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“The Choke of the Year:” Victoria Azarenka Behind The Mic

January 24, 2013 By 1 Comment

Barring a toe injury that kept her from finishing a warm-up event in Brisbane, Victoria Azarenka has not lost a match all year. There have been a few tense moments during her matches in Australia, most notably when she fell behind a break to American Jamie Hampton in the third, and most recently when she [...]

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Around The Corner: Sydney, Auckland and the Kooyong Classic

January 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

With just over a week until the start of the Australian Open, there is little time to tinker with one’s game for the first Grand Slam of the year. While the top four players in the world will be taking the week to rest themselves in anticipation for a deep-run in Melbourne, there are plenty [...]

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Kvitova plays Sharapova in Wimbledon finale, Nadal’s suspicious medical timeouts, Lisicki and Tomic are no flash in the pan – The Friday Five

July 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Cloud of Suspicion Rafael Nadal has been complaining about a pain in his foot, and maybe that’s because he just shot himself in it. Following his defeat of Juan Martin Del Potro, tennis forums across the web were abuzz with fans lambasting Nadal for what they perceived as gamesmanship. The accusation stemmed [...]

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Tim Smyczek, French Open wildcard recipient, answers our questions

May 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

In the wake of Donald Young’s Twitter outburst, Patrick McEnroe called the USTA wildcard playoffs a way to “try to send a message to our players and to everybody out there that you need to earn what you get.” No one understands earning your spot better than Tim Smyczek. The 23 year old, Wisconsin native [...]

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Novak Djokovic’ secret diet and Serena Williams’ new career as a rapper – The Friday Five

April 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson “Tip of the Iceberg” That was the phrase that Patrick McEnroe used when he reacted to the expletive-laden rant that Donald Young posted on Twitter earlier this week as Young attacked the USTA after not receiving their wildcard into the French Open. Going into the USTA’s wildcard playoff (which he tried to [...]

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Wozniacki year-end No. 1, Courier new US Davis Cup Captain, Cash backing Rafter

October 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

*Caroline Wozniacki has capped a fantastic 2010 by ending the year as the world’s No. 1 star after she defeated Franchesca Schiavone to qualify for the semifinals in Doha. Her 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory ensures she will stay ahead of Vera Zvonareva in the rankings no matter what happens from hereon in. She will be [...]

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Jim Courier Takes the Reins – The Friday Five

October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Taking the Reins A week after Australia named the appointment of Patrick Rafter as its new Davis Cup captain, the United States followed suit. On Wednesday it was announced that Jim Courier would be replacing Patrick McEnroe at the helm of the U.S. team. Courier will have some big shoes to fill, [...]

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Looking Back on John McEnroe’s Davis Cup Captaincy

October 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment

While the U.S. Tennis Association prepares to choose and name a new U.S. Davis Cup captain to replace Patrick McEnroe, it is interesting to look back 11 years at the start of the U.S. captaincy of Patrick’s older brother John. Arguably the greatest American Davis Cupper in the history of the competition, John McEnroe was [...]

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McEnroe Quits Davis Cup, Davis Cup Lineups Announced, Wind Causing Flushing Meadows Havoc

September 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment

*Patrick McEnroe will step down as US Davis Cup Captain later this month after a decade in the hotseat. With the US facing an important playoff against Columbia to stay in the top tier of the competition this will not help the players with their preparations. “It’s with a heavy heart I’m resigning as Davis [...]

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Is Martina Hingis Making Another Comeback? – The Friday Five

September 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Notable Performances – There have been a number of great matches at this year’s US Open, and as predicted, some of the biggest stars in the game have lived up to their billing to reach the latter rounds of the year’s last major, while others have had some outstanding breakout performances. But [...]

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