July 22nd, 2017
50th Anniversary of Swiss Open Features No Federer, Wawrinka; ATP Preview
Apparently no appearance money to attract Swiss legends Roger Federer or Stan Wawrinka, so the best local fans get is No. 100-ranked Finn-turned-Swiss Henri Laaksonen…
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April 29th, 2017
Del Potro, Raonic Feature at 3 ATP Events Next Week; Previews
Two Top 10ers make Istanbul the top event this week…The Top 4 seeds receive opening-round byes…Matches to watch for in the 1st rd. include (5) Troicki vs. the big-match Baghdatis, and (8) Darcis vs. Sela to see who can hit their way out of that paper bag…
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April 24th, 2017
Nadal, Murray Vie for ATP Barcelona Crown; Budapest; ATP Previews
Potential tough starts for (16) Lopez vs. G-Lo, and (9) Gasquet vs. (WC) Robredo…Wildcards were awarded to Murray, Robredo, Zverev, Albert Montanes, and Mikael Ymer…
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February 26th, 2017
Svitolina Looks for 2nd Straight Title at Kuala Lumpur; Sao Paulo; WTA Previews
Top 10er as of Monday Svitolina is coming off the win in the Dubai final…Wildcards went to Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas, the Ukraine’s Katarina Zavatska, and China’s Zheng Saisai…
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February 19th, 2017
Nishikori, Thiem, Clay Floaters Make ATP Rio a Tough Slough; Preview
First-round matches that deserve a second look are a gassed (1) Nishikori vs. Brazil’s Bellucci, (4) Carreno Busta vs. Brazil’s Souza who he lost to in their only career meeting, (6) Ferrer vs. the Buenos Aires winner Dolgopolov who he lost to three years ago at this event, a Robredo vs. Fognini veteran match-up (winner to face (5) Ramos Vinolas), (7) Lorenzi vs. Delbonis who he is 0-3 career against, and (2) Thiem vs. the back-from-injury Tipsarevic in a first-time meeting…
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February 11th, 2017
4-Time Defending Champ Nishikori Abandons Memphis for ATP Buenos Aires; Previews
The 20th anniversary of the tournament sees Kei Nishikori collecting the appearance fee as the top seed instead of seeking a fifth consecutive title at Memphis…
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January 14th, 2017
Sousa Gets Socked as American Wins ATP Auckland Final
“I’ve had chances,” Sock said of his six trips to ATP World Tour finals. “I’ve lost in a few finals. Winning the whole tournament is definitely a massive confidence booster.
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October 15th, 2016
Monfils, Goffin, Kvitova Headline Stockholm, Antwerp, Luxembourg This Week
No Top 10ers but an interesting field between the multi-Slam winner Kvitova, the French Open champ Schiavone, the former No. 1 Wozniacki, the former brand-wannabee Bouchard, and the breakout player Siegemund…
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September 17th, 2016
US Open Champ Wawrinka in Russia, French in Metz; ATP Previews
The St. Petersburg Open in Russia welcomes US Open champion Stan Wawrinka and three of the Top 10, while the Moselle Open in France features Dominic Thiem and a strong French contingent this week on the ATP World Tour
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August 21st, 2016
Everyone Withdraws from WTA Connecticut; Gasquet Leads Winson-Salem
This tournament has turned into a complete mess with the seeding in chaos as Svetlana Kuznetova withdrew citing a shoulder injury, Johanna Konta pulled with a back injury, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova withdrew citing a back injury, then today (Sunday) Madison Keys injured her neck practicing and withdrew…
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July 18th, 2016
ATP Previews: Thiem Machine in Kitzbuhel; Umag; Gstaad
.(1) Cuevas could have a difficult start against G-Lo, and (6) Carreno Busta “Rhymes” starts against the veteran Seppi…
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July 10th, 2016
Ferrer Leads Bastad; Johnson on Grass at Newport; ATP Previews
Rafael Nadal (currently injured) beat Fognini in last year’s final…Leo Mayer (2014) is the only former champ in the field.
June 18th, 2016
Grass Tennis Preview: Radwanska, WTA Stars in Eastbourne, Not So Much in ATP Nottingham
Four Top 10 seeds and a former Wimbledon champ round out the stout draw…The 16 seeds all receive opening-round byes…Floaters galore, with tough opening matches for…
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May 16th, 2016
Preview: ATP, WTA Players Look for Mojo Heading Into French Open
Tough starts for (9) Stephens vs. Vekic and (9) Cornet vs. Kudryavtseva…The storm of players pulling from the field included Daria Gavrilova, Camila Giorgi, Yanina Wickmayer and Caroline Wozniacki…
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May 5th, 2016
Rafael Nadal Overcomes Slow Start In Madrid; Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic Dominate
Three former champions reached the quarterfinals at the Madrid Open.
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