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Coco Vandeweghe on her pre-match rituals, her U.S. Open debut, and wanting to party with Novak Djokovic

August 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Coco Vandeweghe, who shot up 50 spots in the the WTA Tour rankings after reaching the Stanford final three weeks ago, is in action this week at the Citi Open. After receiving the tournament’s last wildcard and her highest career seeding, Vandeweghe finds herself in the quarterfinals with fellow American Vania [...]

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Azarenka’s streak ends; Wozniacki thrills then disappoints — The Friday Five

March 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson It Ends Victoria Azarenka managed to find a way to come back from the brink of defeat in her fourth round match against Dominika Cibulkova (thanks in large part to a choke job by the Slovak), but she couldn’t pull off the feat twice.  The Belarusian crumbled under the relentless pressure of [...]

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The Meaning of a Last Name in Tennis; Berdych as His Own Worst Enemy — The Friday Five

March 2, 2012 By 1 Comment

by Maud Watson Pushing the Limits In the movie Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Severus Snape once said, “Well, it may have escaped your notice, but life isn’t fair.” Of course, Professor Snape was saying that to the Boy Who Lived, but it pretty much sums up what Dubai tournament officials told [...]

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Tennis Erupts in to Strike Row, WTA Sees Debutant Winners and Wawrinka Goes Solo

September 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Tennis World Split over Strike Claims: The main talking point in the tennis world this week has been the proposed player strike which world No.4 Andy Murray believes ATP professionals will not be scared to enforce should their concerns about the over-packed tennis calendar again be ignored. World Murray says that in conversations he has [...]

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Petra Kvitova and Novak Djokovic new Royalty at Wimbledon

July 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Petra Kvitova shocked former Wimbledon Champion Maria Sharapova with an outstanding display of powerful tennis to lift her maiden Grand Slam at the All England Club on Saturday. Equally surprising was the dominant display shown by Novak Djokovic who cemented his new world number one ranking by handing out a four-set defeat to Rafael Nadal, [...]

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Petra Kvitova and Maria Sharapova reach Wimbledon finale 2011

June 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Petra Kvitova will meet Maria Sharapova in the 2011 Wimbledon final after they beat Victoria Azarenka and Sabine Lisicki respectively. Kvitova shone in her 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 victory over the fourth seeded Belarusian who lost her first ever Grand Slam semi-final having had a her run ended in the quarters on several occasions previously. The [...]

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Tennis under the palms in Key Biscayne

March 24, 2011 By 1 Comment

By Thomas Swick swickt@bellsouth.net For a day at the Sony Ericsson without much action, Wednesday had a fair amount of action. Mid-morning the scent of cinnamon-roasted nuts floated through the air and Kim Clijsters stood in the outdoor players’ lounge. “Kim! Kim!” cried a rubbernecker pressed against the fence. He had shown astonishing restraint in [...]

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Navratilova Edges Evert to win Australian Title – On this day in Tennis History

December 7, 2010 By 1 Comment

With tennis being in its off-season – wait, tennis has an off-season? – we thought we would give you daily content courtesy of Randy Walker’s book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY, so you can have your daily tennis fix. ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, New Chapter Press, www.TennisHistoryBook.com), makes for an ideal companion [...]

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Celebrity Smash Hits Boasts Entertaining Tennis, Charming Personalities, and AIDS Awareness

November 17, 2010 By 2 Comments

It’s one thing to root for your favorite players on a dimensionless TV, coaching them through the screen. It’s a completely different matter to interact with them directly and observe their personalities in a relaxed, yet competitive, setting. And that’s exactly what happened Monday night at American University’s Bender Arena where current and retired professional [...]

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ESPN’s “Unmatched” – Chris Evert & Martina Navratilova

September 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment

ESPN’s “30 for 30” film series presents Unmatched, the story of women’s pro tennis champions Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. Arguably the greatest sports rivals of all time, Chris and Martina were as much close friends as they were fierce competitors. Unmatched documents the first time the two women have sat together to discuss their [...]

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