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“Bark or Bite?”: A Defense of Bojana Jovanovski

January 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Yesterday, the up-and-coming Sloane Stephens fought off a mid-match surge from a game opponent to reach her debut Grand Slam quarterfinal. After taking the deciding set 7-5, the bubbly American was pleased to have put on a show for the crowd, and promised another one when she played her mentor and idol, Serena Williams. Leave [...]

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A Blogger’s Christmas Carol: The Past, Present and Uncertain Future of Russian Women’s Tennis

December 24, 2012 By 2 Comments

By David Kane Two tweets from former World No. 2s, Vera Zvonareva’s announcement that she would be missing the upcoming Australian Open, and Svetlana Kuznetsova’s suspense-filled declaration that she indeed loved life, seemed to sum up the status quo for Russian women’s tennis these days. It feels like a lifetime ago that to be a [...]

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Can Kim Clijsters add an Olympic medal to her list of career achievements?

August 1, 2012 By 1 Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows Kim Clijsters has enjoyed an illustrious career in tennis – dampened by injuries, but nonetheless, she has enjoyed many successes on the court. She is a firm fan favourite, always enthusiastically supported wherever she competes and is popular with her fellow players. Could an Olympic victory tempt her to decide not to [...]

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Spotlight: Flavia Pennetta on her 2009 U.S. Open Run, Monica Seles and Angelina Jolie

March 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Flavia Pennetta has been a force on the WTA Tour for over ten years, but she only broke through the top echelons of women’s tennis back in 2009 when she became Italy’s first top 10 singles player in history. I had a chance to chat with the bubbly, pleasant, and smiling Flavia during the Sony [...]

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The Way the Body Works: Players Recovering from Stomach Bug Expected to Play Better at the Sony Ericsson Open

March 21, 2012 By 2 Comments

The top tennis players in the world converge this week for the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open in pristine Key Biscayne, Florida. As the world’s premier tournament outside of the four grand slams, these next two weeks are sure to bring many storylines and possibly some surprise winners on both the ATP and WTA tours. Last [...]

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Ivanovic Cruises to Victory Over Wozniacki

March 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The battle of two former world No. 1s turned out to be a one-sided affair. Ana Ivanovic, playing some of her best tennis in recent memory, overwhelmed defending champion Caroline Wozniacki in a convincing 6-3, 6-2 victory at the 2012 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. It was her first top-10 win since October 2011, [...]

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Tennis From All Angles: Roundup of Stories and Links from the ATP and WTA Tours

March 10, 2012 By 1 Comment

Tennis From All Angles is a semi-weekly roundup of tennis happenings from the ATP and WTA pro tours, highlighting the most entertaining on-court and off-court news and gossip. *** OnTheGoTennis‘ Rachel Vinson is in Indian Wells, CA this week covering the first U.S. outdoor tournament of the season. She snapped photos of tennis’ elite on [...]

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I Love the WTA

February 7, 2012 By 2 Comments

Maria Sharapova giggled and jumped in the snow with her Russian compatriots. Forty-one year old Kimoko Date Krumm upset Polona Hercog, ranked 42 spots above her and born 21 years after her.  Serena Williams destroyed a racket. Christina McHale served a bagel. Julia Goerges nearly upset Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitova, but fell just short and [...]

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Top 20 Tennis Gifs of 2011

December 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

There have been a lot of 2011 lists made this month that perfectly sum up the tennis season, shine light on the best and worst matches and spark intellectual debate amongst tennis fans. This is not one of those lists. Rather I have spent the past week scouring the depths of Tumblr and Tennis Forum, [...]

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Vera Zvonareva back on track, David Ferrer injured and Michael Chang’s dignified response – The Friday Five

July 29, 2011 By 1 Comment

By Maud Watson Back from the Brink Last week marked the start of what should be an entertaining US Open Series, and the ATP final in Atlanta got things started with a bang in what could prove a turning point in the season of both finalists. Mardy Fish, the defending champion, found his back against [...]

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