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Sabine Lisicki on Brad Pitt, Roger Federer and her Wimbledon Semifinals Run

March 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment

After a resurgent 2011, German beauty Sabine Lisicki is sitting pretty in the WTA Tour rankings at a career-high number 13. I had the opportunity to sit down with Sabine at the Sony Ericsson Open and chat about her most memorable moments on court, Roger Federer, legends she has hit with, and the three famous [...]

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Grand Slam Fallout, Henin Gone Again and WTA Rankings Record

February 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Djokovic Keeps Murray Waiting: Two good friends, two very different sets of emotions kick off a bumper Grand Slam edition of  Tennis People. Melbourne Park saw Novak Djokovic repeat his 2008 triumph here to lift his second Grand Slam on Sunday which left Andy Murray staring defeat in the face for his third straight final. [...]

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Have Rod Laver be Part of Your Holiday Season

November 16, 2010 By 1 Comment

As the holiday season fast approaches, New Chapter Press recommends the newly-updated memoir of Australian tennis legend Rod Laver — “The Education of a Tennis Player” – as an ideal gift for tennis fans around the world. Written with Hall of Fame journalist and historian Bud Collins, “The Education of a Tennis Player” is Laver’s [...]

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Will They Ever Win…Again?

October 7, 2010 By 5 Comments

A tennis player’s career is defined by Grand Slam competition. Whether it’s fair or not, even players who win tons of titles or attain the world number one ranking will go down in history beneath those who are talented or lucky enough to win one of the coveted Slam titles. This means that an entire [...]

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The ATP’s Aging, Like a Fine Wine

September 30, 2010 By 5 Comments

Tennis has been and always will be a sport for the young. Not only is the sport physically grueling, but 12-15 years of bouncing around from hotel room to hotel room can really take a toll on a player. Doubles players can usually eek out a few extra years, but it’s still extremely rare to [...]

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Confessions of Tennis Players: The WTA Interviews Players About Life on the Tour

September 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Ever saw how uncannily accurate some players serve? We all saw the Roger Federer video and like he says a magician never reveals his tricks (right back at ya!). I got a video of Agnieszka Radwanska who is doing a little target practice who deserves equally as much credit for being so incredibly accurate. The [...]

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Arthur Ashe: A Remembrance of Things Past

September 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The largest tennis stadium in the world is named after him. The last major of the year is decided on his surface. Nothing could be more appropriate than to commend the efforts of a man, who not only changed the game, but changed the way we see things. One book does it better than the [...]

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Breast-Reduction Surgery Gains Simona Halep New Followers

August 31, 2010 By 3 Comments

The best match so far today at the US Open is the one between Simona Halep and Jelena Jankovic.  Jankovic barely won and survived a major scare in the first round of the final major of the year versus the 18 year old Romanian. I recalled hearing the name Simona Halep before. I just couldn’t [...]

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Federer Defeats Djokovic to Advance to Rogers Cup Final

August 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

While it wasn’t quite as dramatic as his match last night against Tomas Berdych, Roger Federer still required three sets to narrowly dispose of Novak Djokovic tonight at the Rogers Cup. Federer defeated Djokovic 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 to advance to the finals where he will meet defending champion Andy Murray. To say that one player [...]

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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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