February 2012

Tebbutt: A muted Milos in Memphis

Submitted by Tom.Tebbutt on Tue, 02/28/2012 - 2:53pm

The television commentators doing the Memphis tournament last week went on and on about how Milos Raonic was not showing any emotion during his matches.

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Maturity could be a Contributing Factor in Raonic's Loss in Memphis

Submitted by LMN Insider on Sun, 02/26/2012 - 6:50pm

by Rick Angus

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Dembe: Mexico, Part 2

Submitted by Wheelchair Athletes on Fri, 02/24/2012 - 10:03pm

Hello Everyone:

The last time you heard from me, I was blogging from Guadalajara, Mexico. I actually won that tournament, beating world #28 Robinson Mendez in the final. It felt good to get the upset, because both he and his coach were pretty much trying to mess with my head throughout the match. Luckily, I came prepared and played assertive tennis and won convincingly.

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Tebbutt: Raonic knows the way in San Jose

Submitted by Tom.Tebbutt on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 10:56am

It’s hard to keep the faith playing against Milos Raonic – especially indoors – because pretty well half the games are ‘gimmes’ for the big server from Thornhill, Ont.

That was really obvious in his semi-final (Ryan Harrison) and final (Dennis Istomin) victories on the way to defending his SAP Open title in San Jose on the weekend.

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Tebbutt: A Rear View of Davis Cup

Submitted by Tom.Tebbutt on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 10:51am

The above picture was taken when the Canadian and French Davis Cup teams assembled for the draw ceremony at the Vancouver Lawn Tennis Club last Thursday.

It was a moment when all hopes were permitted, and when there was a terrific sense of anticipation as Canada made an appearance in the 16-nation World Group for the first time since 2004.

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Bettauer: Lessons learned on the big stage

Submitted by LMN Insider on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 1:08am

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Tebbutt: No Milos - No Chance

Submitted by Tom.Tebbutt on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 12:18am

The above headline is certainly a little harsh, but everyone knew coming into the first-round Davis Cup World Group tie between Canada and France that Milos Raonic was the key to Canadian success. Canada was No. 14 in the Davis Cup rankings compared to No. 4 for a French team with a talented, experienced and versatile four-man roster.

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Tebbutt's Take: February 12

Submitted by Tom.Tebbutt on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 7:37pm

It was not the conclusion that Canada had hoped for the when Davis Cup World Group first round versus France began on Friday – playing a match with the tie on the line and its best player unable to be out on the court.

But that was the reality when Milos Raonic had to pull out with a knee injury and Frank Dancevic was his substitute.

No. 6 in the world, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, against the No. 178-ranked Frank Dancevic was not really a fair fight and the final score, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 for the Frenchman was about what was expected.

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Bettauer: Time for some magic!

Submitted by LMN Insider on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 1:45pm

The match that everyone has been waiting for in the World Group Davis Cup clash between Canada and France will feature Milos Raonic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a battle of the respective country’s number 1 players.  The Davis Cup format is set in such a way to ensure a battle between the two best singles players will occur on the first match up on Sunday, usually a tie clinching situation by then for one of the country’s thereby ensuring that the battle between the top players will have much added drama and emotion.  France now leads the tie 2 matches to 1 after

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Tebbutt: Doubles disappointment for Canada

Submitted by Tom.Tebbutt on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 11:30pm
 
The people arriving for Saturday’s doubles (above), with the drum-line from the Sardis Secondary School in Chilliwack, B.C. pounding out a mean beat, were in for a minor surprise.
 
The declared line-ups for Saturday’s action were Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil for Canada and Michael Llodra and Julien Benneteau for France.
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