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Sloane Stephens Gets a Wake Up Call as Richard Gasquet Re-emerges — The Friday Five

April 5, 2013 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Wake-Up Call It seems like only yesterday Sloane Stephens was being anointed the next “big thing” in American tennis. After an impressive run in Melbourne, she looked ready to compete with the big girls. In the three months since that run, however, she’s gone a dismal 2-5. Some of those losses have [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, The Friday Five Tagged With: Andrea Petkovic, davis cup ties, friday vive, Rafael Nadal, Richard Gasquet, Roger Federer, Sloane Stephens, tennis news

Slumping Caroline Wozniacki and John Isner Continue Spiraling Downward — The Friday Five

March 29, 2013 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson The Clinic We’ve all heard the phrase a player is “putting on a clinic.” It frequently happens in the early rounds of tournaments when the top-ranked players barely lose games, let alone sets against their less-accomplished opposition. What we don’t often hear about, or see for that matter, is the veteran 30+-year-old [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, The Friday Five Tagged With: Caroline Wozniacki, John Isner, sony open, tennis in South America, tennis news, Tommy Haas

Let Rafael Nadal’s tennis do the talking; US Open prize money increase — The Friday Five

March 22, 2013 By Tennis Grandstand 4 Comments

By Maud Watson Cut the Bull Rafael Nadal’s fans had plenty to celebrate last weekend (and rightfully so) as their man won the prestigious Indian Wells title. But count me among the number of fans that were left feeling a little frustrated at how things unfolded. It wasn’t that Nadal won. He thoroughly deserved it. [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, The Friday Five Tagged With: Jennifer Capriati, Juan Martin del Potro, Nadal on Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Roland Garros prize money, Tennis, Toni Nadal, US Open prize money, USTA

Ernests Gulbis Storms Back; Grunting Still an Issue — The Friday Five

March 15, 2013 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Stuttering Finish With many of the world’s top-ranked female stars in attendance, the BNP Paribas Open started off so promising. It’s losing steam as it heads to the finale, however, thanks to a couple of key upsets and unfortunate withdrawals. Kirilenko upset both Aga Radwanska and Kvitova to set up a semifinal [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, The Friday Five Tagged With: BNP Paribas Open, Ernests Gulbis, grunting, John Isner, Mardy Fish, Rafael Nadal, tennis news

The Return of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic Still on Top — The Friday Five

March 8, 2013 By Tennis Grandstand 2 Comments

By Maud Watson He’s Baaa-aack Rafael Nadal couldn’t have asked for a better start in his return from injury. He picked up his second title in three tournaments with his win in Acapulco, and what an emphatic win it was, too. In his last two matches, he took out his fellow countrymen Almagro and Ferrer [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, The Friday Five Tagged With: biological passports in tennis, Caroline Wozniacki, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Tennis Hall of Fame inductees for 2013, tennis news

Caroline Wozniacki’s Woes; Mardy Fish Testing the Waters — The Friday Five

March 1, 2013 By Tennis Grandstand 3 Comments

By Maud Watson Woz Woes Caroline Wozniacki’s career hit another snag earlier this week when she was surprisingly bounced out of the Malaysian Open in her opening match by qualifier Wang Qiang. The loss completes a trio of disappointing weeks for the Dane, but being dismissed as top seed after holding a match point against [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, The Friday Five Tagged With: ATP Board, Caroline Wozniacki, doping system in tennis, Mardy Fish, Petra Kvitova

Serena Williams Back on Top; Sweet Success for Rafael Nadal — The Friday Five

February 22, 2013 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Back on Top Similar to Roger Federer last season, Serena Williams defied the odds by reclaiming the No. 1 ranking by virtue of her run in Doha last week. In doing so, she became the oldest woman to hold the coveted spot. With the way the ranking system works, Serena likely would [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, The Friday Five Tagged With: ATP Board, indian wells prize money issue, Petra Kvitova, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, tennis news, Victoria Azarenka

Rafael Nadal’s Mixed Bag; WTA Re-evaluates Rule — The Friday Five

February 15, 2013 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Mixed Bag Rafael Nadal made his return to tennis last week in Chile, and his comeback left mixed results as to where exactly he is with his game. He moved relatively well, tracking down drop shots and hustling to chase lobs, but he also got wrong-footed more than we’re used to seeing. [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, The Friday Five Tagged With: Esther Vergeer, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, tennis news, the WTA

Rafael Nadal Happy and in Charge — The Friday Five

February 8, 2013 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Happy Returns Rafael Nadal’s comeback officially commenced earlier this week in Chile, and it’s already been a success with the Spaniard winning both his opening doubles and single matches by identical score lines of 6-3 and 6-2. There were a few anxious moments at the start of his singles match. Nadal had [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, The Friday Five Tagged With: Andy Murray, Davis Cup, Indian Wells, John Isner, Rafael Nadal

Li Na and Andy Murray on the Cusp of Breakthrough — The Friday Five

February 1, 2013 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Thrice as Nice They call it the “Happy Slam,” and no one seems happier to compete in Oz than Novak Djokovic. The Serb became the first man in the Open Era to win three consecutive Australian Open singles titles, with his latest coming over Andy Murray. It was a classic match from [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, The Friday Five Tagged With: Andy Murray, li na, Matt Ebden, Novak Djokovic, Victoria Azarenka
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