURT - 11:30AM</b><br />
1. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [16] v Ana Konjuh (CRO)<br />
2. Jimmy Wang (TPE) v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [14]<br />
3. Lucie Safarova (CZE) [23] v Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) [10]<br />
<b>COURT 12 - 11:30AM</b><br />
1. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) [19] v Ante Pavic (CRO)<br />
2. James Ward (GBR) / Anna Smith (GBR) v<br />
Nicholas Monroe (USA) / Shuai Zhang (CHN)<br />
3. Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) v Jeremy Chardy (FRA)<br />
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1. Belinda Bencic (SUI) v Victoria Duval (USA)<br />
2. Marcel Granollers (ESP) [30] vs Santiago Giraldo (COL)<br />
3. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) v Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS)<br />
<b>COURT 8 - 11:30AM</b><br />
1. Klara Koukalova (CZE) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) v<br />
Garbine Muguruza (ESP) [16] / Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) [16]<br />
2. Bob Bryan (USA) [1] / Mike Bryan (USA) [1] v<br />
Matthew Ebden (AUS) / Samuel Groth (AUS)<br />
3. Pablo Cuevas (URU) [16] / David Marrero (ESP) [16] v<br />
Austin Krajicek (USA) / Donald Young (USA)<br />
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1. Caroline Garcia (FRA) v Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) [22]<br />
2. Shuai Peng (CHN) v Lauren Davis (USA)<br />
3. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) / Karin Knapp (ITA) v<br />
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) [5] / Elena Vesnina (RUS) [5]<br />
4. Andre Begemann (GER) / Olga Savchuk (UKR) v<br />
Florin Mergea (ROU) / Elina Svitolina (UKR)<br />
5. Robin Haase (NED) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) v<br />
Daniele Bracciali (ITA) / Karin Knapp (ITA)<br />
<b>COURT 17 - 11:30AM</b><br />
1. Kevin Anderson (RSA) [20] v Fabio Fognini (ITA) [16]<br />
2. Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) v Tereza Smitkova (CZE)<br />
3. Simone Bolelli (ITA) / Fabio Fognini (ITA) v<br />
Marcel Granollers (ESP) [6] / Marc Lopez (ESP) [6]<br />
4. Mate Pavic (CRO) / Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) v<br />
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) / Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)<br />
THE CHAMPIONSHIPS, WIMBLEDON 2014<br />
INTENDED ORDER OF PLAY FOR DAY 5 FRIDAY 27 JUNECOURT 4 - 11:30AM<br />
1. Lucie Hradecka (CZE) [13] / Michaella Krajicek (NED) [13] v<br />
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) / Samantha Stosur (AUS)<br />
2. Liezel Huber (USA) [15] / Lisa Raymond (USA) [15] v<br />
Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Renata Voracova (CZE)<br />
3. Martin Emmrich (GER) / Michaella Krajicek (NED) v<br />
Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Yung-Jan Chan (TPE)<br />
4. Treat Huey (PHI) / Lisa Raymond (USA) v<br />
Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) / Liezel Huber (USA)<br />
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1. Julien Benneteau (FRA) [4] / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) [4] v<br />
Andre Begemann (GER) / Lukas Rosol (CZE)<br />
2. Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) [11] / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) [11] v<br />
Madison Keys (USA) / Alison Riske (USA)<br />
3. Lukas Rosol (CZE) / Klara Koukalova (CZE) v<br />
Martin Klizan (SVK) / Belinda Bencic (SUI)<br />
4. Henri Kontinen (FIN) / Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) v<br />
Chris Guccione (AUS) / Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO)<br />
<b>COURT 7 - 11:30AM</b><br />
1. Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) / Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) v<br />
Mate Pavic (CRO) / Andre Sa (BRA)<br />
2. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) / Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) v<br />
Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) / Arina Rodionova (AUS)<br />
3. Frantisek Cermak (CZE) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) v<br />
Oliver Marach (AUT) / Karolina Pliskova (CZE)<br />
4. Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) vs<br />
Lauren Davis (USA) / Monica Puig (PUR)<br />
<b>COURT 10 - 11:30AM</b><br />
1. Jonathan Marray (GBR) / John-Patrick Smith (AUS) v<br />
Juan-Sebastian Cabal (COL) [15] / Marcin Matkowski (POL) [15]<br />
2. Naomi Broady (GBR) / Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) vs<br />
Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) [7] / Abigail Spears (USA) [7]<br />
3. Scott Lipsky (USA) / Jie Zheng (CHN) v<br />
Colin Fleming (GBR) / Jocelyn Rae (GBR)<br />
4. Neal Skupski (GBR) / Naomi Broady (GBR) v<br />
Robert Farah (COL) / Darija Jurak (CRO)<br />
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1. Zarina Diyas (KAZ) / Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT) v<br />
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) [12] / Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) [12]<br />
2. Jaroslav Levinsky (CZE) / Jiri Vesely (CZE) v<br />
Eric Butorac (USA) [13] / Raven Klaasen (RSA) [13]<br />
3. Dustin Brown (GER) / Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) v<br />
Daniel Nestor (CAN) [3] / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) [3]<br />
4. Jaroslav Levinsky (CZE) / Janette Husarova (SVK) v<br />
Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) / Megan Moulton-Levy (USA)<br />
