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Maria Sharapova’s Stay in Tokyo is Short but Sweet

September 28, 2010 By Stephane Carter Leave a Comment

Even though it’s still early in the tournament , the Toray Pan Pacific has been very surprising already so far. Before this tournament started I had high hopes for a good series in Tokyo but Sharapova never really launched at this year’s Toray Pan Pacific. She lost in the first round to WTA Tour veteran [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennistastic Tagged With: defending champion, game, great shape, high hopes, korea, krumm, Maria Sharapova, match, opponent, photos, shoulder surgery, tokyo, Toray Pan Pacific, veteran

Player Bounces Racquet Over Fence, Where It Gets Stuck!

September 1, 2010 By Stephane Carter Leave a Comment

Santiago Giraldo of Colombia was involved in a very unusual circumstance in his first-round US Open match Tuesday against Feliciano Lopez of Spain. Playing on Court No. 7 at the Billie Jean King USTA National Tennis Center, Giraldo was disgusted in his play, trailing two sets to love and a service break in the third [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennistastic Tagged With: babolat racquet, Billie Jean King, code of conduct, colombia, court surface, courtside, cupper, Feliciano Lopez, foot fence, game, match, national tennis center, photos, Santiago Giraldo, service break, shrubbery, Spain, unforced error, USTA National Tennis Center

Breast-Reduction Surgery Gains Simona Halep New Followers

August 31, 2010 By Stephane Carter 3 Comments

The best match so far today at the US Open is the one between Simona Halep and Jelena Jankovic.  Jankovic barely won and survived a major scare in the first round of the final major of the year versus the 18 year old Romanian. I recalled hearing the name Simona Halep before. I just couldn’t [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennistastic Tagged With: backache, breast reduction, breast reduction surgery, breasts, breastsize, followers, game, google, google images, halep, Jelena Jankovic, match, photos, scare, simona, tennis player

RALPH LAUREN CELEBRATES ITS FIFTH YEAR AS OFFICIAL OUTFITTER OF WIMBLEDON

June 16, 2010 By Stephane Carter Leave a Comment

Ralfph Lauren is holding a tennis clinic tomorrow at 11 am E.T. / 4 PM UK time. The tennis clinic is to celebrate the fifth year of Ralph Lauren as the official outfitter of the Wimbledon tournament. To celebrate its fifth year as Official Outfitter of the Wimbledon Championships, on 17th June Polo Ralph Lauren [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennistastic Tagged With: annabel, Boris Becker, boris becker tennis, champion, emailed questions, game, interactive clinic, legends, outfitter, polo ralph lauren, tennis clinic, tennis enthusiasts, uk time, virtual tennis, Wimbledon, wimbledon championships, wimbledon tournament

ROGER FEDERER ON TARGET IN MADRID

May 15, 2010 By Stephane Carter Leave a Comment

Roger Federer made it the to semis at the Madrid Open beating Ernests Gulbis 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.  Last month Ernests Gulbis turned into Federer’s “bête noir” beating Federer in Rome and Gulbig was looking to repeat. However, Federer got himself together and ensured victory in Madrid. “I think it’s one of the toughest things in [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennistastic Tagged With: altitude conditions, David Ferrer, federer and nadal, fellow countryman, game, high altitude, Monte Carlo, Nicolas Almagro, Rafael Nadal, ralf, reinecke, rivalry, Roger Federer, rome, target, Tennis, victory

ROGER FEDERER AND RAFAEL NADAL PICTORIAL AT THE MADRID OPEN

May 14, 2010 By Stephane Carter 1 Comment

And he does it again. Ralf Reinecke managed to capture two of the best players in the world on cam in Madrid.  Earlier this week an interview with Roger Federer it was like he was giving Rafael Nadal a subtle swipe about his clay court dominance. The interview was on Gototennis.com and Federer has the [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennistastic Tagged With: backhand, clay court, dominance, forehand, game, legs, Madrid, rafa, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, surfaces, swipe, volley

ELENA DEMENTIEVA INCIDENTALLY

January 11, 2010 By Stephane Carter Leave a Comment

I wish I knew then what I know now. That’s pretty much my opinion when it comes to Elena Dementieva. As I am writing this I am staring at her photos from the Medibank International in Sydney. Two photos in particular draw my attention. It’s the two dark shots. In the meantime Dementieva has told [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennistastic Tagged With: confidence, critical moments, Elena Dementieva, game, Hopman Cup, many moons, Medibank International, mixed doubles, nervosity, perth, photos, poll, slam, sydney

I’LL SUPPLY THE LOVE: MARIA KIRILENKO

December 27, 2009 By Stephane Carter 1 Comment

With the 2010 tennis season right around the corner I have been digging up some old videos of one my favorite players on the WTA Tour: Maria Kirilenko. I know she lost that exclusive deal with Stella McCartney to Caroline Wozniacki but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t look stylish on the courts anymore. In fact [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennistastic Tagged With: Caroline Wozniacki, consistent performances, crashes, game, grand slam tournament, high hopes, love, Maria Kirilenko, Stella McCartney, tennis season, WTA Tour News

Agassi’s Challenger Loss

November 16, 2009 By Randy Walker 3 Comments

Twelve years ago on November 16, 1997, Andre Agassi finished his first step towards his comeback from the depths of tennis – and as his new book OPEN revealed – the depths of his life.

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Filed Under: Lead Story Tagged With: Andre Agassi, big picture, challenger, christian vinck, crystal meth, depression, game, germany, job, las vegas, minor league, new chapter, Tennis History, twelve years, vegas nevada

Isner Upsets Roddick In An Open Classic

September 6, 2009 By McCarton Ackerman 1 Comment

With the crowd against him and Andy Roddick becoming more energized as the match progressed, John Isner dug deep to pull off the biggest upset of his career.

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Filed Under: Archives Tagged With: ace, aces, Andy Roddick, Arthur Ashe, Arthur Ashe Stadium, backhand, break of serve, break point, crowd, game, ground strokes, John Isner, match, midway, straightforward fashion, tiebreaker, victory, volley, washington d c
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