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Alexandra Willis is a tennis fanatic whose obsession for the game is rivaled only by her passion for social media. A long-serving deputy editor of ACE Tennis Magazine, if it happens on court anywhere in the world, Alex knows about it, and is likely to share it quickly thanks to an ongoing affair with social media. Alex is also a columnist and regular contributor to sportingintelligence.com.

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Ticking things off the list…in Minsk, of all places, Sport

Ticking things off the list…in Minsk, of all places

I am lucky enough to have done my fair share of border hopping.  I’ve bumbled from Kenya to Uganda, popped in on Pakistan, pootled around a bit of India and a few others, as anyone unfortunate enough to have heard any ‘gap yah’ stories will no doubt attest. I have had cameras confiscated or destroyed, [...]

By | Sport | Friday, 15 April 2011 at 6:07 pm

Why the lean and mean Novak Djokovic of 2011 has tennis running scared, Sport

Why the lean and mean Novak Djokovic of 2011 has tennis running scared

There was a brief passage of time when Novak Djokovic lived up to his nickname. The Djoker. Not because he was doing the life-and-soul-of-the-party thing, the impressions, the running commentary, the often profligate banter. No. Of course, it was very funny for a while. A breath of fresh air. But it was after the initial [...]

By | Sport | Monday, 21 March 2011 at 9:30 am

Why every tournament should aspire to the Indian Wells tennis in the desert phenomenon…, Sport

Why every tournament should aspire to the Indian Wells tennis in the desert phenomenon…

“It certainly is the best tournament in the world that’s not a Slam, and it can be more enjoyable than some of the Slams.” Without stating the knock on the head obvious, that’s a rather big proclamation to make.

By | Sport | Tuesday, 15 March 2011 at 9:30 am

Getting lost in translation – an occupational hazard in the travelling tennis world?, Sport

Getting lost in translation – an occupational hazard in the travelling tennis world?

In today’s multimedia arena of smartphones, iPads, twitter, Facebook, and so on, the concept of not being understood is rather a rare one.
We are blessed, that, apart from throughout most of China, the Queen’s speech is an all-pervading influence. First of all, much of the internet is in English. And secondly, if you do have [...]

By | Sport | Monday, 7 March 2011 at 9:30 am

Speeches, songs, draws, suits and so on – why Davis Cup can be a laugh a minute, Sport

Speeches, songs, draws, suits and so on – why Davis Cup can be a laugh a minute

What with Ireland beating England at cricket, and Sir Alex in sticky waters yet again, it may have escaped your attention that there hasn’t been a great deal tennis going on this week.

By | Sport | Friday, 4 March 2011 at 11:31 am

When Francesca met Svetlana, and broke a record at the Australian Open, Sport

When Francesca met Svetlana, and broke a record at the Australian Open

The fourth round match-up between Francesca Schiavone and Svetlana Kuznetsova on Sunday afternoon at the Australian Open was not on many people’s lists as a must-watch-event.

By | Sport | Monday, 24 January 2011 at 1:00 am

The day Melbourne Park experienced some wet Wimbledon weather, Sport

The day Melbourne Park experienced some wet Wimbledon weather

The ‘Happy Slam’ is known for many things. Its ‘we can do anything’ atmosphere, the genteel patter of play, the thrilling late-night finishes, the sumptuous player’s lounge, the well-stocked media cafe, not to mention the oft-extraordinary tennis.

By | Sport | Friday, 14 January 2011 at 9:00 am

Five reasons why the Hopman Cup is a rather different sort of tennis event, Sport

Five reasons why the Hopman Cup is a rather different sort of tennis event

Tennis events are funny things. There is at least one going on almost every week of the year, in all sorts of far-flung locations, backwaters, and byeways around the world, and, every single one is different.

By | Sport | Tuesday, 4 January 2011 at 9:08 am

Justine Henin returns to tennis with more of a squib than a bang, but it’s good to have her back, Sport

Justine Henin returns to tennis with more of a squib than a bang, but it’s good to have her back

Of all the tennis players there are to watch in the world, Justine Henin is one of my favourites. She has that Roger Federer-like quality where you simply yearn to play like her.

By | Sport | Saturday, 1 January 2011 at 10:01 am

Boxing, sprinting, kayaking, rock climbing, Olympic lifts and more – all in a Christmas day’s work during the tennis off-season, Sport

Boxing, sprinting, kayaking, rock climbing, Olympic lifts and more – all in a Christmas day’s work during the tennis off-season

Gone are the days when tennis players (we’re talking about you, John McEnroe) spent the Christmas break eating turkey with all the trimmings and nursing their sore limbs and tired minds after 40-odd weeks travelling around the world. Oh no. Andre Agassi boosted the off-season training trend in somewhat un-festive fashion – running up hills on Christmas day.

By | Sport | Saturday, 25 December 2010 at 9:41 am

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