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What to Watch in the ATP This Week: Previews of Dubai, Acapulco, and Delray Beach

February 25, 2013 By Chris Skelton 1 Comment

One of the strongest ATP 500 tournaments on the calendar, Dubai follows its Premier women’s event by hosting six of the top ten men in the first significant outdoor hard-court tournament since the Australian Open. This tournament claims pride of place in our weekly preview, although events in Acapulco and Delray Beach also feature key [...]

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A Quick Pick of their Brain – Mark Woodforde

January 23, 2013 By James Crabtree Leave a Comment

James Crabtree is currently in Melbourne Park covering the Australian Open for Tennis Grandstand and is giving you all the scoop directly from the grounds. By James Crabtree MELBOURNE – During a Jacobs Creek Promotion whilst being hydrated by a seriously good glass of rosé I had the opportunity to sit down with Mark Woodforde, [...]

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Wizards of Oz (I): Australian Open Day 1 Preview

January 13, 2013 By Chris Skelton 1 Comment

While some of the stars opening play in Melbourne should encounter little resistance, others might want to tread carefully. We look at some of the most notable matches on Day 1 from Rod Laver Arena to the outer courts. Chang vs. Stosur (Rod Laver Arena): A flustered bundle of nerves on home soil, Stosur has [...]

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BNP Paribas Open 3.14.12

March 15, 2012 By Jennifer Denfield 1 Comment

I finally made it to the practice courts today. There was a little more mystery today as to who would be practicing when because the screens showing the practice sessions were not giving complete information. It was nice, however, to get to stumble upon Rafael Nadal practicing without every seat around the courts filled an [...]

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Mardy Fish Knocked Out of BNP Paribas Open

March 13, 2012 By Andrea Lubinsky Leave a Comment

Walking into the interview room, Mardy Fish looked like a defeated man. Yes, he was in fact a defeated man, having lost 3-6, 4-6 to Matthew Ebden earlier Monday afternoon. That being said, Fish didn’t look like a man who had just lost a tennis match, he looked like a man who had lost much [...]

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