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Queen Ash retires…
A bombshell in the tennis world today as world number 1 and the reigning Wimbledon and Australian Open champion, Ashleigh Barty announced her retirement from tennis. Aged just 25, Barty has always been an atypical tennis player. A top junior snd successful doubles player as a teenager, Barty walked away from tennis after finding the
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The Ladies Killing it …
It’s March and the WTA tour is up to the Sunshine double – Indian Wells and Miami, two WTA1000 events. World number 1 Ash Barty is staying at home in Australia – that stroll to the Australian Open title took it out of her – and my other fave, Barbora Krejcikova is unfortunately injured. Krejcikova
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Krejcikova hits the heights!
New world number 2! Its funny the way things go as Barbora Krejcikova just had her most disappointing couple of weeks in the middle east swing, winning 2 and losing 2 matches. The losses to Yastremska and the red hot Ostapenko were, in retrospect, not awful, but still were surprising, especially the rather flat way
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Glory Days!
OK, so you know what I said about my favourites losing? Well forget it because today is a glorious day! Petra Kvitova beat world number 2 and the top seed at the WTA Dubai tournament 6-4, 6-4. For me, Petra in full flight, hitting unbelievable winners and really going for her shots is why I
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What to do when your fave is losing!
Every tennis fan gets there. No player, and I mean NO PLAYER, will win forever. Dealing with losses is part of sport. But there are losses that hurt more and especially as a player gets older. 2021 and 2022 have not been great years for Petra Kvitova. Her surge to the Doha title in 2021
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On Becoming a Krejcikova stan…
A reflection from June 2021 For me, I always like to have a favourite tennis player. Someone above all others I root for, feel exhilarated when they win and crushed when they lose. My first tennis crush was Steffi Graf. I can still remember how genuinely upset I was when she lost to Lori McNeil
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Women’s Tennis Rocks!
I love women’s tennis and especially the Czech player Petra Kvitova. This blog will focus largely on Petra but also some of the other WTA players I like. Krejcikova, Siniakova, Ostapenko, Rybakina, Halep, Kerber, and many many more! I am a pretty rabid tennis fan – and almost exclusively women’s tennis. However, none of my
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