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This past Monday, Caroline Wozniacki dipped to No. 8 in the WTA rankings, her lowest slot since early July of 2009. After back-to-back seasons of 63 and 62 wins, Wozniacki is a fairly pedestrian 20-9 so far in 2012 without a single tournament championship. Here's a quick look at the rise and fall of three former No. 1's with similar circumstances to Wozniacki.
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By Nick Georgandis
This past Monday, Caroline Wozniacki dipped to No. 8 in the W...Read More
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Ted LePak on 5/18/2012 2:09:09 PM | with 0 comments
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Two-time former champions, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, bounced back from last week's second-round loss at the Madrid Open with a 6-3, 6-2 victory Wednesday over Santiago Gonzalez and Christopher Kas at Rome and advanced to the quarter finals today.
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The American twins dropped just 10 points on their serves and converted 4 of 10 break point opportunities for victory in just 54 minutes on Court 1. They are now 24-9 lifetime at the Masters 1000 tournament, having won this title in 2008 and 2010, and reaching the finals in 2005, 2007, and 2...Read More
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Ann Stark on 5/17/2012 10:09:12 AM | with 0 comments
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The blue clay of Madrid was enough to cause some shifts at the top -- including Federer back as the ATP's No. 2 and Serena continuing her climb up the women's rankings.
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By Nick Georgandis
As was reported yesterday following his victory at Madrid, Roger Federer has supplanted Rafael Nadal as the No. 2 player in the world, after 53 weeks ranked either third or fourth -- definitively unfamiliar territory for the man with 16 Grand Slam titles to his credit.
The move down is just as ...Read More
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Ted LePak on 5/17/2012 9:04:47 AM | with 0 comments
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Number Crunch: More than two years pass before both Roger and Serena Williams win tournaments on same week.
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By Nick Georgandis
Number Crunch: Between 2001 and 2010, Roger Federer and Serena Williams combined to win 103 pro-level tournament titles, including 27 Grand Slam titles.
The last 18-to-24 months have been anything but "like the good old days" for the pair of players who were easily the players ...Read More
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Ted LePak on 5/17/2012 8:56:04 AM | with 0 comments
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Tennis celebrities celebrating birthdays between May 13-19, 2012.
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By Nick Georgandis
May 15 - ATP world No. 4 Andy Murray of Scotland turns 25. Murray, who has been ranked as high as No. 2 in the world, is a three-time Grand Slam finalist.
May 16 - Argentina's Gabriela Sabatini, who won the 1990 US Open singles title and the 1988 Wimbled...Read More
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Ted LePak on 5/17/2012 8:52:55 AM | with 0 comments
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Since Roger Federer is out-of-this-world amazing at tennis, Will Smith made him an honorary member of the Men in Black with a framed suit after his win in Madrid this weekend.
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By Nick Georgandis
Movie star Will Smith was on hand in Madrid to help out with the title celebration. Roger Federer has won a lot of tournaments and received a lot of odd trophies over the years, but a suit from one of the most popular sci-fi movies of the last 25 years? Even the Maestro might get a kick out of that. Read More
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Ted LePak on 5/16/2012 1:46:12 PM | with 0 comments
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Ranked No. 340 in world, Sam Groth hit a 163mph fastball serve to break the record fastest serve record this weekend.
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By Nick Georgandis
Australia's Sam Groth is not the most famous Australian player named Sam (that would be Sam Stosur), but he blasted his name into the record books this weekend.
The ATP confirmed on Saturday that Groth broke the existing tour record for the fastests serve whe...Read More
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Ted LePak on 5/16/2012 1:23:51 PM | with 0 comments
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The Bryan Brother's give modeling a shot with Vogue. They are a refreshing breath of life compared to the classic serious and skinny models the magazine usual shoots. Maybe the Bryans are America's Next Top Models?
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Model Karlie Kloss teamed up with Bryan brothers to shoot the June spread for Vogue entitled "Country Strong".
The Bryan Brothers brought their usual playful antics and energy to bring a beautiful clash serious and silly to the set.Read More
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Ted LePak on 5/14/2012 6:30:34 PM | with 0 comments
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David Lewis, the Director of Instruction at Ivan Lendl International Junior Tennis Academy on Hilton Head Island, answers instructional questions from social media fans of Tennis Now.
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Move over John Isner and Nicholas Mahut, here come... Brandon Lloyd and Bryant McKinnie?
The self-described Network of Champions (NOC), a Youtube channel that focuses on "the personalities and lives of athletes" has released a new spoof video featuring the two NFL players engaged in a 77-year tennis match.
Lloyd and M... Read More
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Ted LePak on 5/13/2012 4:48:23 PM | with 0 comments
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