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The Ladies Hit the Dirt Hoping for Feats on Clay

April 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment

What promises to be a thrilling spring and summer of tennis for the WTA begins this week for the ladies in Stuttgart for the start of the clay court season. This much-anticipated segment of the calendar begins with a bang as 17 of the Top 20 players in the world are entered in the Porsche [...]

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BRYAN BROTHERS ROCK-AND-ROLL ON – AND OFF – THE COURT

May 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The Bryan Brothers equalled the Open Era doubles record of the Australian Woodies, Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodford on Sunday by securing their 61st victory of their careers in the Madrid Masters doubles final. The telepathic twins beat world No. 1 pair, Daniel Nestor and partner Nenad Zimonjic 6-3, 6-4 in a final lasting only [...]

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ROGER FEDERER ON TARGET IN MADRID

May 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Roger Federer made it the to semis at the Madrid Open beating Ernests Gulbis 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.  Last month Ernests Gulbis turned into Federer’s “bête noir” beating Federer in Rome and Gulbig was looking to repeat. However, Federer got himself together and ensured victory in Madrid. “I think it’s one of the toughest things in [...]

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RAFA REBUTTAL: THE FRIDAY FIVE

April 30, 2010 By 10 Comments

By Maud Watson Rafa Rebuttal – Last week I received a lot of feedback on my criticism of Rafael Nadal’s comments regarding the ATP schedule following his withdrawal from Barcelona. If the article came across as “Nadal bashing,” then that was my mistake, and I deserve to be called on it. Many of you rightly [...]

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