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Wizards of Oz (VII): Djokovic, Ivanovic, Radwanska, Sharapova, Berdych and More on Australian Open Day 7

January 19, 2013 By Chris Skelton Leave a Comment

At the start of the second week, all of the singles matches shift to the three show courts. We organize our daily preview a bit differently as a result, following the order of play for each stadium. From here to the end of the 2013 Australian Open, you can find a preview of every singles [...]

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Filed Under: Chris Skelton, Lead Story, Live Coverage Tagged With: Agnieszka Radwanska, Ana Ivanovic, angelique kerber, ATP, Australian Open, David Ferrer, Ekaterina Makarova, Janko Tipsarevic, julia goerges, Kei Nishikori, Kevin Anderson, Kirsten Flipkens, li na, Maria Sharapova, Nicolas Almagro, Novak Djokovic, Stanislas Wawrinka, Tennis, The Rod Laver Arena, Tomas Berdych, WTA

Wizards of Oz (V): Sharapova, Djokovic, Ivanovic, Ferrer, Li, and More on Australian Open Day 5

January 17, 2013 By Chris Skelton Leave a Comment

A plethora of intriguing encounters awaits audiences as the third round begins at the Australian Open. Foremost among them are two in the women’s draw, which we include in our latest preview. WTA: Kerber vs. Keys (Rod Laver Arena): Long hovering on the horizon, the 17-year-old Madison Keys has soared into the consciousness of the [...]

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Wizards of Oz (III): Stosur, Venus, Sharapova, Djokovic, and More on Australian Open Day 3

January 15, 2013 By Chris Skelton Leave a Comment

The first day of the second round looks rather sparse in general, but we picked out a few potential diamonds in the rough. Let’s start with the ladies for a change. WTA: Zheng vs. Stosur (Rod Laver Arena): When they met a week ago in Sydney, the Aussie suffered from a slow start, rallied to [...]

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Mondays with Bob Greene: Five Straight for Rafa

April 20, 2009 By Bob Greene 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 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters and the Family Circle Cup.

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene Tagged With: Albert Costa, Alexander Stevenson, Alfred Tesar, Ana Ivanovic, Andy Roddick, Arthur Ashe Tennis Stadium, Austria Tennis Federation, Barcelona Ladies Open, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Billie Jean King, Brooklyn Decker, Carlos Moya, Caroline Wozniacki, Elena Dementieva, Fabrice Santoro, Family Circle Cup, Fed Cup, Felix Mantilla, James Blake, Laureus World Sports Awards, Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, Mardy Fish, Maria Kirilenko, Maria Sharapova, Marion Bartoli, Melanie Oudin, Mirka Vavrinec, Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Nadia Petrova, Novak Djokovic, Patrick McEnroe, Peter Teuschl, Rafael Nadal, Rik de Voest, Roberta Vinci, Roger Federer, Sabine Lisicki, Soweto Men's Open, Stanislas Wawarinka, The Rod Laver Arena, US Open, USTA, Venus Williams, Vera Zvonareva, Virginie Razzano, Zheng Jie