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Posts tagged with "defending champion"
US Open: Kim Clijsters Quietly Winning
Sep. 3 | NEW YORK – For being the defending champion, Kim Clijsters certainly has been skirting the headlines at the US Open. On Friday, the talk was all about Hurricane Earl’s impact on New York City, which at least during the day turned out to be all bluster...
The US Open Preview 2010
Aug. 26 | By Mike McIntyre The U.S. Open main draw was revealed today and here at World Tennis Magazine we are very much excited for the commencement of the final Grand Slam of 2010. There are so many different possibilities to imagine this year in New York. Will...
QUERREY FALLS IN NEWPORT AS “CASINO CURSE” CONTINUES
Jul. 7 | By Randy Walker The “Casino Curse” continues. While not quite as famed – or lethal – as the Curse of King Tut’s tomb, the curse of the top-seeded player competing at the Hall of Fame Championships at the Newport Casino not winning the...
MAHUT ON COURT FOR NINE HOURS, 42 MINUTES LESS THAN ISNER MATCH, WINS IN NEWPORT IN FIRST MATCH SINCE EPIC
Jul. 7 | Nicolas Mahut, who along with John Isner famously played in the longest match in tennis history at Wimbledon, returned to the grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame Tuesday in his first competition since his epic match. He won his...
BIGGEST WOMEN’S UPSET EVER AT WIMBLEDON
Jun. 29 | Tsvetana Pironkova’s stunning 6-2, 6-3 upset over five-time Wimbledon champion and No. 2 seed Venus Williams Tuesday in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon is the biggest upset in the history of the tournament. Consider that Pironkova is ranked No....
BUD COLLINS: FEDERER, WIMBLEDON’S MAIN LION, ALMOST CLIPPED
Jun. 22 | By Bud Collins LONDON – Normally the aged tennis tournament known as Wimbledon opens its gates in much the same manner employed by the log-ago Romans at their Colosseum. Throw some citizens to the lions, and see who could be entertaining. Sometimes,...
CHARLIE BRICKER BREAKS DOWN THE WIMBLEDON DRAWS
Jun. 19 | By Charles Bricker No one is playing better tennis right now than Rafael Nadal, and given the friendly changes that produce higher bounces on the grass at the All England Club, that includes Wimbledon as well. But if Nadal is to recapture the title...
FEDERER SEEDED NO. 1 AT WIMBLEDON, DESPITE BEING NO. 2
Jun. 16 | Despite being ranked No. 2, Roger Federer will be No. 1 at Wimbledon. The All England Lawn Tennis Club, using their prerogative to seed as they place, seeded the six-time Wimbledon champion Federer No. 1 in the men’s singles field, ahead of Rafael...
NADAL SEEKS FIFTH FRENCH TITLE, RETURN TO NO. 1 AND REVENGE AGAINST SODERLING
Jun. 4 | Rafael Nadal will be seeking a fifth French Open title, a return to the world No. 1 ranking and revenge in Sunday’s championship match at Roland Garros. The No. 2-seeded Nadal toppled Austrian Jurgen Melzer, playing in his first-ever Grand Slam...
ROGER FEDERER AND THE FIRST SET CONUNDRUM
May. 26 | By Ritesh Gupta Is Roger Federer going through any “first set scare” phenomenon? For Federer, this may not be an issue at all, but his die-hard supporters are going through some anxious moments of late. It might be a self-imposed situation or...
DULKO TOPS AZARENKA IN ROLAND GARROS UPSET
May. 23 | By Blair Henley In perhaps the biggest surprise of the opening day of the 2010 French Open was Gisela Dulko’s 6-2, 6-1 dismantling of No. 10 seed Victoria Azarenka. Dulko has had trouble on clay this season, losing in the first round of her last...
