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Li Na: "At the start of the match, maybe I was feeling too excited. So after one set and a half I felt like I had no more energy left."
Initially it seemed that Serena Williams was the one with the physical problems. Then -- Li Na turned into the player who hadn't even won a set against Serena since 2009. Afterward, the champion said, "I can't believe I won, I was so tired. Did I really win?
There really seems to be something wrong with David Ferrer these days. Half a dozen straight finals blown. And that after leading by a break in the second set. Not even the Spanish crowd could hold him together. He was broken four times.
Marin Cilic will be considering his participation in this week's Paris Masters as "gift of the year" after suspension of his sanctions for testing positive for a banned substance.
Canadian Vasek Pospisil was temporarily dumbstruck by pure awe in the early stages of his Basel semi-final against Roger Federer before settling in and giving his idol a workout at the Swiss Indoors before Federer's 6-3, 6-7(7), 7-5 win.
Great news. Roger Federer is in the finals in his hometown of Basel for the 10th. Time. How cool is that. From ball kid to the best ever all in Basel.
Back to the final for Juan Martin del Potro, who now has almost a thousand point lead on Tomas Berdych in the contest for a year-end Top Five spot. It still looks as if he could end the year at #4, or even #3.
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What can we say except, "Another bad day at the office for Petra Kvitova"? These were the matches she was winning two years ago.... Instead, she ends another disappointing year stuck at #6.
Roger Federer went through most of his storied career without suffering serious injuries. He hasn't spent this entire 2013 season stretched out on the trainer’s table, but his back, which has been sore in the past, has been giving him problems.
Decibel-challenged Victoria Azarenka has gone to the attack on the longtime grunting issue, with one of the loudest players in the women's game hitting back at charges that it's just the excitable ladies who make all of the noise on court.
Roger Federer’s homecoming got off to a sweet start both on and off the court.
The Comeback Player of the Year recognizes those players who have overcome serious injuries in re-establishing themselves as one of the top players on the ATP World Tour
It was almost as if Roger Federer had magically seen the Paris draw (which all but assures that he will earn a London spot) and slacked off.
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