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Cutting Del Potro some slack; familiar foes to meet for Davis Cup finals — The Friday Five

September 21, 2012 By 1 Comment

By Maud Watson Familiar Foes Just as they did three years ago, Spain and the Czech Republic will face off to take home the Davis Cup title. It’s familiar territory for Spain, the most dominant Davis Cup team of this century. Playing in their home country on clay, they proved too much for the American [...]

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CAREERS REJUVENATED: THE FRIDAY FIVE

March 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Careers Rejuvenated – Raise your hand if you had Caroline Wozniaki vs. Jelena Jankovic in the Indian Wells women’s final and Andy Roddick vs. Ivan Ljubicic in the Indian Wells men’s final. While credit has to go to both of the losing finalists for a fine effort in the desert, hearty congratulations are due to [...]

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THE CONTINUED MESS WITH BRITISH TENNIS

March 9, 2010 By 1 Comment

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse for British tennis, they do. In fact the situation has become so comical even the genius minds of the Monty Python crew would have been hard-pressed to come up with this. Carry On Tennis, it should be called. “Great Britain suffer humiliating Davis Cup defeat” scream [...]

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WILL SAFINA’S BACK FORCE HER TO HANG IT UP? THE FRIDAY FIVE

March 5, 2010 By 4 Comments

By Maud Watson The Back Saga Continues – Once again, Dinara Safina’s back has forced her to withdraw from a tournament. This time, it is the prestigious BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Safina has stated that her back is still causing her too much pain to even consider competing next week in California, and [...]

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The Friday Five: Hang it up Scud

November 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment

My apologies to any Mark Philippoussis fans out there. I don’t personally have anything against the guy, but when I read earlier this week that he’s considering the possibility of yet another comeback to the ATP World Tour, I had to shake my head.

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Spain To Host Czechs In Davis Cup Final

September 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Spain completed a 4-1 victory over Israel in the Davis Cup semifinals on Sunday, as the nations split a pair of dead singles rubbers following the clinching doubles victory for the defending champs on Saturday.

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