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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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ATP Spotlight on Robin Haase

March 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment

During the Sony Ericsson Open, I sat down with Dutch ATP player and current world #53, Robin Haase to chat memorable moments, the perks of being a tennis player, the players he would most want to party with and Novak Djokovic as the toughest opponent he has ever faced. Even though he was running late [...]

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Rotterdam: Federer, Del Potro Win, Boris Becker Talks to Press

February 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment

by Lisa-Marie Burrows ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, Rotterdam – All systems were go yesterday at the Rotterdam tournament. With “oohs” and “aahs” echoing around the large arena, the crowd were treated to four exciting quarterfinal matches, which saw Berdych, Del Potro, Federer and Davydenko all make it through to the semi final stages. First [...]

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Rotterdam Results & Exclusive Photos: Federer, Del Potro, Baghdatis

February 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

It was a thrilling day in Rotterdam as the top three seeds, including Roger Federer, Tomas Berdych and Juan Martin del Potro all claimed a spot in the second round of the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament, including a first ever win for del Potro at this event – but not without some drama. Top [...]

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ATP Rotterdam Day 2 Results & Photos: Troicki, Youzhny Win, Haase Ousted

February 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Catch all the action this week and follow professional tennis photographer Rick Gleijm as he covers ATP Tour’s ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. The gallery below includes day two action. The biggest news of the day came when eighth-seed Marcel Granollers was ousted by Philipp Kohlschreiber and doubles fourth seed Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan [...]

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The Secret Behind Bobby Reynolds’ Win Streak

January 11, 2012 By 3 Comments

The chances that Jesse Levine gets his racquet back are looking slim. After an inauspicious start in Brisbane, losing in the first round of qualifiers, Bobby Reynolds asked Levine for one of his racquets. Since then, Reynolds has gone undefeated, winning five matches in a row at the Sydney International, including an upset over second [...]

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Caroline Wozniaki has Reached the Pinnacle of the WTA Rankings

October 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson At the Apex – Dane Caroline Wozniaki has reached the pinnacle of the WTA Rankings, and it will be interesting to see how she is perceived in the weeks to come. Like some of the other recent No. 1’s such as Safina and Jankovic, she has reached the top without a Slam [...]

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AROUND THE CORNER: ROGER FEDERER GOES HALLE WHILE ANDY MURRAY PLAYS LONDON

June 7, 2010 By 2 Comments

Less than twenty-four hours after Rafael Nadal’s impressive French Open victory and the ATP Tour is switching gears from the red clay of Roland Garros to the green grass of Halle and London. The short grass-court season is now upon us and over the next month we will witness a very different and exciting brand [...]

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ANDY RODDICK AND SAM QUERREY ARE OPPOSITES: THE FRIDAY FIVE

May 28, 2010 By 1 Comment

By Maud Watson Questions for Querrey – American Sam Querrey needs to find some answers as to why he’s lacking motivation, how does he find it again, and how does he do a better job of controlling his mindset when he’s out on the court. I’ll give credit to Sam for at least owning up [...]

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WILL GULBIS BE THE SHINING STAR FOR LATVIA?

March 4, 2010 By 1 Comment

While the cameras may have been focused on Dubai and Acapulco last week as the two largest tournaments taking place on the ATP Circuit, a (not-so) little Latvian was making history on the courts of Delray Beach in the United States. The 6 foot, 3 inch, 21-year-old was in scintillating form and didn’t drop a [...]

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