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Women Grab Some Limelight From Men in Memphis

February 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment

by Rick Limpert, Special for Tennis Grandstand With names like Isner, Roddick and Raonic in the men’s draw at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships this week, it’s easy to overlook the WTA’s Memphis International also going on through Saturday in Memphis. A deep and international field came together on the women’s side and close matches [...]

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Anna Chakvetadze Is On A Roll!

July 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment

With our photographer Ralf Reinecke still in Portoroz the photos just keep coming.  Anna Chakvetadze is doing some good business here and it shows in her results: Anna Chakvetadze beat sixth-seeded Vera Dushevina 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 after saving two match points in an all-Russian quarterfinal. Chakvetadze will face seventh-seeded Polona Hercog of Slovenia—the only seeded [...]

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WOMEN FALL LIKE DOMINOS IN MADRID

May 11, 2010 By 1 Comment

The clay courts of the Madrid Open have provided some shock exits in the first round this week, with Justine Henin, Dinara Safina, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova falling like dominos to the dismay of tournament chairman Manuel Santana, who breathed a sigh of relief as top seed Serena Williams managed to survive a match [...]

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PISTOL PETE CORNERED BY TMZ WHILE SHARAPOVA STRUGGLES BUT WINS

March 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Maria Sharapova fights the hard fight Maria Sharapova was made to fight the hard fight having to take the match against Vera Dushevina to three sets at Indian Wells.  She won 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. She must have felt the love from the crowd and especially from boyfriend and LA Lakers star Sasha Vujacic who watched [...]

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HENIN, DEMENTIEVA TO FULFILL THE APPETITE OF TENNIS FANS

January 19, 2010 By 7 Comments

By Melina Harris WTA players and tennis fans alike were waiting with baited breath to see where seven-time major champion, the diminutive Belgian Justine Henin was going to be placed in the Australian Open draw last week. Unfortunately for the players, but fortunate for fans, the draw created a hugely competitive mouth-watering half of the [...]

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Kops-Jones Loses In Opening Round at US Open

September 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The US Open is where Fresno native Raquel Kops-Jones first burst into the spotlight last year, but she bowed out quietly this year in a surprising first round loss.

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Serena opens defense with 6-4, 6-1 win over Glatch

August 31, 2009 By 2 Comments

Williams entered Monday’s play ranked second in the world behind Dinara Safina, even though Williams has won the Australian Open and Wimbledon this year and Safina is without a Grand Slam title.

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Williams Sisters In Same Half of 2009 US Open Draw

August 27, 2009 By 1 Comment

Top seed Dinara Safina faces Oliva Rogowska of Australia in the first round of the 2009 US Open. Safina and could face Virginie Razzano or Patty Schnyder in the fourth round.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: Venus is one of the greatest champions ever

August 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment

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 Bank of the West Classic and the Countrywide Classic LA Tennis Open.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: Andy Murray edges Novak Djokovic

August 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment

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 the Rogers Cup and Western & Southern Financial Group Masters.

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