Ambivalence
US OPEN That was the overall impression on watching [CR24] Sloane Stephens (USA) play today in her match against [CR96] Johanna Larsson (SWE). I hesitate to say well done Larsson because I…
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Distracted but not deterred
US OPEN Despite the third set antics of [CR76] Marinko Matosevic (AUS), Federer kept his cool and pulled it off in the tie-break. Matosevic hit some good shots, but his…
Continue reading →Missed opportunities
US OPEN That is why the lower ranked players lose. They do not seize the moment when they have a higher ranked player on the ropes. [CR90] Misaki Doi (JPN) should…
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US OPEN She believed and could be a force to be reckoned with. Cici, as she is known, put everything she had into the match against veteran player [CR13] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK). …
Continue reading →Magdalena no match for Petra
Connecticut Open, New Haven Women’s Finals: [CR4] Petra Kvitova (CZE) vs. [CR68] Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) Kvitova was very focused in today’s Final, she kept the errors down and managed her…
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Winston-Salem Open, North Carolina Men’s Final: [CR33] Lukas Rosol (CZE) vs. [CR52] Jerzy Janowicz (POL) Janowicz lost the match because he played not to lose instead of playing to win. …
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