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WTA Strasbourg day 2 roundup and photos

May 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Romana Cvitkovic Tennis Grandstand photographer Rick Gleijm is in Strasbourg, France covering the WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg tournament live all week. Main draw action continued today and saw several more seeds fall including Maria Kirilenko, Mona Barthel and Marina Erakovic, while number two seed Francesca Schiavone eased through. 2010 Roland Garros champion Francesca Schiavone may not have [...]

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Quick Recap: Williams’ Sisters on Collision Course at Family Circle Cup

April 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Rick Limpert, Special for Tennis Grandstand When the top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska pulled out of this week’s Family Circle Cup on Monday because of a back injury, Bob Moran and his team at the Charleston WTA event appeared a little nervous. It also gave the Williams’ Sisters a chance to come to the rescue and [...]

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Arvidsson Takes Memphis Title

February 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment

by Rick Limpert, Special for Tennis Grandstand Unseeded Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden won her second WTA title on Saturday in Memphis of all the places, the same city where she won her first. Arvidsson downed fourth-seeded Marina Erakovic of New Zealand 6-3, 6-4 to take the championship of the Memphis International WTA event. The 28-year [...]

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Women Grab Some Limelight From Men in Memphis

February 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment

by Rick Limpert, Special for Tennis Grandstand With names like Isner, Roddick and Raonic in the men’s draw at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships this week, it’s easy to overlook the WTA’s Memphis International also going on through Saturday in Memphis. A deep and international field came together on the women’s side and close matches [...]

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Rising American Christina McHale Charges On

January 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Christina McHale is picking up in Melbourne right where she left off in the 2011 season. The 19-year-old McHale has reached the third round at a Grand Slam for the second consecutive time. She also reached the third round at last year’s U.S. Open. Ranked No. 42 in the world, McHale upset 24th-seed Lucie Safarova [...]

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For Calleri and Garbin, Clay Season Is Not Over

June 14, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Last week on the challenger circuit, clay-court specialists prevailed in the biggest red dirt events on the men’s and women’s side, while we also got a sneak peek of coming attractions for Wimbledon at the first grass court tune-up of the year.

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Challenger/Futures Write-Up for February 18th

February 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment

The challenger and futures circuits on both the men’s and women’s tours this week showcased what was arguably some of the most competitive and high quality tennis in recent memory.

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