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Miami Women’s Draw Analysis

Posted on March 21, 2013 by fogmount

This week the tennis tours leave the windy desert of Indian Wells and jump straight into another sprawling seven-round mandatory tournament on the humid barrier island of Key Biscayne, just a few minutes across a causeway from downtown Miami. The … Continue reading →

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Indian Wells Women’s Draw Analysis

Posted on March 8, 2013 by fogmount

March is a strange month in tennis, dominated by Indian Wells and Miami, a pair of tournaments that in some ways feel like grand slams, and in other ways don’t even come close. Like the slams, Indian Wells and Miami … Continue reading →

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Australian Open Women’s Draw Analysis

Posted on January 11, 2013 by fogmount

After four long months, it’s grand slam time again, and the draws are out. First, I analyze the women’s draw, where exciting upsets tend to be plentiful. For each eighth of the draw, I’ve listed the seeded players and a … Continue reading →

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Sightings from the Mountain, Friday

Posted on January 4, 2013 by fogmount

Pavlyuchenkova d. Tsurenko, 4-6 6-1 6-2 in Brisbane Whether it was due to nerves in her first Premier semifinal in two years, or to underestimating her opponent, Pavlyuchenkova made a tentative start. In the first set, she played with neither … Continue reading →

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Quantitatively measuring WTA players’ recent form

Posted on December 26, 2012 by fogmount

There’s a lot of talk in tennis about which players are in form—who looks ready to make a breakthrough, who has peaked, and who is due for a collapse. Some of the talk is based on actual match results (which … Continue reading →

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