By Melina Harris
WTA players and tennis fans alike were waiting with baited breath to see where seven-time major champion, the diminutive Belgian Justine Henin was going to be placed in the Australian Open draw last week. Unfortunately for the players, but fortunate for fans, the draw created a hugely competitive mouth-watering half of the draw [...]
Filed under Lead Story · Tagged with Australian Open, Brisbane International, compatriot, contemplative mind, different eyes, Elena Dementieva, Flavia Pennetta, Jelena Dokic, Kim Clijsters, Kirsten Flipkens, open history, relish, seeing things, Svetlana Kuznetsova, tennis fans, thirst, Vera Dushevina, waiting with baited breath, wta players
By Maud Watson
The Real Deal – Kim Clijsters is quickly going on to prove that her dash to the US Open title was no fluke. In an exhibition match played earlier this week in her native Belgium, Clijsters once again defeated former world No. 1 Venus Williams. This time the Belgian secured an emphatic straight [...]
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While the top stars are preparing for the grass courts of Wimbledon, the challenger circuit remains on the clay courts. Last week showed one player on the men’s side continuing his prowess on the circuit, while another player on the women’s side took a small step towards gaining back her former top 15 ranking.
Filed under The Circuit - McCarton Ackerman · Tagged with Adrian Ungur, Ana Tatishvili, Ana-Lena Groenefeld, Bjorn Phau, clay courts, Diego Hartfield, Eric Prodon, Franco Ferreiro, Jelena Kostanic Tosic, Kimiko Date-Krumm, Kirsten Flipkens, Lukas Rosol, Masa Zec-Peskiric, Miguel Angel Lopez-Jaen, Nina Bratchikova, Rafael Font de Mora, Shiho Akita, Teimuraz Gabashvili, Wimbledon
On the challenger circuit this week, a former number one junior continues to live up to the hype, a former top 35 player proves she’s well on her way to a comeback, and Mexico’s top ranked male player completely turns his year around.
Being successful on tour as a teenager is difficult. Just ask Russian Anastasia [...]
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