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The Elected Representative: Caroline Wozniacki – The Friday Five

November 12, 2010 By Tennis Grandstand 1 Comment

By Maud Watson Hanging it Up After previously stating that he might give it a go in 2011 and see how both his body and ranking held up, American Taylor Dent has decided to officially call it a day on his career. An exciting serve-and-volleyer who reached a career high ranking of No. 21, his [...]

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Dementieva’s Shock Retirement, Clijsters wins in Doha and ATP Finals Chase is on

November 4, 2010 By Leigh Sanders Leave a Comment

*29-year-old world No. 9 Elena Dementieva has shocked the tennis world by announcing that she will retire from the sport following the WTA Championships in Doha. She reached the finals of the French and US Opens in 2004 as well as the semi finals in Australia (2009), Wimbledon (2008, 2009) and at the WTA Chmps. [...]

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Caroline Wozniaki has Reached the Pinnacle of the WTA Rankings

October 8, 2010 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson At the Apex – Dane Caroline Wozniaki has reached the pinnacle of the WTA Rankings, and it will be interesting to see how she is perceived in the weeks to come. Like some of the other recent No. 1’s such as Safina and Jankovic, she has reached the top without a Slam [...]

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ATP Tidbits: Djokovic and Starace Modeling, Isner and Wozniacki Flirting, Karlovic Gets Expert Car Advice

September 21, 2010 By Romana Cvitkovic 2 Comments

This week, the players were enjoying themselves after a busy U.S. Open. They not only flirted on Twitter but got expert advice about car shopping for giants. Two new men took on the art of sophisticated modeling, namely Novak Djokovic and Potito Starace. Let’s jump right into the action! Isner and Wozniacki, Sitting in a [...]

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Vera Zvonareva’s Run at US Open and Wimbledon Was no Fluke – The Friday Five

September 17, 2010 By Tennis Grandstand 1 Comment

By Maud Watson A Familiar Face & a First – When the last ball was struck at the final major of the year, the fans at Flushing Meadows saw two of the game’s biggest stars crowned the victors in what was an historic US Open. On the women’s side, Kim Clijsters secured her third consecutive [...]

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Is Martina Hingis Making Another Comeback? – The Friday Five

September 10, 2010 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Notable Performances – There have been a number of great matches at this year’s US Open, and as predicted, some of the biggest stars in the game have lived up to their billing to reach the latter rounds of the year’s last major, while others have had some outstanding breakout performances. But [...]

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

August 27, 2010 By Tennis Grandstand 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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Nadal And Djokovic Lose In Doubles

August 10, 2010 By Mike McIntyre 2 Comments

Was it really worth all that hype? The super-duo of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Rogers Cup in the first round late last night at the hands of Canadians Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil. The mostly unheard of Raonic/Pospisil pairing came back to win the match 5-7, 6-3, 10-8 in front [...]

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Weekly Debrief: McEnroe vs Roddick. Yes You Read That Right!

July 19, 2010 By Romana Cvitkovic Leave a Comment

This week has been exciting for the tennis world with announcements from players, a few Spanish winners sprinkled in between, and a match between Andy Roddick and John McEnroe. Yes, you read that right. Roddick vs. McEnroe. Let’s check out this week’s Top Moments in the Weekly Debrief. Top Six 1. Thought we were done [...]

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LTA AS ERRATIC AS MURRAY

April 17, 2010 By Melina Harris 1 Comment

If you thought Andy Murray was uncharacteristically erratic in Monte Carlo on Wednesday, the whole match served perfectly as a metaphor for the strange behavior of Britain’s Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) in recent weeks following the findings of the government’s report. The appointment of Murray’s former mentor Leon Smith as the new Davis Cup Captain [...]

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