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The WTA’s Lost Girls

February 7, 2013 By 6 Comments

One of the things that makes tennis so unique is the ability to categorize periods in the sport by generations; the struggle of the “new guard” to take control from the “old guard” is a constantly recurring narrative. With the news Wednesday that Agnes Szavay has officially retired from professional tennis due to lingering back [...]

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Rafael Nadal marches on, Federer refutes criticism and Azarenka not taking risks

April 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Rafa Continues Love Affair with Clay: Rafael Nadal remains unbeaten on clay since 2009 after a battling 6-4, 7-5 victory over David Ferrer in the Monte Carlo final. It was his 37th straight victory at the Masters tournament and his seventh consecutive title there, a new record. “It would have been impossible to imagine a [...]

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Anna Kournikova in 3D, That’s Almost Real, Right? Right??

September 22, 2010 By 15 Comments

Earlier this year I wrote a post that confirmed the myth of Eastern European women. In that post I wrote that every Eastern European woman is actually goodlooking is not a myth; It’s a reality.I really actually tried to crack the myth Mythbusters style. And I showed photos of Victoria Azarenka and Anna Chakvetadze and [...]

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Anna Chakvetadze Is On A Roll!

July 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment

With our photographer Ralf Reinecke still in Portoroz the photos just keep coming.  Anna Chakvetadze is doing some good business here and it shows in her results: Anna Chakvetadze beat sixth-seeded Vera Dushevina 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 after saving two match points in an all-Russian quarterfinal. Chakvetadze will face seventh-seeded Polona Hercog of Slovenia—the only seeded [...]

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Another Prodigal Pictorial: Anna Chakvetadze Graces Portoroz

July 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment

So for the second time this week I have a prodigy on my plate. Anna Chakvetadze once held the number five position of the world but has fallen to 111. Though many of us are waiting for a prodigal return of Anna to the top 10,  I don’t see it happen for now.  She is [...]

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A GDF SUEZ Grand Prix Pictorial

July 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Our photographer Ralf Reinecke is currently attending the GDF SUEZ Grand Prix tournament in Budapest to shoot some amazing photos for us.  And you all may remember Anna Chakvetadze who is currently playing in Budapest.  AnnaChak used to be a top 10 player and even reached the fifth place of the WTA Tour. She dropped [...]

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CONFIRMING THE MYTH OF EASTERN EUROPEAN WOMEN

February 23, 2010 By 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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Azarenka, Ivanovic soar into second round in Cincinnati

August 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment

In their first appearances at the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open in Cincinnati, Ninth-seeded Victoria Azarenka and No. 11 Ana Ivanovic advanced to the second round.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: For me Roger is the greatest player ever who played the tennis game

June 22, 2009 By 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 Aegon International and the Ordina Open.

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Fashion Focus: Fila’s Last Stand

January 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Stopping on a quarter: The dream run of Jelena Dokic at the 2009 Australian Open ended in the quarterfinals at the hands of No. 3 Dinara Safina. (By the way, TSF is picking Marat’s younger sister to face Serena Williams in Saturday’s final.) With Dokic’s amazing performance came a chance for Fila to showcase their [...]

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