This week in tennis featured one tournament for the women and two tournaments for the men, with all tournaments featuring plenty of big names and upsets. The women played in the China Open, while the men played in China Open and the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships. The China Open was held in Beijing, hosting [...]

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This week in tennis features the final Grand Slam event of the year, the US Open. While women’s #1 Serena Williams is out of the tournament, the tournament features a myriad of big name players. The top Men’s seeds for the tournament are as follows: (1) Rafael Nadal, (2) Roger Federer, (3) Novak Djokovic, (4) [...]

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This week in Tennis featured one major tournament for the men and one major tournament for the women. The Men played in the Canadian Open, also known as the Rogers Cup, in Toronto, Canada. The Women played in the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open, Held in Cincinnati, Ohio. With the U.S. Open a [...]

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This week in tennis featured the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington D.C. This men’s tournament was joined by the two women’s tournaments of the Mercury Insurance Open (San Diego, California) and the e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open (Copenhagen, Denmark). The Men’s Legg Mason Tennis Classic featured plenty of big names, including Andy Roddick, Tomas Berdych, [...]

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This week in tennis featured the start of Wimbledon, one of the biggest championships of the year. All of the biggest names in Tennis are featured in this year’s Wimbledon, with some expected and predictable rankings. The top 5 seeds in the Men’s Draw are as follows: (1) Roger Federer, (2) Rafael Nadal, (3) Novak [...]

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The French Open concluded this week, providing plenty of ups and downs during the final week of play. The Men’s side saw plenty of interesting twists and turns, with top players dropping and lower ranked players thriving. Robin Soderling, the 5 seed, toppled Roger Federer in the Quarterfinals, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4. Thomas Berdych, the [...]

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The big news in tennis this week is the start of the French Open. The first week has come to an end, with big stars rising and falling at the clay courts of Roland Garros. The top 8 Men’s Seeds for the French Open are as follows: [1] Roger Federer, [2] Rafael Nadal, [3] Novak [...]

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The singles’ winners at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, California, came as a surprise to almost everyone. Ivan Ljubicic, a player who almost always makes a strong showing approaching the finals but inevitably loses out, defeated Andy Roddick in straight sets. And Jelena Jankovic also defeated Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets. Ljubicic’s win [...]

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On Sunday in Lievin, France, Melanie Oudin defeated Julie Coin in 2 singles matches, ensuring the US a spot in the Fed Cup semi-finals. Her victory put the US at 4 to 1 over France. It took a little longer than 2 hours for teenager Oudin to defeat Coin with 7-6 (3), 6-4 and give [...]

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Doha 2009 has finally come to an end, and Jelena Jankovic has qualified, becoming the eighth and the final player to be qualifying for this championship during the singles competition. Jelena Jankovic is going to be joining Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Elena Dementieva, Caroline Wozniacki, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Serena Williams and Dinara Safina during the singles [...]

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