TBA1 - TBD<br />
Not Before: 5.00pm<br />
1. Ross Hutchins (GBR) / Heather Watson (GBR) v<br />
Mikhail Elgin (RUS) / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS)<br />
TBA2 - TBD<br />
Not Before: 5.00pm<br />
1. Dominic Inglot (GBR) / Johanna Konta (GBR) v<br />
Raven Klaasen (RSA) / Marina Erakovic (NZL)<br />
The Committee, while adhering as closely as possible to the osteve1959http://www.blogger.com/profile/16870341028159345365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-59696483988109340092014-06-26T17:48:00.001+12:002014-06-26T17:48:24.386+12:00Todays Wimby Schedule - My Picks in yellow<div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">2. Sam Querrey (USA) vs</span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Jo-Wilfried Tsonga</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (FRA) [14]</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">3. Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) v</span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Eugenie Bouchard </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">(CAN) [13]</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">4. Jerzy Janowicz (POL) [15] v</span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Lleyton Hewitt</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (AUS)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">5. </span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Simona Halep</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (ROU) [3] v Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>NO.3 COURT</b> - 11:30AM</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. </span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Milos Raonic </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">(CAN) [8] v Jack Sock (USA)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">2.</span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Ana Ivanovic</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (SRB) [11] v Jie Zheng (CHN)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">3. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) v </span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sabine Lisicki</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (GER) [19]</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">4. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) v</span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> John Isner </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">(USA) [9]</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>COURT 12</b> - 11:30AM</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">1.</span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Jiri Vesely </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">(CZE) v Gael Monfils (FRA) [24]</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">2.</span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Andrea Petkovic</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (GER) [20] v Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">3. Klara Koukalova (CZE) [31] v </span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Madison Keys</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (USA)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">4. </span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Feliciano Lopez </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">(ESP) [19] v Ante Pavic (CRO)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">COURT 18 - 11:30AM</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. Denis Kudla (USA) v </span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kei Nishikori</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (JPN) [10]</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">2. Zarina Diyas (KAZ) v </span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Carla Suarez Navarro</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (ESP) [15]</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">3. Marcel Granollers (ESP) [30] v </span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Santiago Giraldo</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (COL)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>COURT 8</b> - 11:30AM</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">1.</span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Lukasz Kubot (POL)</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> v Dusan Lajovic (SRB)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">2.</span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Julian Reister </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">(GER) v Denis Istomin (UZB)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #292f33;">3. </span><span style="color: yellow;">Donna Vekic</span><span style="color: #292f33;"> (CRO) v Vera Zvonareva (RUS)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">4. </span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Belinda Bencic</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (SUI) v Victoria Duval (USA)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>COURT 16</b> - 11:30AM</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. Petra Cetkovska (CZE) v </span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Alize Cornet</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (FRA) [25]</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">2. