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Azarenka Continues to Make Noise; Roddick Drops to Lowest Ranking in 10 Years — The Friday Five

February 24, 2012 By 1 Comment

by Maud Watson Return the Glory Last weekend saw three ATP stars recapture some positive vibes as they each added another championship title to their list of accomplishments.  Nico Almagro, always a danger on clay, looked sharp as he successfully defended his title in Brasil and mounted a case to be considered a dark horse [...]

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San Jose: Andy Roddick Overcomes Injury and Denis Kudla to Win

February 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

There are times when it takes something special to invigorate a tennis tournament, to really make it feel like the competition has begun in earnest. Without question, the most thrilling and dramatic match in recent SAP Open memory came last night, when three-time champion Andy Roddick overcame a spectacular challenge from 19-year old qualifier Denis [...]

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Paris: Jankovic, Li Withdraw; Goerges, Safarova, Pironkova in Action

February 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The Open GDF Suez WTA event in Paris saw seeded players Na Li and Jelena Jankovic both withdraw due to injuries today: Li with a sore back and Jankovic with a left thigh strain she picked up in Serbia’s 3-2 win over Belgium in the Fed Cup last week. Li received a medical timeout, with [...]

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Roger Federer Withdraws from Qatar with Back Injury

January 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Roger Federer was forced to pull-out of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Friday due to a back injury he sustained in his quarter-final match against Andreas Seppi the day before. Federer was supposed to play against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France for a spot in the finals but recognized the possibility to further aggravate the injury [...]

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