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Citi Open Exclusive: Spotlight on Alexandra Mueller

July 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

During the opening weekend of the inaugural WTA Citi Open held just outside of Washington, DC in College Park, MD, Alexandra Mueller made a name for herself. She flew through three rounds of qualifying, en route beating the #1 seed 6-1, 6-0, and debuted her talents in her first WTA tour-level main draw. I had [...]

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Petra Kvitova wins Mutua Madrid Open 2011

May 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Petra Kvitova has won the Mutua Madrid Open 2011. Even though touted by many as the underdog to win Sunday’s finale, she won versus an in form Victoria Azarenka in straight sets 7-6, 6-4. With her win at the Mutua Madrid Open, Kvitova forces her way into the top 10 of the WTA Tour ranking [...]

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How can you say that Caroline Wozniacki has already won the French Open 2011?

April 28, 2011 By 4 Comments

I was going to write a treatise on the meaning of life this week, but I put it aside at the last moment when I was shown a new video of the WTA Tour with players talking tactics on clay. The clay season 2011 is only a few weeks old and has already given us [...]

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Maria Sharapova on a comeback trail at the Sony Ericsson Open

March 31, 2011 By 2 Comments

Much to my surprise I see a Maria Sharapova in the semis of the Sony Ericsson Open 2011. She even beat her flamboyant and colorful opponent Andrea Petkovic in three sets 6-3, 0-6, 2-6. Petkovic proved that she has top 10 potential beating the likes of Caroline Wozniacki and Jelena Jankovic. She ran out of [...]

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WTA Tour girls go Xperia and we gladly follow

March 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment

So the Xperia was launched. “What? Xperia?” I hear you say? Yes, the Xperia. I have to admit that I have never heard of the Xperia but then again I use a very old phone bought in an era where texting was just in, y’know back in the late 90s. No? I must be getting [...]

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Indian Wells observations: Who says American tennis is weak?

March 14, 2011 By 1 Comment

Americans have a history of doing well in the California desert. Since 1987, when the men’s tournament moved to Indian Wells, the event has been won by an American eight times and on six occasions, an American has come in second. In just 24 years, half of the finals have showcased at least one American [...]

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Andrea Petkovic is a Riot!

February 17, 2011 By 3 Comments

After my last article about the perfect date for the WTA stars, one name in particular stuck in my head: Andrea Petkovic and when Addilson Strahovsky commented that he/she absolutely loved Andrea Petkovic’ part in the film, I figured that I should do a post about Andrea Petkovic. Ofcourse for those who don’t know yet [...]

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The Perfect Date

February 15, 2011 By 3 Comments

So anyone else enjoyed Valentines day? A box of chocolates, a Valentines card or whatever that made it a day of celebrations.  The girls of the WTA tour talk about how their perfect Valentines day with their loved one would look like. Caroline Wozniacki, Ana Ivanovic, Vera Zvonareva all describe their perfect day. Valentine’s Day [...]

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Ana Ivanovic Splits with Coach – The Friday Five

November 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Abrupt Ending Few saw this one coming, but following her defeat to Italian Francesca Schiavone on the last day of the round robin competition at the WTA Championships, Elena Dementieva shocked fans with the announcement that she was retiring, effective immediately.  She later cited one of the main reasons behind her decision [...]

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Maria Sharapova Needs to Regroup and Move Forward

October 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment

While many hoped that 2010 would be the comeback year for Maria Sharapova, it has been disappointing a little. Early exits in Tokyo and Beijing and I am sure many fans have their faith in their star shaken. What does Sharapova have to say for herself? “I’m definitely not as good as I wanted to [...]

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