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The End of the Red Brick Road: WTA Brussels and Strasbourg Previews

May 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment

One Premier tournament and one International tournament complete the Road to Roland Garros within striking distance of Paris.  None of the women involved are in serious contention for the clay season’s ultimate prize, but the absence of those elite names could lead to some tightly contested matches in playing fields without clear favorites.  I forwent [...]

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The Dirty Dozen: Roland Garros Dark Horses Preview

May 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment

While attention focuses annually on a small group of contenders, Roland Garros would be much less intriguing without the upset threats that populate each year’s draw.  A look at the contenders lies ahead next week, but the spotlight this weekend shines on the dark horses.  None of these men or women can win the title [...]

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Opening the Magic Box: WTA Madrid Draw Preview

May 3, 2013 By 7 Comments

Rare is the non-major that features every woman in the WTA top 10, but Madrid can lay claim to that honor this year.  In another rare quirk, all of the top three women arrive there on winning streaks.  Only one of those streaks can survive Madrid.  Whose will it be?  Or none of the above?  [...]

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The Fed Cup Dilemma

April 25, 2013 By 1 Comment

The argument about whether tennis belongs in the Olympic Games has been hotly debated in tennis and sporting circles for the past decade. For athletes in most other sports, the Olympics is the pinnacle of their careers. To an outside observer, however, this might not seem to be the case for tennis players. Four times [...]

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WTA Katowice Gallery: Vinci Defeats Kvitova in Straights, Claims 8th Title

April 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment

KATOWICE (April 14, 2013) — After a grueling 69-minute first set that went to a tiebreak, it was the Italian Roberta Vinci who came out victorious over world No. 8 Petra Kvitova, and cruised to a 6-1 second set capturing her eighth career title. On Monday, the 30-year-old will rise to a new career-high ranking [...]

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WTA Katowice Gallery: Top Seeds Kvitova and Vinci to Meet in Final

April 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment

KATOWICE (April 14, 2013) — In its inaugural year, the top two seeds advanced to the singles final of the BNP Paribas Katowice Open. No. 1 seed Petra Kvitova ousted qualifier Alexandra Cadantu 6-0, 6-4, while No. 2 seed Roberta Vinci dominated 19-year-old German Annika Beck, 6-1, 6-0. In doubles, Raluca Olaru and Valeria Solovyeva [...]

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WTA Katowice Gallery: Kvitova, Vinci Rout the Competition, as Beck Reaches First Semifinal

April 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment

KATOWICE (April 12, 2013) — Friday at the BNP Paribas Katowice Open quarterfinals saw the remaining two seeds, No. 1 Petra Kvitova and No. 2 Roberta Vinci, get by their respective opponents, Petra Martic and Karolina Pliskova. Young German Annika Beck defeated qualifier Maria Elena Camerin and reached her first WTA semifinal with a second [...]

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WTA Katowice: Kvitova Powers Past Minella as Vinci Overcomes Bertens

April 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment

KATOWICE (April 12, 2013) — Full Thursday gallery including No. 1 seed Petra Kvitova defeating Mandy Minella, No. 2 seed Robert Vinci ousting Kiki Bertens, the Pliskova twins losing a heartbreaker against Raluca Olaru and Valeria Solovyeva, and an Alexandra Cadantu autograph session with young fans!

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WTA Katowice Gallery: Players Party, plus Hlavackova, Vinci, Lisicki and more

April 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment

KATOWICE (April 10, 2013) — Wednesday at the BNP Paribas Katowice Open saw three seeds get ousted as Sabine Lisicki was trumped by Alexandra Cadantu 7-5, 6-2, Klara Zakopalova was defeated by Maria Elena Camerin 7-5, 6-3, 6-3, and Kaia Kanepi — in just her first tournament back — lost to Karolina Pliskova, 7-5, 6-3. [...]

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“Clicking” Partnership: Laura Robson and Lisa Raymond Roll into Miami Doubles Final

March 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Jane Voigt MIAMI, FL (March 29, 2013) — Lisa Raymond nodded at her doubles partner, Laura Robson. Way to put the ball away. The gesture seemed parental. Given their age difference, Robson is 19 years old and Raymond a few months away from 40, the attention given to the teen fit perfectly. Raymond is [...]

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