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) v </span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tommy Robredo</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (ESP) [23]</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">3. Alize Cornet (FRA) / Caroline Garcia (FRA) v </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Yung-Jan Chan (TPE)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">4. Bob Bryan (USA) [1] / Mike Bryan (USA) [1] v </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Matthew Ebden (AUS) / Samuel Groth (AUS)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>COURT 17</b> - 11:30AM</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. </span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Philipp Kohlschreiber</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (GER) [22] v Simone Bolelli (ITA)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">2. Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP) v</span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Kirsten Flipkens</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (BEL) [24]</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">3. Alison Riske (USA) v </span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Camila Giorgi</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (ITA)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">4. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) / Maria Kirilenko (RUS) v </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) / Kirsten Flipkens (BEL)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">THE CHAMPIONSHIPS, WIMBLEDON 2014</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">INTENDED ORDER OF PLAY FOR DAY 4 THURSDAY 26 JUNECOURT 4 - 11:30AM</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. Andreas Siljestrom (SWE) / Igor Zelenay (SVK) v</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jonathan Marray (GBR) / John-Patrick Smith (AUS)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">2. Liezel Huber (USA) [15] / Lisa Raymond (USA) [15] v </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) / Katarzyna Piter (POL)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">3. Benjamin Becker (GER) / Oliver Marach (AUT) v </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jaroslav Levinsky (CZE) / Jiri Vesely (CZE)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">4. Eric Butorac (USA) / Timea Babos (HUN) v </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Philipp Oswald (AUT) / Yvonne Meusburger (AUT)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>COURT 5 </b>- 11:30AM</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Scott Lipsky (USA) v </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) / Paul Hanley (AUS)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">2. Mate Pavic (CRO) / Andre Sa (BRA) v </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Treat Huey (PHI) [10] / Dominic Inglot (GBR) [10]</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">3. Leander Paes (IND) [5] / Radek Stepanek (CZE) [5] v </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) / Rajeev Ram (USA)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>COURT 6</b> - 11:30AM</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. Kyle Edmund (GBR) / Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) v </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) / Igor Sijsling (NED)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">2. Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) [11] / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) [11] v </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) / Shuai Zhang (CHN)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">3. Rohan Bopanna (IND) [8] / Aisam Qureshi (PAK) [8] v </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Frantisek Cermak (CZE) / Mikhail Elgin (RUS)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">4. Varvara Lepchenko (USA) / Saisai Zheng (CHN) v </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) [9] / Jie Zheng (CHN) [9]</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>COURT 7</b> - 11:30AM</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. Julien Benneteau (FRA) [4] / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) [4] v </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Daniele Bracciali (ITA) / Jonathan Erlich (ISR)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">2. Max Mirnyi (BLR) / Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) v </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Alexander Peya (AUT) [2] / Bruno Soares (BRA) [2]</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">3. Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) v </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am really a fan of tennis but living in New Zealand its just a thought bubble that bursts rather quickly for most people.In fact the trouble with the governing body I am pretty sure they govern by thought bubbles.I try not to go on the TNZ website but I subscribe to the newsletter passing shots sometimes I think it should be named passing wind.I have not written for the eye for sometime but I thought I should once again add my opinions.I am disgusted that no Live Wimbledon is available for non Sky subscribers, I cant afford it and don't like giving money to tycoons like Rupert Murdoch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks Passing shots for keeping us up to date with Wimbledon airing maybe you were to embarrassed to publish the fact but then when the CEO newsletter </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">has this to say <i><b>"</b></i></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b>Whilst most of us are well and truly in hibernation mode for the winter, there are a number of Kiwi tennis players flying the flag in the northern hemisphere."</b> </i>Mr Johns have not you and your High Performance team thought that playing tennis for about 5-6 months of the year is a major problem we have in trying to promote and develop the sport and world class tennis players?.Now I just wanted to make sure that they had identified this in the new strategy papers and guess what NO! You made a correct call Mr CEO! tennis is indeed in Hibernation.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The near demise and extinction of the team events 12's 14's 16's along with the
