that’s a wrap! Week of June 18th

24Jun12

AEGON International Women’s Singles – Tamira Paszek d. (5) Angelique Kerber 57 63 75 Tamira Paszek rallied from *25 down in the final set and saved five championship points to win her first Premier title on the WTA, and her third  overall. A Wimbledon quarterfinalist in 2011, Paszek had previously triumphed in Portoroz in 2006 […]

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Players’ Olympic Dreams Morph to Nightmares

16Jun12

Many have attempted to make the argument that tennis has no place in the Olympics. Tell that to the players. For months, players have been doing their best to fulfill the ITF requirements for London. A ranking in the top 56 for singles is sufficient, coupled with availability in two Fed Cup or Davis Cup […]

Filed under: David Goffin, Florian Mayer, Julia Goerges, Ksenia Pervak, Mahesh Bhupathi, Marina Erakovic, Mona Barthel, Olympics, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Rohan Bopanna, Sofia Arvidsson, Tamira Paszek   |  1 Comment