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Exclusive with Patrik Wozniacki on his famous tennis player sister, Caroline

September 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment

by Romana Cvitkovic With the start of the U.S. Open, all eyes have been on current women’s #1 Caroline Wozniacki. Although standing atop of the world rankings, her game has come into question over the past year as she has yet to win a slam. According to her older brother Patrik Wozniacki though, most people [...]

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Elena Dementieva Still Wins Rewards: Fan Watch

January 31, 2011 By 2 Comments

By Luís Santos As a die hard Elena Dementieva fan I was rooting for the fairytale thing to happen at this year’s Australian Open final but alas, I was brought back to reality – just like when she was around. So Kim Clijsters finally won outside of NYC and she shattered the hopes of millions [...]

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Who’s Left to Qualify for London?

November 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

So we tearfully farewelled Elena Dementieva, my favourite, the “Slamless Swan” and saw “Little Miss Sunshine” Caroline Woznaicki and her magical yellow panties, cement the world No. 1 ranking for the year, and Sam Stosur reminded us (with the help of Fran Schiavone) that sadly, all the love in the world can’t stop a choke. [...]

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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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FAN WATCH: ELENA DEMENTIEVA DEFEATED BY INJURY

June 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

By Luís Santos It was a sad day for Elena Dementieva as she was forced to retire from the semifinal of her favorite Grand Slam, after dropping the first set 7-6(3). Elena was attempting to reach her third slam final, and second at Roland Garros, but after struggling with injuries all tournament it finally caught [...]

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KIRILENKO EXITS BUT NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT

May 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

By Luís Santos Sad day today at Roland Garros as beautiful Maria Kirilenko says goodbye to the singles’ tournament. She went down to Franny Schiavone 6-4 6-4 but it was a great match to watch! Maria can play every shot in the book and we got to see some great volleys and dropshots today from [...]

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