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Andrea Petkovic: The True Tragic Heroine in Tennis

January 1, 2013 By 1 Comment

By David Kane No matter a tennis fan’s complicated allegiances, the vast majority can agree that nobody wants to see a player in pain. Moreover, nobody wants to see an injured player before a new season has truly begin. Sadly, that was exactly what we were forced to witness this week; a mere hours into [...]

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A Blogger’s Christmas Carol: The Past, Present and Uncertain Future of Russian Women’s Tennis

December 24, 2012 By 2 Comments

By David Kane Two tweets from former World No. 2s, Vera Zvonareva’s announcement that she would be missing the upcoming Australian Open, and Svetlana Kuznetsova’s suspense-filled declaration that she indeed loved life, seemed to sum up the status quo for Russian women’s tennis these days. It feels like a lifetime ago that to be a [...]

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Top 20 Tennis Gifs of 2011

December 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

There have been a lot of 2011 lists made this month that perfectly sum up the tennis season, shine light on the best and worst matches and spark intellectual debate amongst tennis fans. This is not one of those lists. Rather I have spent the past week scouring the depths of Tumblr and Tennis Forum, [...]

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Safina has “No Return”, Li Na Continues Year of Firsts and Tipsarevic Joins Winner’s Circle

October 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Safin says Safina is Done: Marat Safin says that his little sister Dinara Safina is finished on the tennis circuit. The former world No.1 has not been seen since May and has struggled tremendously over the past two years with a back injury that has seriously limited her playing time. She has dropped as low [...]

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Players Back Kendrick Over Ban, Safina to Miss Season’s Close and Federer Not Ready to Stop

August 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Players Back Kendrick: Many of tennis’ big stars have rallied behind American Robbie Kendrick after he was banned from tennis for 12 months last week by the ITF for failing a doping test. He is set to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport as he claimed he unwittingly ingested the banned substance in [...]

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Ana Ivanovic loses in first round of Roland Garros. Question rises: Where is that champion we used to know?

May 24, 2011 By 2 Comments

And sometimes smokes gets in your eyes. Your vision is troubled and you want the player you put your money on (No, I don’t mean live betting) to succeed no matter what.  And that goes for Ana Ivanovic as well. I want her to succeed but I am bummed that she lost to Johanna Larsson [...]

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Clijsters injured, Nishikori has home in mind and Safina winning again

March 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Paribas Open Ends in Belgian Tears: Reigning US and Australian Open Champion Kim Clijsters was forced to retire from her BNP Paribas Open encounter with Marion Bartoli with a shoulder injury. The 2003 and 2005 winner took the opening set before calling a trainer on court while trailing 2-1 in the second. With Bartoli taking [...]

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Nadal not Feeling Pressure, Safina at a Loss and Djokovic/Murray eye Silverware

January 21, 2011 By 2 Comments

*Rafa Nadal insists that there is “no pressure” as he bids to become the first man since Rod Laver to hold all four Slams at the same time. Dubbed the “Rafa Slam,” it is a feat not even his greatest rival Roger Federer has achieved. Speaking before the tournament began he said: “Maybe I am [...]

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Kim Clijsters Offers Caroline Wozniacki some Friendly Advice

January 20, 2011 By 1 Comment

Anyone else followed Caroline Wozniacki at the Aussie Open? Well  I have and I have been reading reports too from others. First of all, I disagree with all the critics who say she doesn’t deserve to be number one because she has not won a major. The number 1 spot doesn’t necessarily mean that you [...]

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Roger Federer Named in Lawsuit

October 15, 2010 By 3 Comments

From the Australian Open to the US Open, I couldn’t get enough tennis. It seemed like there was a constant stream of news. I was attending tournaments almost monthly and if I wasn’t watching in person, I was glued to the TV. For those of you in Europe, I highly recommend a subscription to the [...]

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