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Trials and tribulations end in the ultimate triumph for Maria Sharapova

June 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Melissa Boyd Four years ago many wondered if she would ever play again and when she did, next to no one believed she could taste the sweetest victory of her career, the one that she earned on the famed red clay courts at Roland-Garros. In the space of three days, Maria Sharapova became World [...]

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Wozniacki a contender, Clijsters the outsider, Sharapova can win and Ana Ivanovic gives tough draws – A Roland Garros 2011 preview

May 21, 2011 By 1 Comment

I am not really one for writing previews. It’s a guessing game if you ask me. Like when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reached the finals of the Australian Open. Who would have guessed that? Certainly not me…it’s things like that that put me off.  No matter how hard you try, it’s still a guessing game. But that [...]

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Justine Henin Retires: Sound Familiar, Right?

January 26, 2011 By 7 Comments

Tennis is a sport for insomniacs. It’s played nearly all year and at all hours, so if you so much as blink, or in most cases take a nap, you might miss something monumentally important. Lately, I seem to have slept through some of the most shocking moments in tennis and last night was no [...]

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Rafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki Top Seed at Australian Open – The Friday Five

January 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Answering the Call As it has so often done in the past, the sport of tennis will once again be rallying to the call to aid victims of another natural disaster, this time the devastating floods in Queensland, Australia where the city of Brisbane has been particularly hard hit. Andy Roddick and [...]

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Nadal and Wozniacki world champions, Roddick to play Davis Cup again and Ivanovic hires van Grichen

December 16, 2010 By 2 Comments

*The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has named Rafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki as their world champions for 2010. 20-year-old Dane Wozniacki has ousted Serena Williams as world champion after six tournament wins during this calendar year. She is, however, yet to lift a Grand Slam. “To be listed with all the former world champions is [...]

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London Ready for Grand Tennis Finale

November 21, 2010 By 1 Comment

It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was dragging myself out of bed nice and early ready and eager for the Australian Open to kick off. Ten months later and the 2010 tennis season is ready to draw to a close. There is much talk at the moment about the shortening of the tennis [...]

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Vera Zvonareva’s Run at US Open and Wimbledon Was no Fluke – The Friday Five

September 17, 2010 By 1 Comment

By Maud Watson A Familiar Face & a First – When the last ball was struck at the final major of the year, the fans at Flushing Meadows saw two of the game’s biggest stars crowned the victors in what was an historic US Open. On the women’s side, Kim Clijsters secured her third consecutive [...]

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Weekly Debrief – Djokovic’s Raindance, Verdasco Gold, “Indo-Pak Express”

September 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

As the US Open unfolded and the player field began to dwindle, storylines were made, but none more so than the unexpected win by Novak Djokovic in the semis and his ensuing raindance. Fernando Verdasco also had his celebratory dance after his win over comrade David Ferrer. And the Indian Pakistani duo of Rohan Bopanna [...]

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Roger Federer In Paperback

June 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment

NEW YORK, June 29, 2010 – – ROGER FEDERER: QUEST FOR PERFECTION, the updated and re-released book that chronicles the incredible tennis career of Roger Federer, has been officially re-released in paperback by publisher New Chapter Press. ROGER FEDERER: QUEST FOR PERFECTION ($19.95, New Chapter Press, www.NewChapterMedia.com) was written by Rene Stauffer, the esteemed Swiss [...]

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MURRAY AND ROBSON TO SLOG THROUGH NEGATIVE BRITISH PRESS

February 2, 2010 By 5 Comments

By Melina Harris Hello everybody, welcome to my new weekly column for Tennis Grandstand, where I will be giving my thoughts on the tennis world surrounded by the inevitable warmth and sunshine of both the weather and the British press in England (well, now and again maybe during Wimbledon when Andy wins!). I write these [...]

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