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Wawrinka versus Djokovic, a Classic to be Remembered

January 20, 2013 By 1 Comment

James Crabtree is currently in Melbourne Park covering the Australian Open for Tennis Grandstand and is giving you all the scoop directly from the grounds. By James Crabtree MELBOURNE — The epic night match Rod Laver Arena yearned for was delivered. The contest featuring number one seed Novak Djkovic and fifteenth seed Stanislas Wawrinka was [...]

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Australian Open Grounds Pass: Beatlemania with Federer and “Team” Dimitrov

January 14, 2013 By 4 Comments

Jesse Pentecost is on the grounds of the Australian Open, covering matches and practice sessions and giving you an intimate behind-the-scenes look of the tennis season’s first Slam. By Jesse Pentecost I would be overstating the case to say that more than a minority believed Grigor Dimitrov to defeat Julien Benneteau. Even among those of [...]

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Ashleigh Barty and Elina Svitolina: Teenagers Try Their Hand on Day 1

January 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Victoria Chiesa There has been much discussion in recent years regarding the rising median age on the WTA Tour. Players such as Martina Hingis, Serena Williams and Jennifer Capriati all proved that they were capable of becoming world-beaters at a young age; however, as the physicality of women’s tennis has increased over the past [...]

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John Isner withdraws from Australian Open due to knee injury

January 9, 2013 By 1 Comment

January 9, 2013 — Top ranked American and world No. 13 John Isner has officially withdrawn from the 2013 Australian Open due to a bone bruise in his knee. On Wednesday, top-seeded at the Sydney tournament, Isner went out to qualifier Ryan Harrison, 6-4 6-4, hinting at continued issues with his knee. “I have been [...]

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WTA Entry List

December 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment

WTA Entry List for the 2013 Australian Open (Updated: December 28, 2012) Main Draw *108 direct entries, 12 qualifiers, up to 8 WCs Qualifying: January 9-13, 2013 Main draw: January 14-27, 2013 1 Azarenka, Victoria BLR 1 2 Sharapova, Maria RUS 2 3 Williams, Serena USA 3 4 Radwanska, Agnieszka POL 4 5 Kerber, Angelique [...]

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Murray Hires Lendl as Coach; Serena Williams Doesn’t Love Tennis — The Friday Five

January 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

by Maud Watson Key to Victory One of the biggest stories going into the 2012 season was that Andy Murray has finally ended his search for a coach. In his decision to hire tennis great Ivan Lendl, Murray may have just found the missing piece to his success at the majors. Lendl has a personality [...]

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