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The End of the Red Brick Road: WTA Brussels and Strasbourg Previews

May 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment

One Premier tournament and one International tournament complete the Road to Roland Garros within striking distance of Paris.  None of the women involved are in serious contention for the clay season’s ultimate prize, but the absence of those elite names could lead to some tightly contested matches in playing fields without clear favorites.  I forwent [...]

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What to Watch in the WTA This Week: Previews of Charleston and Monterrey

April 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment

In a quiet week for the ATP outside Davis Cup, the WTA features a Premier tournament on the unique green clay and the only Mexican hard-court tournament on the calendar.  An old event and a new event, Charleston and Monterrey feature fields surprisingly strong in view of the two marquee tournaments that filled last month. [...]

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Their Just Deserts: The Mega WTA Indian Wells Draw Preview

March 6, 2013 By 1 Comment

Read about what to expect from the first Premier Mandatory tournament of 2013 as we break down each quarter of the WTA Indian Wells draw in detail! First quarter:  For the second straight year, Azarenka arrives in the desert with a perfect season record that includes titles at the Australian Open and the Premier Five [...]

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Maria Kirilenko: Not Another Dumb Blonde in Melbourne

January 19, 2013 By 4 Comments

On behalf of blondes everywhere, the blonde jokes need to stop. We don’t think the capital of California is the letter C. We don’t take an inordinately long time to finish puzzles because the boxes says “2-4 years.” We don’t peel M&Ms and we try not to get stuck on broken escalators. Then again, maybe [...]

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Quarters for Our Thoughts (II): Australian Open Women’s Draw Preview

January 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment

After the mega-preview of the Australian Open men’s draw appeared yesterday, we take the same type of look at the women’s draw. First quarter:  Like fellow defending champion Djokovic, Azarenka cruised through the first week of last year’s tournament.  Also like Djokovic, she should do so again this year against an early slate of opponents [...]

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WTA Bad Gastein – Cornet prevails over Wickmayer, as Goerges and Craybas take doubles title

June 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Romi Cvitkovic Although the WTA tournament in Bad Gastein started off with days of rain, the tournament ended in tears of joy for one of its winners, Alize Cornet. In just her second career title, she dispatched of Yanina Wickmayer 7-5, 7-6(1) in just over two hours. “It has been four years I haven’t [...]

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WTA Bad Gastein – Martic goes paragliding as Cornet and Wickmayer setup finals showdown

June 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Full singles results from the Nurnberger Gastein Ladies WTA tournament in Austria. Check out the full gallery below, including on-court action shots and a paraglider ride with Petra Martic! Quarterfinals: [7] Alize Cornet d. Estrella Cabeza Candela 6-1, 6-2 [3] Ksenia Pervak d. [Q] Chichi Scholl 6-4, 6-1 Mandy Minella d [8] Johanna Larsson 1-6, [...]

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WTA Bad Gastein gallery – Wickmayer, Cornet, Minella through to quarterfinals

June 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

After several days of rain in Bad Gastein, the sun finally arrived on the courts of the Nurnberger Gastein Ladies tournament in Austria, and the quarterfinals have been set. Tennis Grandstand photographer Rick Gleijm has been in Bad Gastein all week, including today’s on-court action. Check out his full gallery below! Results – Thursday, June [...]

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WTA Bad Gastein gallery – top seed Julia Goerges stunned by Dutch qualifier Richel Hogenkamp

June 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Romi Cvitkovic The WTA tennis tournament in Bad Gastein, Austria is off to a rough start — not only because of the consistent rain delays, but also because top seeded Julia Goerges went down Tuesday in three sets. Dutch qualifier Richel Hogenkamp ousted Goerges after losing the initial set, but regained her momentum and [...]

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WTA Bad Gastein – Toga-themed player’s party with Julia Goerges, Alize Cornet, Yanina Wickmayer

June 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Romi Cvitkovic The rain at WTA Bad Gastein forced play to halt for most of the day Monday, but the players still attended a toga-themed Player’s Party in the evening before calling it a day. Tennis Grandstand photographer Rick Gleijm is on-hand in Austria all week. For the full scoop, check out his gallery [...]

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