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Barry Millns is a freelance tennis journalist and commentator, who now works primarily for Sky Sports. Since he was first let loose on tennis by the BBC in 1990 he has covered nearly 60 grand slams, numerous Davis Cup and Fed Cup ties, plus many Masters Series events.

Among his assignments he has tried, in vain, to return Mark Philippoussis' serve, opted not to wear a pink pair of Virginia Wade's tennis shorts when facing the Wimbledon champion (the black ones were a better fit) and bottled out of asking Anna Kournikova, on an adjoining practice court, if he could have his balls back!

• Tennis Betting: The evolution of the game
• Just how far can Novak Djokovic go on clay ?
• Does Federer have the form and fitness to beat the odds and win the French Open?
• The King returns to his kingdom: Nadal is back on clay
• Davis Cup Betting: USA and Argentina hot favourites to progress to the semis
• Is men and women's tennis really that different?
• Mardy Fish the latest to come back from tennis wilderness into the limelight
• The hypothetical perfect player - Roddick serve, Federer agility...
• The shouters, screamers and tantrum throwers: Who are the serial moaners in tennis?
• Tennis friends and foes
• Tennis NAP of the day: Everyone gets injured sometime
• Life after tennis - What are the greats up to now?
• The ins and outs of the ATP ranking system
• Robredo and co can take Spain close to Davis Cup success
• The Fed Express doesn't deliver in Melbourne - what now?
• Ivanovic and Sharapova in the ultimate glamour final
• Streetfighter Hewitt looks to have lost his killer punch
• Kohlschreiber, Tsonga and Dellacqua amongst the highlights of week one
• Australian Open Betting: Looking for an upset in Melbourne? Check these five out...
• Beating Henin requires a special effort
• Bogdanovic the pick of Britain's best of the rest
• So which is the toughest Grand Slam to win?
• Odds are stacked against Federer doing the Grand Slam but...
• The Betfair Awards: Djokovic gets most improved player but who are the others?
• Australian Open Betting: three former champs but only Fed is a serious contender
• David Ferrer is the "Marathon Man" of the Shanghai 8
• "Just" 69 wins, eight titles and three Grand Slams - a bad year for Federer
• Federer - Perfect athlete, perfect player
• So who's the world's best server then?
• Karlovic among this year's big improvers
• British players lack hunger, the likes of Djokovic don't
• Russia defend their title against Germany but Safin has gone AWOL
• Forget the strawberries and cream...this is Betfair Turbo Tennis!
• Write off the Williams sisters at your peril
• Friday night's "Marathon Man" Djokovic is the real deal
• Why the A-Rod may never retrieve his A-game
• Bouncebackability - fact or fiction?
• Andy Murray - Great Britain hope or too much hype?
• "Say It Ain't So" - the Shadow over Tennis

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