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The Forever Men

February 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Last Sunday afternoon, Milos Raonic became the first man to win three consecutive titles at the SAP Open, at precisely the same moment he became the last man to win one at all. This edition of the San Jose was the last, bringing the rich history of professional tennis in northern California to a close. [...]

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Players Limp into the New Season

January 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

It shouldn’t really be a surprise. There were plenty of players injured by the end of last season, and the off season isn’t exactly long enough to heal just any injury. Yet somehow, I still expected everyone to turn up all bright and shiny and new at the Australian Open. It seems that just isn’t [...]

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What’s at Stake? The Australian Open Edition

January 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment

After what seemed like an eternity of an off season (oh wait, that was only three weeks?), the Australian summer swing is finally upon us and that means players have to start thinking about defending all those points from last year. Conversely, players who started 2011 with a bust have the chance to skyrocket up [...]

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Twelve Storylines to Watch Out for in 2012

December 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Tennis at the London Olympics The London Olympics Games adds another dynamic to the 2012 tennis calendar. Coming just three weeks after Wimbledon, players will have to adjust their already busy schedules for a shot at Olympic gold. Although the Games do not hold as much gravitas as the four Grand Slams, the London Olympics [...]

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We Miss You Robin Soderling

December 9, 2011 By 3 Comments

Robin Soderling used to be one of the most misunderstood players on the the ATP World Tour.  Nowadays, however, he’s just one of the most missed. Earlier this week Soderling, who has been off of the tour since July fighting mononucleosis, withdrew from the Australian Open.  He tweeted that he was hoping to be able [...]

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Andy Murray has the perfect opportunity to attain that elusive first Grand Slam

September 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment

As first round matches came to a close on Wednesday, thing appear to be progressing more or less according to plan thus far in the men’s draw at the U.S. Open. Andy Murray advanced against former NCAA standout Somdev Devvarman by a score of 7-6(5), 6-2, 6-3. Murray mentioned he felt some early match nerves [...]

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Andy Murray is a headcase, Kim Clijsters can’t catch a break and Serena Williams gives tennis clinic – The Friday Five

August 12, 2011 By 1 Comment

By Maud Watson The Outlier That’s probably the most accurate term to describe the head case that is Andy Murray. For the past 12-18 months, commentators and other tennis pundits have tried to group him with Djokovic, Nadal, and Federer, calling them the “big four.” But with no major title and currently standing approximately 3,000 [...]

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Wozniacki’s new boyfriend, Serena Williams uses protected ranking, Dulko gets married – The Friday Five

July 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Righting the Ship Last weekend saw two ATP stars move towards getting their game’s back on track and hopefully gaining confidence going into the summer season. Robin Soderling played some stellar tennis against a competitive field to take the title in his home country, defeating David Ferrer, on clay, in the final [...]

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Venus Williams crime, Date-Krumm most entertaining, Serena Williams moans about Wimbledon – The Friday Five

June 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Ego Check Playing in just her second tournament back from a nearly year-long hiatus, Serena Williams finds herself in the third round of Wimbledon. Most players would be happy with this result, but instead of focusing on the positive, Serena chose to take offense at the fact that she had been scheduled [...]

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Five matches to look forward to in week 2 at the French Open

May 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

By Aimee Schroeder (Schroeds) The first week of tennis at Roland Garros is almost over and with it comes shorter days of tennis, with a limited number of matches to follow. Being the second week of a major, most of these matches are however likely to be highly competitive encounters between the top players in [...]

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