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What a Difference a Year Makes: Madrid in Blue vs. Madrid in Red

May 10, 2013 By 1 Comment

After the outcry caused by the audacious rhapsody in blue last year, the ATP essentially twisted the arm of the Madrid tournament into returning to its red roots.  But did the traditional surface really make a difference in the results of either the men’s or the women’s draw?  An analysis could use multiple angles, of [...]

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Grigor Dimitrov: Slow and Steady Leads to Greatness

May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Yeshayahu Ginsburg During Wimbledon 2011, three young players that were expected by many to someday be top tennis players were all playing their second-round matches at the same time. Two of them were competing in what many thought would be their coming-out parties. One was playing quite poorly against a middling opponent. The names [...]

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Photographs from the Rome Masters 1000 Open

May 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows After an action-packed week on the red dirt of Rome, the finals Masters 1000 Series tournament before Roland Garros threw up some exciting matches, entertaining press conferences and an opportunity for memorable photographs to be snapped. Here is a collection of some of those events for you to enjoy featuring many of [...]

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Magical Moments from Madrid: The Photographs

May 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows After spending a very busy and exciting week in Madrid and Rome, I have compiled a collection of the best photographs of your favourite tennis players from all the events in Madrid – showing happy moments, times of desperation, disappointment and of course photos from some of the explosive press conferences. Hope [...]

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Roger Federer and Serena Williams are still on top of the game

May 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Kelyn Soong Over the last couple years both players have been dismissed as past their primes, too old to dominate the game they once owned. But Roger Federer and Serena Williams, both 30, have been turning back the clock these past few weeks, conquering the blue clay at the Madrid Open and continuing their [...]

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Serena Williams crowned champion at the Madrid Open

May 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid – The new world No.6 Serena Williams stormed to victory against world No.1 Victoria Azarenka with a dominating 6-1, 6-3 victory that lasted only 64 minutes to win yet another title to add to her collection of 41. Azarenka and Williams stepped out on court under the blazing [...]

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Azarenka and Williams set up final clash at the Madrid Open

May 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid – World No.1 Victoria Azarenka recorded her sixth victory this year against Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 6-4 to progress to her sixth final this year where she will meet Serena Williams after she defeated qualifier Lucie Hradecka 7-6, 6-0. The Belarusian has reached the final for the second year [...]

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Novak Djokovic loses at the Madrid Open and says ‘no blue clay’

May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid – It was evident when walking into the press room that Novak Djokovic was not a happy man. He clearly felt that his loss was due to the courts, claiming he ‘wants to forget this week as soon as possible and move onto the real claycourts.’ When the [...]

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Happiness for Serena Williams and disappointment for Fernando Verdasco at the Madrid Open

May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid – It was a tale of two different halves in Madrid today, as without a shadow of a doubt, the prize for best press conference this week has to go to the enigmatic Serena Williams who defeated Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-3 and the saddest of the day so [...]

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Del Potro downs Dolgopolov for a place in the semis at the Madrid Open

May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid – Juan Martin Del Potro had a straightforward day out on Stadium 3 today against Alexandr Dolgopolov recording a 6-3, 6-4 victory in front of a full crowd. The Argentine fired his serves and hit weighty forehands to pull the Ukrainian from side to side throughout their encounter, but after the [...]

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