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Rackets and Balls - Tennis News

June 17th, 2008

The First to Go: Moya Out of Wimbledon

How bad is this? I was reading the article about how Carlos Moya pulled out of Wimbledon with a shoulder injury. The lead-off on the article mentioned Moya as a former number one player.
And I couldn’t remember when Moya had been number one. In fact, it was so off my radar that I was questioning […]

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April 21st, 2008

Querrey Upsets Moya at Monte Carlo Masters

The Monte Carlo Masters kicked off today. Juan Carlos Ferrero needed three sets to beat out Michael Llodra; Ferrero lost the first set 7-6 but leveled Llodra in the final two sets at 6-1 apiece.
Andy Murray and Mario Ancic persevered in the first round as well, but the Cinderella story (if you can have one […]

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January 6th, 2008

Rafael Nadal in another “epic”

It makes me chuckle a bit whenever sportscasters and sports reporters refer to tennis matches as “epics.” What makes an epic? Just because a competition is close in sports doesn’t make it a good match. It just makes it a close competition - both opponents could be playing like crap.
Rafael Nadal beat a tenacious Carlos Moya […]

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