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Well it’s all over for another year, but what a year this was. First of, of course there was Serena. Her come-back was warm, her play in the first match was maybe decidedly lukewarm but it was enough to get her through to the semi-finals...
First up on court, as the clouds were burnt away was Jelena Jankovic. Matches where she is facing someone for the first time are always 50/50 where Jankovic is concerned but she came out firing, quickly building up a lead, and it became clear that Lesia Tsurenko was struggling.
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Set to hit the courts in Melbourne for the 2015 Australian Open, Fila’s sponsored athletes will debut the innovative, new Platinum collection. Platinum offers a cohesive range of fashions, marked by fresh new fabrics, design details that showcase a high-end flavor, and stand-out styles.
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It’s the first Thursday of that fortnight known as The Championships. As surprising as this may be to tennis followers, it rained during competition at Wimbledon. It was the end of the day and only a few matches were held in tennis limbo on the women’s side.
Excitement may be like beauty. In essence, it is in the eye of the beholder. Lots of things are that way. Several men’s matches were filled with tense moments – just one element within the definition of excitement. But Wednesday at The Championships, the women’s matches were really not out of the ordinary.
Tradition holds that on the first Tuesday of The Championships, the initial match that is contended on Centre Court feature the Ladies Champion from the previous year. Last year, Marion Bartoli laid claim to the Venus Rosewater Dish when she defeated Sabine Lisicki, 6-1, 6-4.
This week, the Prince Paris Tour hit the streets serving-up a week-long list of activities with its top players David Ferrer, Jelena Jankovic and Marion Bartoli throughout the city of Paris for tennis fans and enthusiasts to participate in!
The draw ceremony was held on Friday in Paris, France and the table is now set for Roland-Garros, the second Grand Slam event of the tennis season. Four Canadians have earned direct entry into the main draw while three more have a chance to qualify.
Eugenie Bouchard (Westmount, QC) took on American Venus Williams for the second time on Thursday as she was trying to reach her third quarter-final of the season at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina.
This was by no means as easy and straightforward as it looks; it took more than an hour, and if we did this right, Agnieszka Radwanska's first hold of the second set lasted 22 points! Radwanska is assured the #3 ranking; Annika Beck will probably be #43.
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