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Yanina Wickmayer - News and More
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- Nationality: BEL (Belgium)
- Birthdate: October 20, 1989
- Birthplace: Lier, Belgium
- Residence: Deurne, Belgium
- Turned Pro: Pro (2004)
- Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
- 2009 Ranking: 16
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| Coached by Glen Schaap; does off-court training with Marc Frey ... Introduced to tennis at age 9 by friends at local courts ... Father is Marc Wickmayer ... Sp ... Read Full Bio |
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| Dementieva Heads Paris; WTA Previews |
| Open GDF Suez
Paris, France
Surface: hard indoor
$700,000
Seeds: Elena Dementieva, Flavia Pennetta, Yanina Wickmayer, Francesca Schiavone, Aravane Rezai, Shahar Peer, Virginie Razzano, Elena Vesnina
Floaters: Melanie "C'mon!" Oudin, Patty Schnyder, Alize Cornet, Alisa Kleybanova
Notes: Wea... |
2010-02-07
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| Serena Williams v. Justine Henin in Australian Open Final, Who's the Pick? |
| raw, and fortunately she found a home on the opposite half to Serena. Henin still had an extremely tough path with wins over Elena Dementieva, Yanina Wickmayer and Nadia Petrova before skating through Zheng Jie the other day in the semifinals.
Serena was granted a much easier draw and the 11-time Slam cha... |
2010-01-29
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| Patient Roddick Survives in Five, Del Potro Doesn't at Australian Open |
| gainst Zheng Jie, a winner over Alona Bondarenko. In the other quarter it’s Justine Henin, a tough, three set winner over fellow Belgian Yanina Wickmayer, against Nadia Petrova.
I’ll have my picks for tonight’s matches later in the day for what should be a great conclusion to the fourth ... |
2010-01-24
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| Henin Overcomes Wickmayer Test, Petrova Next at Australian Open |
| d within six sets of returning to Grand Slam glory Sunday at the Australian Open. The unseeded Henin fought off a tough test from countrywoman Yanina Wickmayer 7-6(3), 1-6, 6-3 to advance to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal since the 2008 Australian Open.
“Well, it wasn't that easy,” ... |
2010-01-24
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| Federer, Djokovic, Serena Steamroll on Snoozer Saturday at the Australian Open |
| ndy Roddick v. Fernando Gonzlez. (Sleep? Who needs sleep? It’s the weekend!)
The ladies isn’t half bad either. Justine Henin v. Yanina Wickmayer, Dinara Safina v. Maria Kirilenko and Sveta Kuznetsova v. Nadia Petrova.
As for my picks it’s ladies first. I like Henin in three with Safin... |
2010-01-23
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| Yanina Wickmayer Interview - US Open, Sept 9 |
| Yanina Wickmayer InterviewU.S. OPEN - September 9, 2009
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
Y. WICKMAYER/K. Bondarenko7-5, 6-4
THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.
Q. What was the funny story about the T-shirt? Sorry, my Flemish isn't all that good.YANINA WICKMAYER: Well, before my match against Kuznetsova in N... |
2009-09-10
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| Caroline Wozniacki Interview - US Open, Sept 9 |
| was cheering for me a lot. I really love it out there. And playing on the center court, it just feels amazing.
Q. You're going to be playing Yanina Wickmayer next round. What do you know about her? Have you followed her? Have you seen her play?CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Actually, I've tried not to watch too much ... |
2009-09-10
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| Kim Clijsters Interview - US Open, Sept 8 |
| eat, you know, so you don't really worry too much about the pressure and the attention that's going on because it's all so new.But, you know, we have Wickmayer who is kind of in the same situation here, as well. She's doing really good. And although, you know, I love watching Oudin play, Wozniacki, Wickmayer... |
2009-09-09
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JP Says:
Keep up your regimen/training to pay the bills you can be a sparring partner for other top tier players on the tour .other players take note it could happen to them as well- their solidarity will benefit all.If there is a petition you've got my signature.
Posted on November 6, 2009 at 09:49 ET