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Tennis And Me: What Started With Sharapova

May 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment

This article discusses how I became a tennis fan and later a tennis writer.  I thought that some of you, especially those who read me more frequently, might find it illuminating, and it’s interesting for me to look back on it too. *** In the beginning, there was Maria Sharapova. I entered the undergraduate program [...]

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Hardcourt Retrospective (ATP)

April 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment

As the ATP tour descends with wrathful inevitability upon the clay of southern Europe and elsewhere – indeed the WTA has already made the switch – the time seems appropriate to look back at the prolonged hardcourt season just ended, the one that began in Atlanta last July, and concluded just a few days ago in Miami. [...]

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Maria Sanchez: America’s Next Top Tennis Mover

December 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By David Kane (Dec. 10, 2012) — The much-maligned tennis rankings may not be perfect, but its 52-week system does allow for the truly talented, like American Maria Sanchez, to make up for lost time in a big way. The University of Southern California grad (’11) has an all-court game and, at 5’10”, strikes an [...]

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Le Grinder- Some Appreciation for David Ferrer

November 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

by James A. Crabtree David Ferrer has been an elite top ten player for a considerable amount of time. He has made four grand slam semi-finals and won three Davis Cup titles for Spain. He has also won eighteen career titles and leads the 2012 tour with titles won in Paris, Valencia , Bastad , [...]

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Birthday tribute to Serena Williams

September 26, 2012 By 2 Comments

By Lisa-Marie Burrows Today is the 31st birthday of tennis star, Serena Williams and to celebrate her birthday, it seemed fitting to share some of her inspirational quotes, which have become infamous for shaping her professional and personal life over the years and during a flourishing career. Like a fine wine, she has continued to [...]

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Serena Williams and Andy Murray cap off their successful summers — The Friday Five

September 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Great Scot! He had to wait an extra day for it, but on Monday night, Andy Murray got the monkey off his back and did what no other British man had done since Fred Perry back in 1936 – he won a major singles title. A lot of things went right for [...]

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Novak Djokovic shines at Foundation’s inaugural dinner in New York days after losing U.S. Open

September 13, 2012 By 2 Comments

By Romi Cvitkovic True to his word of having “days without tennis” in order to get over his loss to Andy Murray in the U.S. Open final, Novak Djokovic hosted an inaugural dinner for his Foundation in downtown Manhattan venue Capitale just two days later, and welcomed celebrities from all walks of life. (Video at [...]

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Andy Murray and Ivan Lendl: Different players with a similar history

September 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows Andy Murray is still one of the main topics of discussion on TV and in the newspapers (particularly the British ones!) after his epic battle against defending US Open champion, Novak Djokovic on Monday night, after a grueling five set match that lasted almost 5 hours that boasted exquisite rallies in each [...]

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Andy Murray’s $7737.60 dinner and drink bill after his US Open win

September 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Romi Cvitkovic After his career-defining moment winning his first Slam at the U.S. Open, Andy Murray and his team of 29 toasted his historic win at Chinese restaurant Hakkasan in New York City just after midnight. As reported by the London Evening Standard, the group celebrated for nearly two hours, beginning with 17 Zesty [...]

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Azarenka parties with Redfoo, Raonic suave for promos, Na Li does charity tour: What tennis players do after losing at the US Open

September 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Romi Cvitkovic Tennis players are a peculiar breed. They lose nearly every week, but they get back on their feet just as often – many times with invigorating activities to keep their focus in check. We catch up with Victoria Azarenka, Milos Raonic, Laura Robson, Maria Sharapova and Na Li as we see what [...]

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