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Victoria Azarenka slays “Giant Killer” Goerges to reach Mutua Madrid Open finale

May 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Victoria Azarenka has reached the finale of the prestigious Mutua Madrid Open tournament by defeating “Giant Killer” Julia Goerges in the semis with 6-4, 6-2.  The defeat of Julia Goerges marks the end of her 10 match winning streak.  Azarenka completely overpowered Goerges in the semifinals.  With her win Azarenka is expected to rise to [...]

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French Davis Cup Celebrations, New ITHF inductees and Serena to Miss WTT Season

July 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

*French Davis Cup captain Guy Forget was full of praise for his players following their shock win over Spain in the Davis Cup quaterfinals last weekend. Michael Llodra and Julien Benneteau defeated Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez in the doubles rubber to give France an unassailable 3-0 lead in the tie. The win is the [...]

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WILL SAFINA’S BACK FORCE HER TO HANG IT UP? THE FRIDAY FIVE

March 5, 2010 By 4 Comments

By Maud Watson The Back Saga Continues – Once again, Dinara Safina’s back has forced her to withdraw from a tournament. This time, it is the prestigious BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Safina has stated that her back is still causing her too much pain to even consider competing next week in California, and [...]

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WILL GULBIS BE THE SHINING STAR FOR LATVIA?

March 4, 2010 By 1 Comment

While the cameras may have been focused on Dubai and Acapulco last week as the two largest tournaments taking place on the ATP Circuit, a (not-so) little Latvian was making history on the courts of Delray Beach in the United States. The 6 foot, 3 inch, 21-year-old was in scintillating form and didn’t drop a [...]

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