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ATP Munich Gallery: Dodig Defeats Cilic; Dolgopolov and Kohlschreiber Also Thru

May 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment

MUNICH (May 1, 2013) — Defending BMW Open champion Philipp Kohlschreiber took just 63 minutes to defeat world No. 195 Evgeny Korolev in his opening match, 6-2, 6-4. Croat Ivan Dodig also found himself in the quarterfinals after ousting tournament No. 2 seed and fellow Croat Marin Cilic in an easy two sets, 6-4, 6-2. Ukrainian [...]

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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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Wizards of Oz (V): Sharapova, Djokovic, Ivanovic, Ferrer, Li, and More on Australian Open Day 5

January 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment

A plethora of intriguing encounters awaits audiences as the third round begins at the Australian Open.  Foremost among them are two in the women’s draw, which we include in our latest preview. WTA: Kerber vs. Keys (Rod Laver Arena):  Long hovering on the horizon, the 17-year-old Madison Keys has soared into the consciousness of the [...]

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Wizards of Oz (III): Stosur, Venus, Sharapova, Djokovic, and More on Australian Open Day 3

January 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment

The first day of the second round looks rather sparse in general, but we picked out a few potential diamonds in the rough.  Let’s start with the ladies for a change. WTA: Zheng vs. Stosur (Rod Laver Arena):  When they met a week ago in Sydney, the Aussie suffered from a slow start, rallied to [...]

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The Fault of Untelevised Matches at the Australian Open

January 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Yeshayahu Ginsburg There was a lot of very good tennis scheduled and played on the first day of the Australian Open. Unlike other Slams, which split up the first round into three days, the Australian Open plays exactly half of the first-round singles matches on each of the first two days. That means 32 [...]

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Starting Where They Finished: Novak, Serena, Vika, and More in 2012-13

January 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment

In a sport with such a short offseason, players often can translate their momentum from a strong end to one year into a solid start to the next year.  We look at six of the players who distinguished themselves just before the curtain came down on 2012.  How did they fare when the curtain rose [...]

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Davis Cup party in Prague; Rafael Nadal’s great unknown — The Friday Five

November 23, 2012 By 1 Comment

By Maud Watson Party in Prague When it comes to the elite team competition in tennis, 2012 will forever be remembered as the year of the Czechs. Tomas Berdych and Petra Kvitova got the ball rolling with their victory run at the Hopman Cup in January, and they played their parts in helping the Czech [...]

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Doubles is double the fun at Barclay’s ATP World Tour Championships

November 8, 2012 By 1 Comment

By Jane Voigt, owner of DownTheTee.com  November 7, 2012 — You’ve heard this before, “Why don’t they show more doubles?” Why indeed. But ask any producer and you’ll hear the expected rap, “It doesn’t sell ad space.” The response is enough to shove dreams of American realism – the rags to riches story – in a deep [...]

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Top 5 reasons why Tomas Berdych impressed during the Davis Cup semifinal

September 19, 2012 By 2 Comments

By Lisa-Marie Burrows During the weekend there were Davis Cup matches taking place all around the globe. Some countries were fighting to stay in their world group category; others were fighting for a place in the final of the Davis Cup. In Gijon, Spain, the home country favourites took on the USA and booked their [...]

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New sponsor, facility upgrades for Legg Mason Tennis Classic

April 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Change is coming to the nation’s capital and it might take tennis fans some time to adjust. The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is now the Citi Open, after Legg Mason, the title sponsor of the ATP tournament in Washington, D.C. for the past 18 years, has decided not to renew its contract. No reason was [...]

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