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The End of the Red Brick Road: WTA Brussels and Strasbourg Previews

May 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment

One Premier tournament and one International tournament complete the Road to Roland Garros within striking distance of Paris.  None of the women involved are in serious contention for the clay season’s ultimate prize, but the absence of those elite names could lead to some tightly contested matches in playing fields without clear favorites.  I forwent [...]

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The Dirty Dozen: Roland Garros Dark Horses Preview

May 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment

While attention focuses annually on a small group of contenders, Roland Garros would be much less intriguing without the upset threats that populate each year’s draw.  A look at the contenders lies ahead next week, but the spotlight this weekend shines on the dark horses.  None of these men or women can win the title [...]

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Opening the Magic Box: WTA Madrid Draw Preview

May 3, 2013 By 7 Comments

Rare is the non-major that features every woman in the WTA top 10, but Madrid can lay claim to that honor this year.  In another rare quirk, all of the top three women arrive there on winning streaks.  Only one of those streaks can survive Madrid.  Whose will it be?  Or none of the above?  [...]

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WTA Katowice Gallery: Players Party, plus Hlavackova, Vinci, Lisicki and more

April 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment

KATOWICE (April 10, 2013) — Wednesday at the BNP Paribas Katowice Open saw three seeds get ousted as Sabine Lisicki was trumped by Alexandra Cadantu 7-5, 6-2, Klara Zakopalova was defeated by Maria Elena Camerin 7-5, 6-3, 6-3, and Kaia Kanepi — in just her first tournament back — lost to Karolina Pliskova, 7-5, 6-3. [...]

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Players Withdraw from Australian Open — The Friday Five

January 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment

by Maud Watson Down and Out You can add two more high profile names to the withdrawal list for the first major of the year. German Andrea Petkovic has been forced to withdrawal with a stress fracture in the back that will likely take a good six to eight weeks to heal properly. After the [...]

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Tennis People: US Open seedings announced, Del Potro and Serena out, Nalbandian very much in

August 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment

*The seedings have been announced for the US Open next week and this is where the realisation the final Slam of the year is upon us really sets in. On the men’s side the top seeds are as you would expect. The top ten reads, in order: Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, Murray, Soderling, Davydenko, Berdych, Verdasco, [...]

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Azarenka, Ivanovic soar into second round in Cincinnati

August 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment

In their first appearances at the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open in Cincinnati, Ninth-seeded Victoria Azarenka and No. 11 Ana Ivanovic advanced to the second round.

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Razzano upsets Zvonareva

February 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Virginie Razzano reaches her second semi of 2009 by upsetting fifth seed Vera Zvonareva 7-6 (7), 7-5 at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships.

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Kanepi peels Jankovic

February 19, 2009 By 4 Comments

Kaia Kanepi, wearing Australian by L’Alpina, claimed her first top-five scalp by taking out Jelena Jankovic 6-2, 7-5 in the third round of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships; she’ll next face Elena Vesnina, who beat Dominika Cibulkova 4-6, 6-1, 4-0 after the Slovakian retired because of the heat.

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