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OCTB - Break Points: February 2009
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OCTB - Break Points. Sunday, February 22, 2009. The Grandest Slam of them all? Rafa aka Conquistador Nadal. Has a very good chance to win the calendar year Grand Slam. It may sound funny to you, especially coming in February, but I think you might end up needing to get used to the idea. And I want to warn you now so you don't forget to set your DVR's. Jimmy Connors, and Pete Sampras. Should I go on? Should I say Federer. It's been 40 years. It's been so long that we've almost forgotten about. So now that...
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OCTB - Break Points: The 9 Most Inspiring Tennis Players of 2009
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OCTB - Break Points. Monday, December 28, 2009. The 9 Most Inspiring Tennis Players of 2009. Inspiration. Now we are getting to the heart of the matter.because when you think about it that is why we play. And that is why we watch. Because we want to be moved.because we want TO MOVE.because we want to believe that anything is possible. It is a sense. A sixth sense. And it is an art. What is success in tennis? And how can you most effectively achieve it? In times of fatigue, where does genius come from?
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OCTB - Break Points: The Top 9 Tennis What-ifs of 2009
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OCTB - Break Points. Thursday, December 17, 2009. The Top 9 Tennis What-ifs of 2009. It has been a strange and beautiful tennis year. What started as a nightmare ended as a dream for Federer, and what started as a dream became a nightmare then finally ended as a hybrid of both for Serena Williams. 9 What if Jimmy Jump attacked Federer? I hate to even be bringing this up, but remember when Jimmy Jump paid a visit to Federer during his French Open final match with Robin Soderling? Dinara and Zelko are bird...
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OCTB - Break Points: May 2009
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OCTB - Break Points. Monday, May 18, 2009. French Men's Tennis: C'est La Vie as the French Open Nears. It has been 26 years since a Frenchman has hoisted the Coupe des. Above his head, and while a new generation of highly regarded French players (two in the top-10, seven in the top-50) will be taking to the clay next week, it doesn't appear likely that Yannick. 160;at the 1983 French Open will be replicated, at least not this year. Renamed to Court Phillipe Chatrier. But unless similar surprises. Of the ...
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OCTB - Break Points: August 2009
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OCTB - Break Points. Tuesday, August 11, 2009. Juan Martin Del Potro: Plateau or Plateau Hopping? The youngest player in the ATP top-10. Knows how to have a good summer. While most kids his age are at the beach, on soul-searching backpacking adventures across Europe, or hanging out with old friends from High School in their home towns, the 20-year-old Argentine has a different idea of what the perfect summer should be like. Fast forward to nearly one year later, and the 6'6" Del Potro. Del Potro's rankin...
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OCTB - Break Points: December 2009
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OCTB - Break Points. Monday, December 28, 2009. The 9 Most Inspiring Tennis Players of 2009. Inspiration. Now we are getting to the heart of the matter.because when you think about it that is why we play. And that is why we watch. Because we want to be moved.because we want TO MOVE.because we want to believe that anything is possible. It is a sense. A sixth sense. And it is an art. What is success in tennis? And how can you most effectively achieve it? In times of fatigue, where does genius come from?
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OCTB - Break Points: The Top 9 Tennis Heartbreakers of 2009
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OCTB - Break Points. Sunday, December 20, 2009. The Top 9 Tennis Heartbreakers of 2009. In tennis, the agony of defeat plays as important a role as does the exhilarating joy of victory — the razor thin margins that separate winning and losing in a tennis match are very often undecipherable to the naked eye. What is it then, that makes the difference in those matches that come down to a few crucial points? The top ten Tennis Heartbreakers of 2009 are living proof of this fact. In Zvonareva’s defense...
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OCTB - Break Points: The Top 9 Tennis Surprises of 2009
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OCTB - Break Points. Friday, December 18, 2009. The Top 9 Tennis Surprises of 2009. 8220;The moments of happiness that we enjoy take us by surprise. It’s not that we seize them, but that they seize us.” – Ashley Montagu. When the dust settled, we were left somewhere in between, fearing the worst, but expecting the best. Surprise # 9: Senior moment for Haas at 2009 Wimbledon. Could this be a theme for Wimbledon going forward? Is experience on grass good enough against the amped-up games of the young guns?
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