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Quantity or Quality? The JJ Paradox

April 9, 2013 By 3 Comments

In the immediate aftermath of any match, circumstances (both external and internal) are analyzed to the point where nearly all results would appear to warrant an asterisk. This player was injured. That player was tired. His ranking was too high. Her ranking was too low. Valid as they may be, we eventually forget those excuses [...]

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“Bark or Bite?”: A Defense of Bojana Jovanovski

January 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Yesterday, the up-and-coming Sloane Stephens fought off a mid-match surge from a game opponent to reach her debut Grand Slam quarterfinal. After taking the deciding set 7-5, the bubbly American was pleased to have put on a show for the crowd, and promised another one when she played her mentor and idol, Serena Williams. Leave [...]

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Love Found: Ana and Jelena Come Full Circle in Melbourne

January 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment

“Rivals,” my high school gym teacher once said, “always hate each other. Mac does not like PC. Coke does not like Pepsi. Competition makes the world go round!” Had he been a tennis fan at the time, he might have added Serbian rivals Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic to his list of those between whom [...]

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Serbian Fatalism at Legg Mason Tennis Classic: Janko Tipsarevic and Viktor Troicki

August 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Serbian fatalism was in full swing at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C. last night as the two remaining Serbs, world #15 Viktor Troicki and #25 Janko Tipsarevic went out to John Isner and Gael Monfils, respectively. Being from the former Yugoslavia myself, I have an intimate look into the way Serbians, as [...]

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Davis Cup Fallout, Soderling and Norman Split, Stosur wants to be No. 1

December 9, 2010 By 1 Comment

*There were fabulous scenes in Belgrade on Sunday as Serbia defeated France to lift their first Davis Cup title and none bettered that of the Serbian players shaving their heads on court after the final rubber. It was Viktor Troicki who sealed the dramatic victory and he described it as: “…the most unbelievable moment of [...]

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AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA DEFEATS ANA IVANOVIC IN STUTTGART

April 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Ana Ivanovic continues her free fall by losing in the first round of the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart. But saying that would mean not giving credit to a well deserved victory for Agnieszka Radwanska. In another first-round match, fifth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland defeated former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic of Serbia 7-6 (4), 6-4. [...]

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Mondays With Bob Greene: I can’t believe this happened

September 15, 2009 By 2 Comments

Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the second week of the US Open.

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Love Is In The Air Everywhere I Turn Around

September 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment

So for you Ana Ivanovic fanboys and girls; I have some bad news! Yes I cried in the corner too when I came home late at night and turned on my computer and found that Ana Ivanovic was dating somebody new! OMG NO!!!!

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D Arthur Ashe to be inducted to the US Open Court of Champions: This Week in Tennis Business

September 9, 2009 By 3 Comments

From the USTA announcing that Arthur Ashe will be inducted into the US Open Court of Champions to Midland, Mich., being named the “Best Tennis Town” in America to WTA CEO and Chairman Stacey Allaster issuing an apology to world No. 1 Dinara Safina for the late notice on moving her match at the US Open, these stories caught the attention of tennis fans and insiders this week.

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Federer Rolls Past Djokovic To Capture Third Cincinnati Title

August 24, 2009 By 2 Comments

No. 1 seed Roger Federer of Switzerland capped off an impressive week by defeating No. 4 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia, 6-1, 7-5, in two hours and six minutes on Sunday afternoon to capture his third Western & Southern Financial Group Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati.

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