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What to Watch in the WTA This Week: Previews of Charleston and Monterrey

April 1, 2013 By Chris Skelton Leave a Comment

In a quiet week for the ATP outside Davis Cup, the WTA features a Premier tournament on the unique green clay and the only Mexican hard-court tournament on the calendar. An old event and a new event, Charleston and Monterrey feature fields surprisingly strong in view of the two marquee tournaments that filled last month. [...]

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What to Watch in the WTA This Week: Previews of Acapulco, Florianopolis, and Kuala Lumpur

February 24, 2013 By Chris Skelton Leave a Comment

While eight of the top ten men are active in the week before Indian Wells, only two of the top ten women have chosen live matches over practice sessions. Two clay tournaments in the Western Hemisphere accompany an Asian hard-court tournament as the last chance to reverse or extend momentum before the March mini-majors. Acapulco: [...]

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Fill Their Cups: Fed Cup World Group Quarterfinal Preview

February 8, 2013 By Chris Skelton Leave a Comment

One week after the 2013 Davis Cup began, Fed Cup starts with four ties hosted by European nations. We look ahead to what viewers can expect from the women’s national team competition. Having gone 7-1 in Davis Cup predictions, will our hot streak continue? Czech Republic vs. Australia: The first of the ties features the [...]

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WTA Strasbourg day 2 roundup and photos

May 22, 2012 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

By Romana Cvitkovic Tennis Grandstand photographer Rick Gleijm is in Strasbourg, France covering the WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg tournament live all week. Main draw action continued today and saw several more seeds fall including Maria Kirilenko, Mona Barthel and Marina Erakovic, while number two seed Francesca Schiavone eased through. 2010 Roland Garros champion Francesca Schiavone may not have [...]

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Australian Open 2011: A Promising Bunch

January 22, 2011 By Andrea Lubinsky 2 Comments

If you’re like me, which you’re probably not, you’ve been watching at least 5 or 6 hours of tennis a day this week and religiously checking scores when you can’t be near a TV. However, if you’re reading this, you’ve probably watched at least some of the Australian Open this week. While there haven’t been [...]

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Mondays With Bob Greene: I am like a machine, fit for every match

December 1, 2008 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 Davis Cup and the Dunlop World Challenge.

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