18's several years ago .Basically wipes out any other system other than an
elite pay as you can afford system.We see this in the elite schools now
dominating sport.<br /><br />No longer are players from lower social economic
backgrounds able to advance in the sport of tennis Money or the lack of it
has cut funding to our National teams dismantled any level playing
field.<br /><br />Thanks to Mr Johns and the former Chairman successive chairs and
CEOs we have a desert for opportunity.<br /><br />Is it any wonder players are
seeking other homes in other countries. So much for the rock Star
economy<br /><br />I constantly am in touch with other sports coaches and
administrators and it is obvious we have a take over from the top down. Funding
to pay the astronomical salaries of our so called elite administrators enables
very little of the remaining funds to reach the development levels in the
regions.<br /><br />We are now seeing Regional program's being substituted by a
National system which has become God in determining who will succeed . This
system was tried and failed in the 90's failed No one can pick and choose who
wins and who losers at the age of 7 or 8 years of age.<br /><br />Centralization of
the sports,many have been shifted to the Millennium center, ensures not only the
rest of NZ being disenfranchised but concentrates all the decision making in one
small area with a small group of elites.<br /><br />Our own swim coach, surf life
saving, CEO has unfettered license to further harm Tennis and our game.<br />When
are we as a Nation going to understand centralization of power and resources
only leads to more waste,less vision,corruption and fraud.<br /><br />The current
situation mirrors not just sport but our entire Westminster democracy.<br /><br />We see less referendum less discussion and we are heading
towards situation where all the assets accumulated over 160 years of sweat and
blood are going to all end up in one balance sheet. Sparc or whoever they
determine to call themselves. Re branding does not exonerate the sins of the
past.<br /><br />What we have here is less democracy more centralization. My only
suggestion is if NZ Tennis continue to refuse to listen to the voices of
discontent common sence and will not acknowledge the dire state of the game and
here I Quote Onny Parun we sit at the edge of oblivion. Then oblivion is what we
reap.<br /><br />Then I say there is only one solution get out and stop feeding the
parasite that is making a meal out of our game its history and the good tennis
people who still process a passion for the game at the grass roots
level.<br /><br />Ask one simple question for all my compliance costs and my fees
what have I really got that is worth staying in the system?<br /><br />Vote now for
tennis and for all those in other sports watching their sports be hi -jacked by
Govt or Corporate interests I say do the same. Begin again at the bottom where
it all began any way.<br /><br />Leave,starve the beast.Go back and concentrate on
the clubs save the affiliation fees and put them into players and player's
development.<br /><br />I say the same for all the other sports.Diversity of thought
and practice is what made us successful. I have no desire to be cloned into NZ
Tennis image of where they think the game should go.Vote with your feet and your
money save it for groceries or your kids <br /><br />Please comment it is still your
right to have an opinion</b><br /><b>Michael Mooney former NZ player and coach</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now I congratulate all the boys who achieved this a great effort but I condemn TNZ for not financing this and asking for donations!I really could help in </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">freeing up finances for TNZ </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12.266667366027832px;"> The training here at the Academy in Amsterdam is a fantastic opportunity for Tennis New Zealand’s Targeted Athletes to train, adjust to claycourt tennis, and prepare for the upcoming tournament schedule. Its a fantastic facility with 16 outdoor clay and 8 indoor courts, gym, physio, basketbal, table tennis and a great restaurant. We have been running a full time tennis program which includes physical and mental support as well as yoga sessions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12.266667366027832px;">This new feature, PlaySight TM Smart Court, is installed on 2 courts and features a game changing after action review system. With just 4 fully automated cameras PlaySight Smart Court gives real-time and after action review with complete debriefing solutions, auto stats, biomechanical analysis and 3D tactical game management. All your activity and motion are automatically recorded, analyzed and uploaded into the PlaySight.com where you can review your performance instantly and share it with others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well tomorrow I'm going to submit Part 2 . But this is enough hair pulling for one day!</span></div>
