Greg Rusedski

The members that know me well will know that I detest the thought and knowledge of drug taking in sport to enhance competitors? performances. This is made worse when it is people I respect and have supported through the years such as Rio Ferdinand and Dwain Chambers, so I was even more disappointed early this year when I heard that Greg Rusedski had failed a drugs test. For many British tennis fans Greg Rusedski has always lived in the shadows of Tim Henman. Rusedski was born and raised in Canada but when he gained British citizenship in 1995 he elected to represent Great Britain. In truth this was a major boost to British tennis, with Henman also breaking ...  Read the complete review

It seems like only yesterday that we had 2 starlets with a big future ahead of them in the world of tennis. Representing Britain's men, were 2 young hopefuls in their early 20's. Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski. 5 years on, we are still waiting for them to come good as another year slips slowly past them and retirement comes ever closer. While Tim still performs well and sniffs around the top 10, Big Greg is slouching around in oblivion at the 60 something mark. So where did it all go wrong after having both of them in the top 10? It is actually more simple than you think. Background. ----------- Greg is not ...  Read the complete review

After watching Greg Rusedski's recent demise in Wimbledon I have to say that I have seen it coming. In the Stella Artois Tournament he went out early to a relatively unheard of player from Italy with a world ranking in the 130s. His game is very basic to start with: the big serve and then up to the net for volleys but all too often he is inconsistent and his serve fails him and he ends up clocking up double faults instead of aces. When he has trouble serving his he seems to lose faith in his abilities and just rolls over and lets his oponent beat him. Recently he has not been doing well at Wimbledon, possibly because he does not seem to be able to ...  Read the complete review

******* UPDATE ******* Greg was beaten in straight sets by Goran Ivanisovich (7-6, 6-4, 6-4). A dissapointing end for Greg, who had high hopes for a successful Wimbledon. -------------------------------------------- We all love good old Greg, being as he is the British number two. Of course, he isn't a Brit by birth but became British by the fact his mother is British. He may not be British in the strict sense of the word, but we all love him just as much never-the-less. The 28 year old turned professional in 1991, and he uses his height of 6ft 3 in to the best use. Greg is considered one of the worlds best ...  Read the complete review

When we think of great British players we immediatly think of the great Greg Reuedski. He started playing from a young age and has prgressed gretly from there! He first came onto the scene in 1997 where he played some tournaments and defeated some, what were considered hard opponents. His strokes are shall we say better than mine, however that shall i say wouldnt be hard! This enables him to be an all court player but he prefers to stay at the baseline. His serve is the best part of his game constantly going over at about 130 mph, but he holds the record of 149 mh! (now that is fast!)and shall we say after a serve like that even if ...  Read the complete review