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Rafa’s Redoubt: ATP Monte Carlo Draw Preview

April 14, 2013 By 1 Comment

No man ever has won nine straight titles at an ATP tournament, but no man ever has come close to defeating Rafael Nadal in Monte Carlo during the last decade.  Nadal has lost only two sets in his last six appearances in this principality perched on the Mediterranean, attaining a level of sustained brilliance that [...]

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Cautionary Novak Djokovic; Minor Setback for Sam Querrey — The Friday Five

April 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Touch and Go The spring clay court season of the ATP World Tour is set to kick it into high gear next week, but it may not be firing on all cylinders. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic badly sprained his ankle in his winning effort to help lead Serbia to victory over [...]

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ASICS Easter Bowl: 13-year-old Ryan Peus Wins Wearing Signed Roger Federer “Lucky Hat”

April 12, 2013 By 1 Comment

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (April 11, 2013) – Future UCLA teammates and fellow Californians Mackenzie McDonald and Gage Brymer recorded convincing straight-set victories on Thursday in the Boys’ 18s division on Day 5 of the 46th annual ASICS Easter Bowl being played at the Sunrise Country Club. The No. 2-seeded McDonald of Piedmont, Calif., beat No. [...]

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ATP Plotlines to Ponder: Clay Season Edition

April 12, 2013 By 1 Comment

Having concluded the first hard-court season, the ATP moves on to spend the spring on clay in cities like Monte Carlo, Madrid, Rome, and Paris.  Take a look at some of the key narratives that might set the tone during this action-packed span. 1.      Can anyone stop Nadal?  This question has dominated the ATP clay [...]

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Three Unmissable Events of the Clay Season

April 10, 2013 By 1 Comment

The draw is whittling down nicely at Houston’s grandly titled US Men’s Clay Court Championship. The WTA has already completed a fine week in Charleston. Clay, whether we like it or not, is upon us. There are unbroken months of dirt ahead, and it’s only getting redder. Soon it’ll be everywhere – swirling into our [...]

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The ATP Quarterly Review

April 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By James A. Crabtree   So it’s April and that means two things. The first quarter of the year is over and the European clay court season is about to begin. So what have we learned? Well, rather a lot. December 2012 The beginning of the tennis year started in December 2012. With this the [...]

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From Canucks to Kazakhs: Previewing the Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals

April 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Balanced among four continents, the Davis Cup World Group quarterfinals illustrate the diversity of excellence in this sport.  From Vancouver, Canada to Astana, Kazakhstan, each of the ties contains multiple storylines that we discuss in a preview. Canada vs. Italy:  Choice of surface often plays a crucial role in handing the home team a Davis [...]

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David Ferrer is Exactly Where He Wants To Be

April 4, 2013 By 1 Comment

By Yeshayahu Ginsburg David Ferrer is exactly where he wants to be. Over the past few years he has made himself into the most consistent player in the game outside the “Big 4”. He is a warrior on the court who plays a dogged, determined defensive game that frustrates and wears down his opponents. He [...]

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Hardcourt Retrospective (ATP)

April 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment

As the ATP tour descends with wrathful inevitability upon the clay of southern Europe and elsewhere – indeed the WTA has already made the switch – the time seems appropriate to look back at the prolonged hardcourt season just ended, the one that began in Atlanta last July, and concluded just a few days ago in Miami. [...]

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Tommy Haas: The Golden Boy of the Sony Open

March 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Jane Voigt MIAMI, FL (March 28, 2013) — People say Roger Federer dances on court, his smooth tennis a testament to a sport that brutalizes fuzzy yellow balls. Some people say Tommy Haas is cut from the same cloth as Federer when it comes to movement. Both are graceful athletes in their early 30s. [...]

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