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USTA Media Conference Call with US Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez
Mary Joe Fernandez -Photo courtesy of ESPN
UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION MEDIA CONFERENCE
April 11, 2012
Mary Joe Fernandez
JASMINE SHEPPARD: Thank you, everyone, for joining us today for this media conference call. We have with us U.S. Fed Cup captain Mary Joe Fernandez who will announce the U.S. team that will compete in the World Group playoffs in the Ukraine April 21st...
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April 11, 2012
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April 11, 2012
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Taylor Townsend Leads Field at USTA International Spring Championships
By Steve Pratt
CARSON, Calif., – Eight of the ITF world-ranked Top 50 junior girl tennis players, including two from Southern California, will contest the eighth annual USTA International Spring Championships taking place beginning Monday at the Home Depot Center.
Reigning Australian Open Junior Champion Taylor Townsend will hold down the top-seeded spot in the 64-player singles...
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March 31, 2012
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March 31, 2012
WTA Spotlight on American Tennis Player Vania King
Vania King at the Sony Ericsson Open (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
American Vania King may seem like a veteran on the WTA Tour but at only 23-years-old, she is one of the more experienced younger players in women’s tennis. Currently sitting at a steady world number 54, she will soon best her career-high of #50 from back in 2006. I had a chance to chat with Vania after her...
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March 23, 2012
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March 23, 2012
Vania King: A Model of Consistency
Vania King, ranked No. 54 in the world, will take on the 15th seed Ana Ivanovic in the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, FL.
Call it the Vania King generation.
With the Williams sisters seemingly nearing the end of their careers and the focus of American tennis turning to young rising stars such as Christina McHale and Sloane Stephens, King remains one of the standout...
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March 22, 2012
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March 22, 2012
Vania King reaches Pattaya quarters
Eighth-seeded Vania King advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pattaya Open by beating Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia 6-1, 6-3 Thursday.
The American played well from the baseline to beat her friend and reach the quarterfinals for the first time since last September in Seoul.
King will next play defending champion Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, who beat Urszula Radwanska of Poland...
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February 09, 2012
Zvonareva, King win Pattaya openers
Vera Zvonareva began her quest for a third Pattaya Open title by putting away local qualifier Varatchaya Wongteanchai 6-2 7-5 on Tuesday.
The only bother for top-seeded Zvonareva was when she faced three break points at 5-5 0-40, but summoned powerful serves to get off the hook and win the last two games.
''The first match is always tough,'' said Zvonareva, the...
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February 07, 2012
Ivanovic through to 4th round at Australian Open
Former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic has advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open, beating American Vania King 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday at Margaret Court Arena.
King, who beat 15th-seeded Anastasasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in the second round, is winless in four career meetings against Ivanovic, including in the first round of the Australian Open five years ago.
The...
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January 20, 2012
At 22, Vania King learns to make peace with tennis
By 17, Vania King had won her first WTA title and cracked the top 50 in the rankings. There was just one problem _ she wasn't sure she actually liked playing tennis.
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January 19, 2012
Straight Sets: For Vania King, an Upset and Then a Song
The unseeded Vania King, who upset Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at the Australian Open, is also known for her singing, even though performing makes her nervous.
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January 19, 2012
Breaking Down the Australian Open Draw: WTA
The beauty of women's tennis over the past couple of years is that there has been no run-away favorite. It seems like a new woman emerges at every Major, which makes each Grand Slam even more exciting. This holds true going into the 2012 Australian Open. There are numerous women who have great chances to hold up the trophy at the end of two weeks, and there figures to be even...
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January 15, 2012
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January 15, 2012
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