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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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Elena Dementieva Still Wins Rewards: Fan Watch

January 31, 2011 By 2 Comments

By Luís Santos As a die hard Elena Dementieva fan I was rooting for the fairytale thing to happen at this year’s Australian Open final but alas, I was brought back to reality – just like when she was around. So Kim Clijsters finally won outside of NYC and she shattered the hopes of millions [...]

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Further Calls for a Shorter Tour Highlight Injury Problems

November 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Last week’s article looked at whether Russian star Elena Dementieva’s shock retirement outlined a tendency for money-rich stars to get out of the sport for other pursuits more readily. Over the past few days interviews with top players have seen calls for a shorter tour due to the physical strains the current setup puts on [...]

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Is Dementieva Continuing a New Sporting Trend?

November 10, 2010 By 3 Comments

There is no doubt what the biggest story in tennis has been this week. Elena Dementieva, the Russian Ice Queen, has left us almost as abruptly as she arrived. Dementieva strove to show us that, after Kournikova, Russian women could actually compete at the top of the game and weren’t there to earn the WTA [...]

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Dementieva’s Retirement: Foreshadowing What’s to Come?

November 6, 2010 By 7 Comments

After the final round robin match of the Doha Championships, all of the players gathered on the court for a special announcement. Elena Dementieva, a stalwart of the women’s tennis tour, was about to upset the delicate balance of the tennis world by announcing her retirement, effective immediately. In a very touching ceremony, Elena thanked [...]

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Ana Ivanovic Splits with Coach – The Friday Five

November 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Abrupt Ending Few saw this one coming, but following her defeat to Italian Francesca Schiavone on the last day of the round robin competition at the WTA Championships, Elena Dementieva shocked fans with the announcement that she was retiring, effective immediately.  She later cited one of the main reasons behind her decision [...]

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Dementieva’s Shock Retirement, Clijsters wins in Doha and ATP Finals Chase is on

November 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment

*29-year-old world No. 9 Elena Dementieva has shocked the tennis world by announcing that she will retire from the sport following the WTA Championships in Doha. She reached the finals of the French and US Opens in 2004 as well as the semi finals in Australia (2009), Wimbledon (2008, 2009) and at the WTA Chmps. [...]

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Who’s Left to Qualify for London?

November 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

So we tearfully farewelled Elena Dementieva, my favourite, the “Slamless Swan” and saw “Little Miss Sunshine” Caroline Woznaicki and her magical yellow panties, cement the world No. 1 ranking for the year, and Sam Stosur reminded us (with the help of Fran Schiavone) that sadly, all the love in the world can’t stop a choke. [...]

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The Women Who Hit Hard: The Making of…

September 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment

One of the things that I like about the US Open is the media buzz and thanks to one of my Facebook friends I found a great article created especially for the Open. You can find it here: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/08/29/magazine/womens-tennis.html The video features Victoria Azarenka, Serena Williams, Elena Dementieva, Kim Clijsters, Jelena Jankovic, Samantha Stosur and [...]

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Behind the Scenes at the Rogers Cup: Stenographer Linda Christensen Plays Vital Role

August 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Who’s got the fastest hands on tour? Rafael Nadal or Justine Henin perhaps, or were you thinking of Andy Murray or Elena Dementieva? Try thinking outside of the box, or, more specifically, outside of the court. I’m not talking about the video review operator on center court or Roger Federer’s racquet stringer. Take your search [...]

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