Behind the Baseline: Accident of birth is holding Irish back at Wimbledon

Irish tennis players are unlikely to ever benefit from lucrative grand slam wild cards

Simon Carr’s starting off on rocky road to professional ranks

In the first of a weekly domestic tennis column, a determined young hopeful outlines his future plans in the sports

Depleted Ireland fall to Belarus in Davis Cup

Conor Niland hopes to have his best players available for the relegation playoff in July

James McGee knocked out of Australian Open qualifying

Castleknock man loses 6-3 6-4 to Australian Dane Propoggia at Melbourne Park

James McGee progresses in Australian Open tennis qualifying

Castleknock man through to second round after beating Slovakia’s Norbert Gombos

Ireland eye up Davis Cup revenge mission against Belarus

Two countries drawn together in first round for second straight year

‘It’s a man and his dog, doing the same as someone would have done 100 years ago’

Visitors flock to international sheepdog trials in Roscommon

Fearless James McGee aiming for the Grand Slams

Ireland’s top tennis player qualified for the US Open but does not intend to stop there

McGee’s $35,000 match barely nets costs of pro-tour

First round US Open win could net Irish player James McGee $35,000 but the cost of playing on the pro tour has been put at about $143,000 a year

James McGee drawn against Kazakh in US Open first round

Dubliner ranked 86 places below Alexander Nedovyesov who he will meet on Monday

James McGee qualifies for US Open

Castleknock man lost first set 6-0 but rallied to win the next two against China’s Ze Zhang

James McGee now one win away from US Open main draw

Irish player will take on China’s Ze Zhang on Friday afternoon

James McGee progresses in US Open qualifying

Ireland number one takes just 39 minutes to defeat his Chilean counterpart at Flushing Meadows

Grigor Dimitrov shows no mercy to Luke Saville

Andy Murray, in the same half of draw as Bulgarian, coasts to a 6-1 6-1 6-0 victory over Blaz Rola

McGee falls just short of Roland Garros

The Irish number one lost in two sets to the Italian player Andrea Arnaboldi

James McGee through to third round

The Irish number one tennis player is just a match away from entry into the main draw at Roland Garros

McGee victory secures Ireland’s place in Davis Cup

Irish number one defeats Egypt’s Mohamed Safwat in straight sets

Ireland and Egypt tied at 1-1 in Davis Cup

James McGee gives the home side the perfect start in Castleknock Tennis Club but visitors fight back

Louk Sorensen back on the professional scene

Hoping to qualify for the first Grand Slam of next year in Melbourne

Tennis Ireland targets having senior player in the qualifying events of Grand Slams every two years

Chief executive Des Allen serves up his reasons for optimism

Tennis-mad nomad James McGee looking for big day out in Wimbledon

Castleknock man is staying focused on achieving his goals in the sport loves

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