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steve1959http://www.blogger.com/profile/16870341028159345365noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-53496222966691441362014-06-24T11:18:00.001+12:002014-06-24T13:29:42.365+12:00The Rest of the World Knows Wimbledon has started - Does New Zealand<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thank goodness I have ESPN as their is know free to air Coverage of Wimbledon in NZ this year.An utter disgrace by TV1 and further Embaressing Tennis in New Zealand.Have not heard much noise from TNZ about this. I have been a little quiet lately , one pleasing aspect is that the National Junior Teams event will go ahead next year! Thanks to all that signed the petition and left comments it helped show how much this event meant to players and parents and coaches.<br />
Ok some quick Wimbeldon notes, firstly hope Thomas Berdych does not turn up in his Birthday Suit to play as featured above.My predictions below<br />
*Rodger Federer will not add to his Wimbledon Titles<br />
*Andy Murray will not be regaining his title this year.<br />
*Sharapova will not win the title .<br />
Over night Sam Stosur went out, loved how the Aussie commentators and media talk her up ..Fails all the time. Will be more regular, stay tuned!<br />
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steve1959http://www.blogger.com/profile/16870341028159345365noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-44102321892878503442014-06-09T09:13:00.003+12:002014-06-09T09:13:47.400+12:002014 FRENCH OPEN - Champions prevail<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The sounds of Maria dominated the women's event and congratulations Maria never my favorite but well done!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First of all thank you to all that have signed the petition re the National Junior Teams event , and those that took time to add comments some of which have been enlightening ,Coaches Parents, PLAYERS and supporters a big thank you keep spreading the word.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is the latest link to an article in the NZ Herald calling for "Heads to Roll" in the current Northern Administration.<a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/college-sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=153&objectid=11230400">LINK</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A big thank you to Clint Packer Central's regional Head Coach for allowing me to use his comment he left on the Petition yesterday. His thoughts are very logical and I think practical and hence my Topic Exclusive vs Inclusive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>In the past decade I’ve
noticed a growing trend -</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- we continue to lose our best coaches to
overseas positions – or worse, they quit coaching all together</i></span></div>
<div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- internal structures are dying or
failing such as National events and Regional strategies</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Last year we had 7 National selectors not
reapply for their National selector roles (I was one of them) and now we are on
the verge of losing another important event, the National team’s
event.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>5 years ago, with the support of an
incredible Tennis Central staff, I knew our region required a change and a new
challenge for the both the players and the coaches. I introduced 4 new events
and a point’s race with a final Masters event in order to select our Central
Team to compete at the NZ team’s event. Some of the events have evolved and
possibly require further adjustments, however since –</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- Events/Tournament numbers continually
improved</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- Under performing Tournaments received
more support</i></span></div>
<div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- Players “earned” their way into our
team – no one is a “targeted athlete” and</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>automatically selected regardless of
their performance (TNZ)</i></span></div>
<div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- New coaches emerged and regardless of
what they individually thought of each other or</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>me personally as the Performance Coach,
they now had an event structure to coach</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>towards to develop their own culture in a
competitive environment</i></span></div>
<div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- Mini tennis climates and training
grounds were noticed and rewarded</i></span></div>
<div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- Tennis coaching ‘brands’ are now
everywhere in Central</i></span></div>
<div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- Most Coaches/players all support our
Performance Centre</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>(35 from 38 local reps train in our RPC –
5 years in a row)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>TNZ need to understand that coaches at
the coalface are their biggest asset for building the game from the ground up.
