Archives for March 2011

Fish makes move on top US ranking

Clijsters fights off 5 MPs vs Ivanovic , Sharapova survives Dulgheru

Mardy Fish
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Fish is one win away from top US ranking.
MONDAY, MARCH 28 – Mardy Fish is just one win away from becoming the highest ranked American for the first time and while he says that he

Djokovic drills Blake

Petkovic upsets Wozniacki, Sharapova through

James Blake
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The top 5 is lights years away from Blake.
MONDAY, MARCH 28 – James Blake may or may not retire at year

Gagging against Wozniacki

Roddick could fall as low as 15

Daniela hantuchova
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Hantuchova fell apart vs. Wozniacki
THURSDAY, MARCH 24 – Caroline Wozniacki and Daniela Hantuchova contested a brilliant second set late Saturday night

Bromances

Roddick, Federer Praise each other, US women all but done

Roger Federer
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Roger and Andy propped each other.
THURSDAY, MARCH 24 – Roger Federer and Andy Roddick did a thorough job in defending each other in Miami, with Federer saying that Roddick

Put away the passivity

Nadal speeds past Del Potro; Djokovic foils Federer again, to meet in final

Novak Djokokivc
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Djokovic is 0-5 vs. Nadal in hardcourt final.
FROM THE BNP PARIBAS OPEN AT INDIAN WELLS, SATURDAY, MARCH 19- It wasn

Everybody loves Caro, except when they play her

Wozniacki whips Sharapova, to face Bartoli in finals

Caroline Wozniacki
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Caro is relentless.
FROM THE BNP PARIBAS OPEN AT INDIAN WELLS, FRIDAY, MARCH 18- You can look at Caroline Wozniacki

Chasing Novak

Federer, Djokovic to tee it up again in semis

Novak Djokovic
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Novak keeps rolling.
FROM THE BNP PARIBAS OPEN AT INDIAN WELLS, FRIDAY, MARCH 18- Novak Djokovic says that he

Nadal and Del Potro to resume rivalry in semis

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Rafa has lost three straight to DelPo.
FROM THE BNP PARIBAS OPEN AT INDIAN WELLS, THURSDAY, MARCH 17- The Juan Martin del Potro that battered Rafael Nadal in the semifinals of the 2009 US Open and then pounded his way past Roger Federer in the final isn

‘My God it would have been unbelievable’

Federer survives Harrison, Nadal, Djokovic win, Roddick Querrey out

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Rafa on the 1rst set: “terrible”.

FROM THE BNP PARIBAS OPEN AT INDIAN WELLS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16- Rafa Nadal played terribly, Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic played beautifully and Roger Federer was somewhere in the middle. Oh, and by the way, at least for this week, Frenchman Richard Gasquet is playing loose and easy for once.

Nadal was very flat in his 7 5, 6 4 win over Somdev Devvarman, who has been playing very well during the past few weeks, but when Nadal is missing his forehand as much as he did for a good portion of the match, the world knows he isn

BFFs, until match time

Azarenka vows to stay with Wozniacki; Bartoli, Wickmayer reach semis

Victoria Azarenka
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Vika says she & Caro have a healthy rivalry.

FROM THE BNP PARIBAS OPEN AT INDIAN WELLS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16- About eight years ago, No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki and No. 9 Victoria Azarenka first met at 14s European Championships tournament in Vichy. On Thursday when they face each other for the sixth time in their careers in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Azarenka is 21 and almost exactly a year older than the 20-year-old Wozniacki, and arrived in the pros about year earlier than the Dane did.

They share a common junior history, but their paths haven