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Quest to Qualify with Irina Falconi: Waking up in Paris

May 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Follow American Irina Falconi in this “Quest to Qualify” player blog as she competes in Europe, and now, the French Open qualifying. Currently ranked No. 135 in singles and 72 in doubles, she is 10-2 in her career in Grand Slam qualifying and looking for another main draw berth in Paris this week. (Catch Parts 1, 2, 3, [...]

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Quest to Qualify with Irina Falconi: Goodbye Prague, Hello Roland Garros!

May 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Follow American Irina Falconi in this “Quest to Qualify” player blog as she journeys through Europe, playing warm-up events on red clay in preparation for French Open qualifying. Currently ranked No. 156 in singles and 76 in doubles, she  is 10-2 in her career in Grand Slam qualifying and looking for another main draw berth in [...]

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Quest to Qualify with Irina Falconi: Just Add Chocolates

May 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Follow American Irina Falconi in this “Quest to Qualify” player blog as she journeys through Europe, playing warm-up events on red clay in preparation for French Open qualifying. Currently ranked No. 156 in singles and 76 in doubles, she  is 10-2 in her career in Grand Slam qualifying and looking for another main draw berth in [...]

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Quest to Qualify with Irina Falconi: A Day in the Life of a Tennis Pro

May 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Follow American Irina Falconi in this “Quest to Qualify” player blog as she journeys through Europe, playing warm-up events on red clay in preparation for French Open qualifying. Currently ranked No. 156 in singles and 76 in doubles, she  is 10-2 in her career in Grand Slam qualifying and looking for another main draw berth in [...]

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Quest to Qualify with Irina Falconi: Conquering Prague

May 16, 2013 By 6 Comments

Follow American Irina Falconi in this “Quest to Qualify” player blog as she journeys through Europe, playing warm-up events on red clay in preparation for French Open qualifying. Currently ranked No. 156 in singles and 76 in doubles, she  is 10-2 in her career in Grand Slam qualifying and looking for another main draw berth in [...]

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Charlottesville Gallery: CoCo, Falconi and Rising Stars Pegula, Rogers, Abaza

April 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (April 27, 2013) – The Boar’s Head club in Charlottesville, VA is host to this week’s USTA Pro Circuit event, where the draws were filled with veterans, former college players, and several teenage up-and-comers. Here’s your chance to not only enjoy some great tennis photography from the week, but also get familiar with the [...]

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Photos: Australian Open January 11, 2013 with Bouchard, Falconi, Sanchez

January 11, 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 11, 2013 — Tennis Grandstand photographer is back and today’s featured gallery includes North [...]

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Maria Sanchez: America’s Next Top Tennis Mover

December 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By David Kane (Dec. 10, 2012) — The much-maligned tennis rankings may not be perfect, but its 52-week system does allow for the truly talented, like American Maria Sanchez, to make up for lost time in a big way. The University of Southern California grad (’11) has an all-court game and, at 5’10”, strikes an [...]

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Coco Vandeweghe on her pre-match rituals, her U.S. Open debut, and wanting to party with Novak Djokovic

August 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Coco Vandeweghe, who shot up 50 spots in the the WTA Tour rankings after reaching the Stanford final three weeks ago, is in action this week at the Citi Open. After receiving the tournament’s last wildcard and her highest career seeding, Vandeweghe finds herself in the quarterfinals with fellow American Vania [...]

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Young Americans Struggle at Family Circle Cup

April 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The youth movement has stalled temporarily. Among the American women, the 2012 Family Circle Cup in Charleston, SC has belonged to the tour veterans. The tournament began with 10 main draw players from the United States but only four remain: 5th seed Serena Williams, 30, wildcard Venus Williams, 31, qualifier Jill Craybas, 37, and Varvara [...]

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