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Americans Nowhere to be Found on European Clay

April 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Yeshayahu Ginsburg It sometimes feels like there is a long-standing tradition of Americans skipping the European clay court season. Oh, everyone will play Roland Garros because even a first-round loss at a Slam is too much money to pass up and the Slams are prestigious enough to merit playing on an uncomfortable surface. But [...]

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A Beautiful Day On A Perfect Court

April 17, 2013 By 1 Comment

The Monte Carlo Masters is now officially two rounds old. As ever it has achieved a heady alchemy of the wearyingly familiar and the edifyingly refreshing. In the former category may be found Rafael Nadal’s annual disavowal of his own favouritism, which would carry more credence if it wasn’t delivered from atop a golden throne [...]

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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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Is Rising American Tennis Player Rhyne Williams the Real Deal?

April 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment

April 13, 2013 – In a semifinal that was physically much closer than the scoreline indicated, world No. 12 and US Men’s Clay Court Championship No. 1 seed Nicolas Almagro defeated 22-year-old rising American Rhyne Williams, 6-2, 6-1. But don’t be fooled by the skewed scoreline, as eight of the first eleven games went to [...]

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From Canucks to Kazakhs: Previewing the Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals

April 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Balanced among four continents, the Davis Cup World Group quarterfinals illustrate the diversity of excellence in this sport.  From Vancouver, Canada to Astana, Kazakhstan, each of the ties contains multiple storylines that we discuss in a preview. Canada vs. Italy:  Choice of surface often plays a crucial role in handing the home team a Davis [...]

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Slumping Caroline Wozniacki and John Isner Continue Spiraling Downward — The Friday Five

March 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson The Clinic We’ve all heard the phrase a player is “putting on a clinic.” It frequently happens in the early rounds of tournaments when the top-ranked players barely lose games, let alone sets against their less-accomplished opposition. What we don’t often hear about, or see for that matter, is the veteran 30+-year-old [...]

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Monday Mayhem: Miami WTA Fourth-Round, ATP Third-Round Matches Previewed

March 25, 2013 By 2 Comments

On a busy Monday in Miami, all of the women’s fourth-round matches unfold.  You can find a preview of all eight here in addition to a few of the remaining men’s third-round encounters. Garbine Muguruza vs. Li Na:  Into the fourth round for the second straight Premier Mandatory tournament, the Spanish rising star continues to [...]

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Baby Steps for a Big Man: Isner Survives Miami Opener

March 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment

March 23, 2013 — It has been barely a year since John Isner defeated world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of Indian Wells to reach his first career final at a Masters 1000 tournament.  While he could not claim the title there, Isner appeared to have notched a decisive breakthrough in his career [...]

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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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UPDATE: USTA Credentials Only One Serbian Journalist for USA vs Serbia Davis Cup tie

March 13, 2013 By 4 Comments

By Romi Cvitkovic UPDATE 2 (March 14, 2013 – 5:30PM): USTA and Sportska Centrala are working together to sort through this media credential miscommunication. Full update here. UPDATE 1 (March 14, 2013 – 12:10AM): Tim Curry, spokesperson for the USTA, just tweeted the following statement: “Contrary to reports there are multiple Serbian outlets credentialed for [...]

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