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CONFIRMING THE MYTH OF EASTERN EUROPEAN WOMEN

February 23, 2010 By Stephane Carter 4 Comments

My name is Stephane Carter. And I am here to inform you that the myth that every Eastern European female tennis player is goodlooking is actually not a myth. No, it’s a fact. I have been an avid tennis fan for more than 20 years. And in all those years that I have followed the [...]

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WHAT’S UP WITH THESE GIRLS?

February 4, 2010 By Leigh Sanders 2 Comments

This year’s Australian Open highlighted once more the stagnant pool of young teenage starlets whose careers have significantly flattened out since hitting the dizzy heights of the women’s game at a young age. Unfortunately, it was the usual suspects as always. Maria Sharapova, Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic; they all crashed out to supposedly lesser opposition [...]

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Mondays With Bob Greene: I’m so happy, I wouldn’t trade this victory for a Grand Slam

July 20, 2009 By Bob Greene 1 Comment

Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the Catella Swedish Open and the Internazionali Femminili di Tennis di Palermo.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: It shows how important Andy is for the team

July 13, 2009 By Bob Greene 3 Comments

Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the GDF Suez Grand Prix and the Davis Cup.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: Federer has the potential to win at Paris and at any site in the world

May 25, 2009 By Bob Greene 2 Comments

Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the Interwetten Open and the Internationaux de Strasbourg.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: It’s a great honor to reach the number one ranking

April 13, 2009 By Bob Greene Leave a Comment

Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the Andalucia Tennis Experience and the US Men’s Clay Court Championships.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: I have never said I would boycott tournaments in India

February 9, 2009 By Bob Greene Leave a Comment

Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the Fed Cup and the SA Tennis Open.

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US Open Day 2: Another Sister Act For Serena Williams

August 27, 2008 By Bob Greene Leave a Comment

Serena needed only 57 minutes to brush aside Kateryna Bondarenko 6-1 6-4 in an opening-round US Open match Tuesday and begin her bid to return to the top of number one ranking in women’s tennis.

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