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The Dirty Dozen: Roland Garros Dark Horses Preview

May 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment

While attention focuses annually on a small group of contenders, Roland Garros would be much less intriguing without the upset threats that populate each year’s draw.  A look at the contenders lies ahead next week, but the spotlight this weekend shines on the dark horses.  None of these men or women can win the title [...]

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Ernests Gulbis: What is Talent Really Worth?

April 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Would you rather have all the natural talent in the world and not an ounce of work ethic or all the work ethic in the world and not an ounce of natural talent? A true existential question of life. The final question in the tennis equivalent of ‘Would You Rather?’. While the greatest champions in [...]

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Despite Monte Carlo Loss, Isner Picking Up Speed on Clay

April 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Yeshayahu Ginsburg A few months ago, we looked at John Isner and his apparent distance away from the red clay. We went through his good match history on clay and how, when he played up to his potential, he could challenge just about anyone in the world. It was also puzzling, though, why Isner wouldn’t [...]

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Ernests Gulbis Storms Back; Grunting Still an Issue — The Friday Five

March 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Stuttering Finish With many of the world’s top-ranked female stars in attendance, the BNP Paribas Open started off so promising. It’s losing steam as it heads to the finale, however, thanks to a couple of key upsets and unfortunate withdrawals. Kirilenko upset both Aga Radwanska and Kvitova to set up a semifinal [...]

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Lucky 13: Ernests Gulbis’ win streak continues in Indian Wells

March 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment

It hasn’t been often over the last year that Ernests Gulbis has been faced with a room full of reporters after a match. More often than not, he’s been packing a bag and heading off to the next tournament. That’s how few and far between his wins had become. The 24 year old Latvian, whose [...]

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No Mirage Are These Four: ATP Indian Wells Draw Preview

March 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment

For the first time since Wimbledon 2012, all of the Big Four convene at the same tournament.  We take a detailed look at a balanced Indian Wells ATP draw. First quarter:  Twice a champion at Indian Wells, Djokovic brings a perfect 2013 record to the desert following titles at the Australian Open and Dubai.  Having [...]

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Site Unseen: A Lament for the Untelevised Early Rounds at Indian Wells

March 6, 2013 By 4 Comments

The main draw matches at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells are scheduled to commence today, which is to say on Wednesday morning local time. Even as I write, the men’s qualifying draw – dense with fascinating matches – is slimming down to an even dozen. The women’s qualifying draw is already there. Television [...]

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What to Watch in the ATP This Week: Previews of Marseille, Memphis, and Buenos Aires

February 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment

  While none of the ATP tournaments this week enjoys a field of the pedigree that the WTA has produced in Dubai, the 250 tournament in Marseille features every member of the top ten’s lower half.  We start with that event in our weekly preview, following it with the technically more significant tournament in Memphis [...]

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Gallery: Del Potro Overcomes a Resurgent Gulbis; Federer Eases Through

February 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment

ROTTERDAM (Feb. 14, 2013) —  No. 2 seed Juan Martin del Potro had his hands full as a resurgent Ernests Gulbis clawed his way into the first set, before the Argentine eventually won 7-6(5), 6-3. “It was a real battle”, Del Potro stated. “I played well, but had a hard time.” Gulbis, a former top-25 player, revealed earlier this week [...]

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Adidas Tennis Fashions for 2012 with Wozniacki, Verdasco, Ivanovic and Others

November 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The tennis season is ending this week with the Argentine men taking on Spain in the Davis Cup Finals, but we’re already looking toward 2012. More specifically, what tennis fashion the adidas athletes will wear come the Australian Open and beyond. Let’s have a look at the ensembles the following players will be wearing come [...]

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