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#1 ·
Hoping for a good 2013 season.

Ryan is No.4 on the alternate list for Brisbane.
 
#41 ·
Sorry I'm too late, there were a few on streamhunter.eu/tennis-live-streaming-video.html

He played well, nothing too exceptional, John was off.

I like that he is at least trying to be more aggressive, very consistent serving, also returned well for whatever he was able to get his hands on. I don't see major improvements from the off-season in his game like Dimitrov's, but he is playing better than last week, that's something.
 
#43 ·
Last year’s title match featured Jarkko Nieminen and Julien Benneteau–both unseeded–and an exodus of seeds is taking place during the 2013 installment. It gained steam on Wednesday afternoon when John Isner fell to Ryan Harrison 6-4, 6-4.

Harrison took control of this all-American battle late in the first set, but not before he fought off break points in two consecutive service games. The 20-year-old seized a crucial break at 4-4 and promptly served out the proceedings in lightning-quick fashion.

Isner, who was hampered by a knee issue at last week’s Hopman Cup, became increasingly disgruntled with the new time rule in addition to his own game and he never came close to getting back on track in set two. The No. 1 seed dropped serve right away via a wild forehand and from there it was all but over. Harrison, who dropped only three points in the second set, held the rest of the way and finished off his countryman in one hour and 14 minutes.

The world No. 68 withstood 10 Isner aces and finished with three of his own, the last of which came on his second match point.

Next up for the world No. 68 is a quarterfinal clash against Julien Benneteau, who finished runner-up last year to Jarkko Nieminen.
http://tenngrand.com/2013/01/09/harrison-boots-isner-out-of-sydney-more-seeds-tumble/
 
#46 ·
Benny is a terrible match-up for him. Ryan was not playing good tennis but still better than the match he played against Robredo.

I would like to see a stat of how many times in the past 2 years has he started out the match losing serve. He is such a slow starter it's not even funny anymore.

He was once the "intelligent player", but now and days his shot selection is just cringe-worthy. Also, his groundstrokes are still very underwhelming for a player of his ranking level. He is lost, he needs a REAL coach, he needs REAL help.
 
#59 ·
Is this why they broke up? No reason was ever given concerning their separation. What about his academy in Texas? Sad for his longtime students like Harrison Adams :hug:

Many more former players have been hired as coaches, among many more coaches hired, full stop. Grant Doyle is among the latest batch, returning from a successful career in the US to work with former junior Wimbledon champion Luke Saville and runner-up Ben Mitchell in Melbourne. Australian No. 2 Marinko Matosevic has been particularly vocal in his endorsement of the benefits of working with someone who has been there before.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/sport/tenn...s-need-help-20130116-2ctwk.html#ixzz2IBhIPYIr
 
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