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The Final Countdown – Doha

October 27, 2010 By 1 Comment

By Rishe Groner It seems like only yesterday that we welcomed the dawn of the 2010 tennis season by rushing with joy to our seats in Melbourne Park, pushing away the crowds for Presidential seats at Hit for Haiti. It’s been quite the year, as my aversion to any court that wasn’t bright blue was [...]

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Weekly Debrief – Djokovic’s Raindance, Verdasco Gold, “Indo-Pak Express”

September 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

As the US Open unfolded and the player field began to dwindle, storylines were made, but none more so than the unexpected win by Novak Djokovic in the semis and his ensuing raindance. Fernando Verdasco also had his celebratory dance after his win over comrade David Ferrer. And the Indian Pakistani duo of Rohan Bopanna [...]

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The Friday Five: Danish Sensation Caroline Wozniacki is Top Seed at US Open

August 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Back on Track – Last week in Cincinnati, Roger Federer righted the ship, going one better than he did in Canada to take the coveted Masters 1000 title. Not surprisingly, many of the pundits have quickly jumped back on the Federer bandwagon, with several of them declaring him the man to beat in Flushing. There’s [...]

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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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Laid-Back Murray Anticipating First Grand Slam Title

August 7, 2010 By 1 Comment

Andy Murray was pretty easy-going during his pre-tournament press conference today at the Rogers Cup answering almost every question that reporters wanted to ask him. There was one area that was apparently off limits and that was anything relating to his recent departure from coach Miles MacLagan. Sarah Grossman, the Rogers Cup co-ordinator for communications [...]

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Serena Williams Throws Twitter Tantrum – The Friday Five

August 6, 2010 By 3 Comments

Mission Accomplished – For the better part of three months, Bob and Mike Bryan had been stuck on 61 doubles titles, the benchmark that had been set by the talented pair known round the world as the “Woodies.” But this past week, in the state they first called home, where they went to college and [...]

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The LA Open Day Five

July 31, 2010 By 1 Comment

Quarterfinal day at the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles and the big names were all tested. Querrey, the defending champion, not known for his ability to muster comebacks, and has yet to prove that he has the heart of a potential champion, looked to be on the brink of defeat against German senior citizen Rainer [...]

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Coach Changes For Federer and Murray: The Friday Five

July 30, 2010 By 2 Comments

By Maud Watson Coach Onboard – One of the two big news stories that broke earlier in the week was that Swiss No. 1 Roger Federer has announced that he’ll be working with American coach Paul Annacone. Paul Annacone is one of the most respected coaches in the sport, and his work speaks for itself. [...]

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The LA Open Preview

July 26, 2010 By 8 Comments

The Farmers Classic LA Open starts Monday July 26, one of the many US Open Series hard court tournaments lined up, touted as a ‘tune up’ event, one of many, preceding the Big Show at the end of the month in New York. Yours truly, the ubiquitous hooligan/tennis junkie/prominent writer for the ages (I’ll let [...]

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Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal: The Greatest Rematch Of All Time?

June 29, 2010 By 16 Comments

With the second week of Wimbledon producing a transfer of most of the expected field, the top four specifically, rumblings and chatter have all heightened to the point of jubilation as another bout between Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer looks likely. But, is the rest of the field ready to allow that prized match up? [...]

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