Nausea or nerves?
Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati Women’s Semifinal: [CR6] Maria Sharapova (RUS) vs. [CR11] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) Hard to tell, as it seems that everything was at play in this semifinal…
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Dashed hopes
Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati Men’s Semifinal: [CR6] David Ferrer (ESP) vs. [CR41] Julien Benneteau (FRA) Benneteau saw his dreams of winning his first singles title disappear today, losing to Ferrer…
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Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati Women’s Semifinal: [CR1] Serena Williams (USA) vs. [CR12] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) You cannot approach anything in life, and that includes the sport of tennis, with a fear of…
Continue reading →Worthy of a final
Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati Thus was the quarterfinal match between Federer and Murray at this year’s Western and Southern Open, at least on paper. Both members of the famed “top…
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Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati Preview Though they are best friends on tour, I doubt that Caroline and Serena enjoy hanging out this way. Sure the competitor in each of them…
Continue reading →Stan was not the man today
Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati It was not surprising given Stan’s history of erratic play, plus he had lost two of their three previous matches. [CR41] Julien Benneteau (FRA) as a player is an enigma;…
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