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Celebrities and fellow tennis players take to Twitter to congratulate Andy Murray

September 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Romi Cvitkovic Celebrities and fellow tennis players swarmed to Twitter to give their congratulations to tennis’ newest Slam winner, Andy Murray as he defeated Novak Djokovic in a nearly five hour championship match. Congratulations, Andy! You are a true fighter and champion! Have a look at the warm wishes below from players like Juan [...]

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American hope for Jack Sock

September 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Ashley Babich Andy Roddick shocked many in the tennis community this week when he announced his impending retirement at the 2012 US Open. (He even surprised some who don’t follow tennis so closely, as my grandma called to tell me, with much concern, that she heard the “cute American tennis player is retiring.”) The [...]

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Caroline Wozniacki: a true tragic heroine at the US Open

August 29, 2012 By 1 Comment

By David Kane, Special for Tennis Grandstand How fitting that Caroline Wozniacki’s disastrous first round loss should take place beneath a full moon. After all, three years ago “Sunshine” had her breakthrough Grand Slam victory at a US Open night match. Two years ago, she entered the tournament as the #1 seed under the shadow [...]

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Venus Williams wins at US Open, but faces tall task against Kerber

August 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Romi Cvitkovic Venus Williams looked be the player of old many Americans had grown to love in her defeat of fellow countrywoman Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 6-3, 6-1 on Tuesday. It was one year ago this tournament that Venus Williams revealed to the world her battle with Sjogren’s Syndrome, an autoimmune diseases she has learned to [...]

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Ana Ivanovic overcomes fears and wins at US Open

August 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Romi Cvitkovic In her first hardcourt match back after a foot injury, 12th seed Ana Ivanovic focused her nerves and handily defeated relative unknown Elina Svitolina, 6-3, 6-2. Ivanovic hit her opponent off the court with 26 winners, but while her second serve has found consistency, her first serve is still hovering in the mid-30s — [...]

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Andy Roddick conquers qualifier and reveals birthday wish for US Open

August 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Romi Cvitkovic Andy Roddick prevailed in straight sets over qualifier Rhyne Williams, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 at day two of the US Open in Flushing Meadows, hitting 20 aces and clocking his fastest serve at 141mph. “I haven’t hit 140mph for about three years, so that was nice,” Roddick beamed during his on-court interview. Though [...]

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It’s all “Ova” – Day 1 musings from the grounds of the US Open

August 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By David Kane, Special for Tennis Grandstand At Wimbledon several years ago, Serena Williams mused that there were so many “-ovas” in the draw that she herself had adopted the Slavic suffix. Indeed, there may not have been a “Williamsova” on the grounds of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, but three years later, [...]

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Federer, Murray advance, Kvitova burning out at US Open

August 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Romi Cvitkovic With the absence of Rafael Nadal giving the men’s draw a shakeup, many were expecting early upsets and surprise winners on the men’s side, but it was several seeded women who went crashing out today in the first round. Check out this and other big headlines from Day One of the U.S. [...]

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US Open: Day One by the numbers

August 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Romi Cvitkovic Day One of the US Open by the numbers: 51 - The number of minutes it took Sam Stosur to defeat Petra Martic, 6-1, 6-1 en route winning the first 19 points. That’s almost five straight games! 16 - The age of the youngest competitor, Victoria Duval, who lost to Kim Clijsters, 6-3, 6-1, [...]

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They said what?! Quotes from Day One of the US Open from Sharapova, Isner, Murray and others

August 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Romi Cvitkovic Tennis players are vocal by nature due to always being interviewed and probed by media, commentators and fans. So they make a lot of funny, quirky, quizzical and sometimes insightful comments. Here’s the roundup of the best player quotes from Day One of the U.S. Open. MARIA SHARAPOVA, on her stomach bug [...]

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