Sep 6th, 2010
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Flavia Pennetta embracing her friend and doubles partner, Gisela Dulko, after defeating Shahar Peer and Monica Niculescu, 6-7(7), 6-1, 6-2.
Horacio Zeballos rejoicing with his partner, Eduardo Schwank, after defeating Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau, 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3.
Cara Black and Anastasia Rodionova after defeating Julia Goerges and Anna-Lena Groenefeld, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Bob and Mike Bryan showing [...]
Aug 9th, 2010
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Finals day at Legg Mason Sunday began with a great doubles match-up of Mardy Fish and Mark Knowles against Tomas Berdych and newlywed Radek Stepanek. The Czech team of Berdych and Stepanek were on fire in the first set, winning it 6-4. Both teams played equally well, but the Czechs seemed to have come out [...]
Aug 9th, 2010
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Russian Maria Kirilenko and Chinese Jie Zheng defeated American Lisa Raymond and Australian Renae Stubbs to win the Doubles title at the Mercury Insurance Open at La Costa Resort and Spa.
Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki defeated Czech Republic’s Klara Zakopalova 6-2, 7-6 to win the e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open 2010 tennis tournament in her home country.
American Mardy [...]
Aug 8th, 2010
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Playing in his first tournament since April (and his first world tour final in 1.5 years), David Nalbandian convincingly beat Croatian Marin Cilic 6-2, 6-2 at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic on Saturday night.
We were lucky enough to witness the demolition of the world no. 13 by the Argentine, who has been off the tour [...]
May 29th, 2010
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Most Amusing Player Exclamation: “Urrrrrrrrgggghhhh, this crap surface!” – Lleyton Hewitt, just as it started to rain while he was down two sets to Rafael Nadal.
Most Endearing Commentator Quote: “Please double fault!” – John McEnroe on NBC, pleading with Juan Carlos Ferrero (16), serving on match point to the last American man left in the [...]