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When Li Na won the French Open, approaching four years ago, she admitted she wasn’t expecting her victory and things went too fast so she couldn't savor her celebrations. After finally adding the Australian Open after two disappointments in finals, she does not intend to be so wasteful.
Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka was still in a state of some disbelief two hours after beating the injured Rafael Nadal to win a first ever major title. And voicing his confusion he said: “I never expected to win a Grand Slam. I never dreamed about that because for me, I was not good enough to beat those top guys.”
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) made several announcements today concerning the WTA Championships, its year-end crown jewel event which will take place in Singapore on October 17-26, 2014. This year will mark the first time in the storied 44-year history of the Championships...
Scalpers again came up the winners at the Australian Open men's final between Stanislas Wawrinka and Rafael Nadal, with tickets to the match being sold on the internet for well over 10 times face value - and fans willing to pay the price.
In 2014, the Barcelona Open will increase its prize money by 8%, reaching a pot of euro 1,845,585. It is the highest prize money offered by a tournament in the ATP World Tour 500 category, followed by the China Open in Beijing, which distributes euro 1,836,751.
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Rafael Nadal came in with a hand blister. He came out with a back injury -- and no title. Nadal suffered the injury in the second set, and some watchers thought he would retire. But he was already in trouble by then.
Paris is a Premier event, but it suffers from the fact that it's a week after, half a world away from, and on a different surface than, the Australian Open. But it certainly has one interesting player: Nadia Petrova, who has been out for so many months, has decided to make a comeback...
Airing dirty laundry is one thing, but Captain Jim Courier hopes his USA Davis Cup team players will get their shoes and socks sullied when they go up against Great Britain this Friday at San Diego’s Petco Park.
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Jurgen Melzer had better get on the phone to look for a doubles partner. He was supposed to be playing with Robert Lindstedt here, until he got hurt. Suddenly, it looks a lot less likely that Lindstedt will be returning his calls.
So is it Li Na, or Na Li, Na Li or Li Na, I can never get it right! Well after Saturday night in Melbourne you can just call her, The 2014 Australian Open Champion how about that? After reaching the final twice before losing tough matches to Victoria Azarenka and Kim Clijsters, she wasn't going to let another opportunity get away...
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Spanish Davis Cup captain Carlos Moya fears that the former iconic allure of the Davis Cup is fading among current players, with the former world number one calling the team event a sacrifice for competitors.
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