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

April 1, 2013 By 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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Sony Open in Photos: S. Williams, Petkovic thru, Goerges bows out

March 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment

MIAMI, FL (March 22, 2013) — Thursday at the Sony Open saw several seeded players bow out, found gripping battles on the outer courts, and plenty of sunshine for fans to enjoy all the happenings on the Key Biscayne grounds. Below are Tennis Grandstand’s “Best Shots of the Day” by our photographer Christopher Levy.

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

February 24, 2013 By 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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Wizards of Oz (IV): Tomic, Gasquet, Raonic, Kvitova, Wozniacki, And More on Day 4

January 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Leaving Federer vs. Davydenko for a special, detailed preview by one of our colleagues here, we break down some highlights from the latter half of second-round action on Day 4. ATP: Brands vs. Tomic (Rod Laver Arena):  A tall German who once caused a stir at Wimbledon, Brands has won four of his first five [...]

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Australian Open in Photos: Vekic, Watson, Robredo and more

January 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Our esteemed tennis photographer is currently at Melbourne Park and will be providing daily tennis galleries from the 2013 Australian Open. Make sure to check back each day for a new gallery and don’t miss the fun from down under! January 15, 2013 — Our Tennis Grandstand photographer is back and today’s featured gallery includes Heather [...]

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The Twitter Echo Chamber or, “How Donna Vekic Became My BFF”

December 18, 2012 By 1 Comment

By David Kane In real life, we don’t (or at least try not to) loudly reference someone when they are within earshot of you. As children, we were taught that such a practice was as impolite as pointing. So why do we do it on Twitter? Obviously, talking about a sport requires referencing its athletes, [...]

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Bridging the gap at the new WTA 125 Tournaments

November 13, 2012 By 1 Comment

By David Kane For a tour that rose to its peak in the late 90s on the talented backs of young players like Martina Hingis and Venus Williams, the WTA has had a difficult time grooming its young ingénues in the last few years. The age eligibility rule named for famed burnout victim Jennifer Capriati [...]

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Laura Robson: It’s all about the climb

September 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By David Kane While young and talented Donna Vekic made a run to the Taskent final last week surprising virtually everyone, equally young and talented Laura Robson made her own mark this week by reaching the Guangzhou final, bringing many to mutter sighs of “Finally!” or the plaintive “What took her so long?” While Vekic [...]

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Donna Vekic: All grown up and searching for her tennis destiny

September 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By David Kane Sometimes on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tennis Tour, fans find that their favorite rising stars really grow up fast. One minute, they’re teenagers struggling to qualify for major tournaments; the next, they’re making tour finals in countries like Uzbekistan and you’re left wondering where the time went. Such is the case for [...]

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