Category Archive: Events

10 Mar

The Australian Open: Extras

The Australian Open: Extras

During my two days at the 2010 Australian Open, I took A LOT of photos—if you’ve been reading by blog lately, you probably already know …

 
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06 Mar

The Australian Open: Venus Williams vs. Lucie Safarova

The Australian Open: Venus Williams vs. Lucie Safarova

I was a little disappointed that I didn’t get to see one of my favorite players during my two days at the 2010 Australian Open, …

 
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03 Mar

The Australian Open: Jelena Jankovic vs. Monica Niculescu

The Australian Open: Jelena Jankovic vs. Monica Niculescu

On the second day of the 2010 Australian Open, 8th seeded Jelena Jankovic (pictured above), of Serbia, took on unseeded Monica Niculescu, of Romania, at …

 
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27 Feb

The Australian Open: Fernando Verdasco vs. Carsten Ball

The Australian Open: Fernando Verdasco vs. Carsten Ball

The Fernando Verdasco – Carsten Ball match was probably the best game of tennis I saw during my two days at the 2010 Australian Open. …

 
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24 Feb

The Australian Open: Marion Bartoli vs. Rossana de los Rios

The Australian Open: Marion Bartoli vs. Rossana de los Rios

On my second day at the 2010 Australian Open, I spent about 12 hours, watching eight matches. This was the first match I attended, between …

 
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06 Feb

The Australian Open: Elena Dementieva vs. Vera Dushevina

The Australian Open: Elena Dementieva vs. Vera Dushevina

Due to the surprisingly rainy and rather dreary weather on the first day of the 2010 Australian Open, a number of tennis matches were delayed …

 
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03 Feb

The Australian Open: Justine Henin vs. Kirsten Flipkens

The Australian Open: Justine Henin vs. Kirsten Flipkens

Former world number one Justine Henin played unseeded Kirsten Flipkens in the first round of the 2010 Australian Open. I was thrilled to see the …

 
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30 Jan

The Australian Open: Andy Roddick vs. Thiemo de Bakker

The Australian Open: Andy Roddick vs. Thiemo de Bakker

The second match I watched at the 2010 Australian Open was a first round match between the number seven seed Andy Roddick (pictured above, on …

 
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27 Jan

The Australian Open: Dinara Safina vs. Magdalena Rybarikova

The Australian Open: Dinara Safina vs. Magdalena Rybarikova

Since I’ve been a big fan of tennis for years, I was really excited when I realized that Melbourne hosts one of the four Grand …

 
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