The NZ team’s event will reward our kids for their efforts and provide our young
coaches with further opportunities. It’s a culture building opportunity for
everyone in our Region as it should be across our sport within NZ.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Tennis New Zealand’s very first objective
in their HP strategy is -</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>“To have a performance driven program
with a shared organisational culture and strong strategic relationships with
stakeholders all focused on our HP vision”</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Given the numbers involved having the
opportunity to represent their region under the TNZ ‘brand’, surely the National
Teams event needs to be a major part of this objective?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>What’s also contrary to this objective is
that National selectors and National coaches have recently made decisions to
only select their ‘targeted athletes’ above kids who actually performed at their
own National titles. This included selection of players who don’t live in NZ and
one player in the JDC team who hasn’t even played in New Zealand….I don’t even
know if he’s a member of a club?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>What message does this send to both the
targeted players and “everyone else”?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- TNZ’s targeted kids now require zero
accountability at our own NZ titles</i></span></div>
<div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- the rest of the contenders now have
nothing to play for</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- coaches have nothing to coach
towards</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- Parents of non-targeted players can
stop spending their money attending National titles because “targeted players”
have already been chosen, in fact they might not even be there to play
against.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>This philosophy is not exactly
“Performance Driven” and is simply an example of the culture killing attitude
occurring within our sport in NZ</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>What about this concept</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- Free up all the HP money and stop
paying National Coaches and stop the funding for these targeted kids</i></span></div>
<div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- Use that money by investing in event
structures with financial or opportunity rewards for all players at all stages
with more prominent rewards at our National events</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>(12’s through to adult ‘futures’
level)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>If you do that then everyone’s culture,
abilities and environments are in play!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Now to me that’s a “performance driven
program with a shared organisational culture and strong strategic relationships
with stakeholders all focused on our HP vision”</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>My personal view is that I
am sick of losing important events and opportunities for our juniors who deserve
much better. Start implementing strategies that coaches can coach towards and
players can play to – It’s about time we stop shifting the goal posts for
terrible kickers. CLINT PACKER</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well said Clint!New Zealand Tennis continues to lack credibility ,as Clint says what message are you sending our juniors! I feel sorry for the NZ 16 year old boy that missed out on selection for Thomas Guy not living or playing in New Zealand , no Top Dog ranking , no Head to Head against his peers! I believe he is the son of former NZ Davis C upper Steve Guy who coaches in Europe.I am not taking a shot at this boy simply the current selection and pathway TNZ has developed!UNACCEPTABLE!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My question is how on earth can this happen? Clint says it all above. To-morrow I will dissect the high performance paper and it wont be pretty!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finally another comment from the petition page from a current Top New Zealand tennis player</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"bizzarre that tnz consider college tennis one of their "pathways" to the pro
tour, but abolish the only teams competition that is similar to college tennis.
I played 12s 14s and 16s teams events and benefited greatly because of the team
aspect, not to mention the preparation it gave me for college. Everyone that
knows anything about tennis on an international level know that nz juniors have
played so few matches compared to players from strong tennis nations, so why
abolish an opportunity for tough matches against the best players around the
country. Please explain"</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Indeed TNZ you have some explaining to do and Tennis Northern I guess you used the exclusive pathway so when Parents queried aspects of Northern's costing they decided to teach these parents a lesson , exclusively not to send any Junior teams to Nationals! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED YET HERE IS THE <a href="https://www.change.org/petitions/steve-johns-and-regional-ceo-s-provide-the-support-and-funding-that-the-national-junior-teams-events-deserve-to-make-sure-this-competition-is-placed-in-their-junior-and-hp-programs-pathways">LINK</a></span></div>
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