Paul McNamee
Paul McNamee
Paul McNameeis an Australian retired tennis player and prominent sports administrator...
behind certainly eight mark playing puts question
Not playing this tournament, which was an important part of his preparation for Melbourne, certainly puts him behind the eight ball. There is certainly a big question mark over his participation in the Open.
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I've spoken to his management and they've said it's 50-50 for the Australian Open ? they will wait until as late as possible now.
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We now go direct to the black book of tennis players.
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We've dropped off the pace. Other sports are much more professional than they used to be and they're able to capture the best kids.
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She's got some niggles but says she's going to play and I believe it.
delight talented
She's a delight and what a talented player,
ball hunt tiger
We're not on a Tiger hunt right now. We are not in the ball park.
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It is whether she is going to be top 20 or top 10. If she can beat Kim, you are talking top 10.
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It was good to see them on court and they're hitting the ball well.
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There is certainly a big question mark over his participation in the Open.
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Amelie is a very, very hard player to beat and even if Fabrice loses his singles matches, there is absolutely no doubt he is the best doubles player in the tournament,
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As we speak right now, there'd be a compelling case,
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... As it stands, Mark would be a walk-up start for a wildcard.
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You would have to say they would start favorite in just about any doubles match they play and that means they are well in contention, there's no doubt at all about that.