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2013 Australian Open and The Usual Suspects?

January 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment

by James A. Crabtree With the Australian open only a jiffy away now seems the opportune moment to make some foolhardy predictions as to who shall claim the spoils first in 2013. At a glance it doesn’t look like a new grand slam champion will emerge just yet. With the big 4 being cut down [...]

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US Open Men’s Draw Analysis and Picks — Nalbandian, Fish, Nadal?

August 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The 2010 US Open Men’s Draw was announced just hours ago, but there are already stories and predictions circulating the scene. Even though the qualifying tournament is still in progress, I’ll break down some of the potential matchups, great first- and second-rounders, and announce my picks, starting with the quarterfinalists! First off, let’s take a [...]

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BAGHDATIS NETS REVENGE WIN OVER HEWITT

January 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment

There are no seeds left after quarterfinals at Medibank International in Sydney as local favorite Lleyton Hewitt, the only seeded player in quarterfinals, was defeated Thursday 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 to Marcos Baghdatis. “The first set and a half I was hitting the ball pretty well, and I was happy with my ball striking,” said Hewitt. [...]

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G’DAY FOR THE AUSSIES IN SYDNEY

January 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Wednesday was a “G’Day” for the home Aussies at the Sydney International. Lleyton Hewitt needed just 55 minutes to beat Andreas Seppi 6-0, 6-2 to advance into the quarterfinals. The win avenged a loss to Seppi in Sydney’s quarterfinals four years ago after wasting two match points; Also 30-year-old Aussie Peter Luczak reached first ATP-quarterfinal [...]

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Austrian Cancer Survivor Klemenschits To Make Grand Slam Debut In US Open

September 1, 2009 By 1 Comment

Austrian doubles specialist Sandra Klemenschits, who returned to the tour in July 2008 after overcoming a rare form of abdominal cancer, will make her Grand Slam debut this week at the US Open in the women’s doubles event.

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