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“Mama Martina:” Hingis Embraces New Role as Coach

May 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment

In a heated debate between parent and child, many a tiger mother has resorted to an ominous prediction in her rhetoric: “Wait until you have children; then you will understand.” It is a common adage heard in American households, but it feels strangely applicable as former champion Martina Hingis begins the European clay court swing, [...]

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Many WTA Candidates In Line to Conquer the Blue Clay

May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment

While all the talk has been about the colour of the clay in Madrid ahead of this week’s combined Mutua Madrid Open, there is an important tournament to be played on the new surface and there is a long list of title contenders in the women’s draw. The top half of the draw features World [...]

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The Ladies Hit the Dirt Hoping for Feats on Clay

April 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment

What promises to be a thrilling spring and summer of tennis for the WTA begins this week for the ladies in Stuttgart for the start of the clay court season. This much-anticipated segment of the calendar begins with a bang as 17 of the Top 20 players in the world are entered in the Porsche [...]

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MADRID FINALS PICTORIAL: NADAL BEATS FEDERER IN MADRID

May 17, 2010 By 1 Comment

You ever feel like you’re dreaming and then wake up and realize it wasn’t actually a dream. I imagine that that’s how it felt when Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer and broke the Agassi record of 17 titles on clay and actually getting 18. Nadal made history  winning his 18th Masters title by beating number [...]

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A PICTURE IS A 1000 WORDS: ROGER FEDERER VS DAVID FERRER SEMIS PICTORIAL

May 16, 2010 By 1 Comment

It’s true what they say: A picture is a 1000 words. And with our photographer Ralf Reinecke still running around in Madrid to send us pics, I am left wondering how many words I won’t have to write. Ralf possesses the uncanny talent to capture world’s finest at their best! Roger Federer beat David Ferrer [...]

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MADRID PHOTOGRAPHY FROM GERMANY’S FINEST!

May 14, 2010 By 2 Comments

And he keeps sending us stuff! Ralf Reinecke is running around on Madrid and it shows.   Pressconferences and celebrities, noone is safe from his photo camera. And they shouldn’t be.  Ralf’s photography is once again great. He sent me pics of Melzer, Almagro, Federer, Nadal, Na Li, Andy Murray, Gulbis and as extra bonus shots [...]

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ROGER FEDERER AND RAFAEL NADAL PICTORIAL AT THE MADRID OPEN

May 14, 2010 By 1 Comment

And he does it again. Ralf Reinecke managed to capture two of the best players in the world on cam in Madrid.  Earlier this week an interview with Roger Federer it was like he was giving Rafael Nadal a subtle swipe about his clay court dominance. The interview was on Gototennis.com and Federer has the [...]

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VENUS WILLIAMS AND LUCIE SAFAROVA REACH THE SEMIS OF THE MADRID OPEN

May 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Venus Williams and Lucie Safarova are the first semifinalists in Madrid. Lucie Safarova is getting the reputation of “giant killer” having beaten numerous top ten players in the past few weeks. Venus Williams will be the world number 2 when the new rankings come out next week and that means the Williams’  sisters are No.1 [...]

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IS IT A BIRD? IS IT A PLANE? WHAT EXACTLY IS ALONA BONDARENKO LOOKING AT?

May 13, 2010 By 1 Comment

And the photos just keep strolling in.  This time we got Alona Bondarenko and I was just reading my edition of Superman when this photo came in. It made me wonder: What is Alona Bondarenko looking at? Let me know what you think she is looking at: And we got more pics of Alona Bondarenko, [...]

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GREEN ON RED CLAY: JELENA JANKOVIC IN MADRID

May 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Our photographer Ralf Reinecke has done it again! He managed to capture the best players in the world, who are currently participating in Madrid, on camera and makes them look good. He sent me pics today of Jelena Jankovic. The girl in green. It makes her look like the She-Hulk and that means that I [...]

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