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On Guts Alone

February 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment

To win a tennis match, a player usually requires a near-perfect alignment of their physical and emotional states. For most, even the slightest niggling pain or mental wobble can derail what would otherwise be a clear course to victory. But to say that all players can achieve this elusive equilibrium would not only be a [...]

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The Week Ahead in the WTA: Previewing the Premier Event in Doha

February 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Formerly riddled with upsets and surprise semifinalists, WTA draws grew relatively predictable in 2012 as a small group of women won virtually every marquee tournament.  That trend continued when Azarenka defended her Australian Open crown after several young stars rose and fell.  In Doha, more of the familiar suspects look likely to shine.  Read a [...]

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Photos: Australian Open Doubles with Hlavackova, Schiavone, Mirza and more

January 18, 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 has today’s featured gallery which includes a unique [...]

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Wizards of Oz (II): Murray, Tomic, Tsonga, Wozniacki, Kvitova, and More from Day 2

January 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Our daily preview series continues with six matches from each Tour. ATP: Haase vs. Murray (Rod Laver Arena):  When they met at the 2011 US Open, the underdog nearly stunned the Scot by building a two-set lead.  Haase then won just six games over the last three sets as he continued a bizarre career trend [...]

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Quarters for Our Thoughts (II): Australian Open Women’s Draw Preview

January 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment

After the mega-preview of the Australian Open men’s draw appeared yesterday, we take the same type of look at the women’s draw. First quarter:  Like fellow defending champion Djokovic, Azarenka cruised through the first week of last year’s tournament.  Also like Djokovic, she should do so again this year against an early slate of opponents [...]

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Francesca Schiavone victorious against a resurgent Alize Cornet in Strasbourg

May 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Romana Cvitkovic Italian tennis player Francesca Schiavone has a lot to celebrate after winning the Internationaux de Strasbourg over French wildcard Alize Cornet, 6-4, 6-4. It had been two years since Schiavone’s last title at the 2010 French Open and her first final since last year’s French Open. Going in to today’s final, the expected [...]

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WTA Strasbourg Day 5 recap and photos: Francesca Schiavone, Alize Cornet to meet in finals

May 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Romana Cvitkovic Tennis Grandstand photographer Rick Gleijm is in Strasbourg, France covering the WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg tournament live all week. The singles and doubles finals are set and will feature Italian Francesca Schiavone against Alize Cornet, and the number 1 doubles seed of Nicole Grandin and Vladimira Uhlirova taking on number two seed Olga Govortsova and [...]

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WTA Strasbourg Day 3 recap and photos: Francesca Schiavone, Sloane Stephens reach quarterfinals

May 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Romana Cvitkovic Tennis Grandstand photographer Rick Gleijm is in Strasbourg, France covering the WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg tournament live all week. The second round was underway with victories by Francesca Schiavone, Anabel Medina Garrigues, and American Sloane Stephens. Schiavone made quick work of Croatian qualifier Mirjana Lucic with a solid 6-1, 6-2 win in just an hour. [...]

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WTA Strasbourg day 2 roundup and photos

May 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Romana Cvitkovic Tennis Grandstand photographer Rick Gleijm is in Strasbourg, France covering the WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg tournament live all week. Main draw action continued today and saw several more seeds fall including Maria Kirilenko, Mona Barthel and Marina Erakovic, while number two seed Francesca Schiavone eased through. 2010 Roland Garros champion Francesca Schiavone may not have [...]

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Spotlight: Flavia Pennetta on her 2009 U.S. Open Run, Monica Seles and Angelina Jolie

March 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Flavia Pennetta has been a force on the WTA Tour for over ten years, but she only broke through the top echelons of women’s tennis back in 2009 when she became Italy’s first top 10 singles player in history. I had a chance to chat with the bubbly, pleasant, and smiling Flavia during the Sony [...]

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