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Three Unmissable Events of the Clay Season

April 10, 2013 By 1 Comment

The draw is whittling down nicely at Houston’s grandly titled US Men’s Clay Court Championship. The WTA has already completed a fine week in Charleston. Clay, whether we like it or not, is upon us. There are unbroken months of dirt ahead, and it’s only getting redder. Soon it’ll be everywhere – swirling into our [...]

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Djokovic and Sharapova Conquer Rome, Paris Missing Williamses, but Del Potro and Clijsters opt in

May 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Djokovic Building Roman Empire: Novak Djokovic moved to 39-matches unbeaten after battling to a 6-4, 6-4 victory over world No.1 Rafael Nadal in the Rome Masters final. The Serb star at times over-powered Nadal and has now beaten a man twice in a week, who, before last weekend’s final at the Mutua Madrid Masters, had [...]

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Roger Federer wants Roland Garros, Djokovic tumbles Nadal and Kvitova earns shock win

May 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Federer Will not Concede French Open Title: Everyone is talking about Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic right now, but anybody would be a fool to forget about the other large threat at Roland Garros this month – 16-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer. “It’s definitely an interesting time right now that Novak hasn’t lost all [...]

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Djokovic still going, Del Potro’s winning return on clay and Medina ties Venus

May 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Home Comfort for Djokovic: Novak Djokovic’s unbeaten start to 2011 continued as he lifted his home Serbian Open title for a second time, his fifth title this year, defeating Feliciano Lopez 7-6, 6-2 in the final. It means the 23-year-old picks up the title without dropping a single set. After a scare at 5-5 in [...]

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THE ANA/JELENA FEUD, AMERICANS, MURRAY LOOKING AHEAD TO GRASS: TENNIS PEOPLE

June 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment

* The Ana Ivanovic-Jelena Jankovic feud seems to have resurfaced following their encounter at Roland Garros. Following their second-round match at the Madrid Masters last month Jankovic appeared to mock Ivanovic’s famed fist-pump celebration which her Serbian Fed-Cup teammate took umbrage to. When questioned about it this week Ivanovic said: “You know what they say: [...]

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BRYAN BROTHERS ROCK-AND-ROLL ON – AND OFF – THE COURT

May 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The Bryan Brothers equalled the Open Era doubles record of the Australian Woodies, Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodford on Sunday by securing their 61st victory of their careers in the Madrid Masters doubles final. The telepathic twins beat world No. 1 pair, Daniel Nestor and partner Nenad Zimonjic 6-3, 6-4 in a final lasting only [...]

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Religious Fanatic Disrupts Men’s Pro Tennis Event

October 20, 2009 By 3 Comments

A religious fanatic disrupted play at a men’s professional tennis tournament October 20, walking on to the feature court and in front of a sell-out audience and preached about the evils of credit cards and of Satan before being escorted into the custody by local officials.

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