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The Spanish Inquisition

January 22, 2013 By Leave a 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 – It is difficult to fathom how hard Nicholas Almagro strikes the ball. He glares with the eyes of a temperamental bull, but hits with the [...]

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Will the Real Jelena Jankovic Please Stand Up?

January 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Jelena Jankovic. How do I even begin to describe Jelena Jankovic? I first became acquainted with Jelena Jankovic seven years ago, when she still wore Reebok. From January to May 2006, Jankovic lost ten straight matches and considered quitting the sport to study at university. She turned her year, and arguably her career, around with [...]

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Rejuvenated Wozniak is Dreaming Olympic Big

April 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Following a tumultuous two seasons that were mired by injuries and coaching uncertainty, former world no.21 Aleksandra Wozniak has shown Top 25 form this season and is making her way back up the rankings with a renewed passion for her sport. Wozniak became the first Canadian in 20 years to win a WTA singles title [...]

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Wozniak Shows Winning Attitude in Loss to Venus at Miami

March 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Aleksandra Wozniak was a forehand away from scoring one of the biggest wins of her career in the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida. The 24-year-old Canadian held match point against seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, but couldn’t close the deal, falling 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(5)in a two-hour, 53 minute match [...]

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The Little Match That Could

December 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment

On the evening of Friday August 26, 2011 the eyes of the country were on Hurricane Irene, who was fast approaching the East Coast of North Carolina.  Tennis fans had turned their attention to New York, waiting to see how the storm would effect their favorite players and the upcoming U.S. Open. I was about [...]

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