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Friday, November 30, 2012
2012 Fantasy Mixed Doubles Tennis: Semifinals
Semifinal 1:
Russia (Mikhail Youzhny / Maria Sharapova)
vs.
Poland (Jerzy Janowicz / Agnieszka Radwanska)
(0-0, 7-2, 7-2) 3-0
Russia goes to the finals.
Semifinal 2:
USA (John Isner / Serena Williams)
vs.
Czech Republic (Tomas Berdych / Petra Kvitova)
(2, 2 ,3-0, 5-2) 2-1
USA goes to the finals.
Russia (Mikhail Youzhny / Maria Sharapova)
vs.
Poland (Jerzy Janowicz / Agnieszka Radwanska)
(0-0, 7-2, 7-2) 3-0
Russia goes to the finals.
Semifinal 2:
USA (John Isner / Serena Williams)
vs.
Czech Republic (Tomas Berdych / Petra Kvitova)
(2, 2 ,3-0, 5-2) 2-1
USA goes to the finals.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
2012 Fantasy Mixed Doubles Tennis: Group B Action
Here are the results for Group B -
GROUP B
CZECH REPUBLIC - 3-1-2
Tomas Berdych
Petra Kvitova
FRANCE - 1-2-1
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Marion Bartoli
RUSSIA - 2-2-3
Mikhail Youzhny
Maria Sharapova
ITALY - 0-1-0
Andreas Seppi
Sara Errani
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Czech Republic vs. Italy - (5-2, 3-0, 8-2) 3-0
France vs. Russia - (3-3, 0-5, 3-8) 1-2
France vs. Italy - (3-1, 1-2, 4-3) 2-1
Czech Republic vs. Russia - (6-6, 2-4, 8-10) 1-2
Russia vs. Italy - (4-0, 1-0, 5-0) 3-0
Czech Republic vs. France - (4-1, 1-3, 5-4) 2-1
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Russia is the top team in Group B. It will meet Poland, the second-ranked team in Group A in the semifinals.
The Czech Republic is the second-ranked team in Group B and will meet the USA in the semifinals.
2012 Fantasy Mixed Doubles Tennis: Group A Action
Here are the results for Group !
Group A
SERBIA 1-3-1
Novak Djokovic
Ana Ivanovic
USA - 3-3-2
John Isner
Serena Williams
GERMANY - 0-0-0
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Angelique Kerber
POLAND 2-0-3
Jerzy Janowicz
Agnieszka Radwanska
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Serbia vs. Poland - (0-0, 3-4, 3-4) 1-2
USA vs. Germany - (3-1, 2-1, 5-2) 3-0
Serbia vs. Germany - (2-1, 1-0, 3-1) 3-0
USA vs. Poland - (0,0, 4-0, 4-0) 3-0
Germany vs. Poland - (0-1, 2-4, 2-5) 0-3
Serbia vs. USA - (2-1, 0-4, 2-5) 1-2
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USA tops Group A and will meet the second-ranked team in Group B.
Poland is the second-ranked team in Group A and will meet the top team of Group B.
Group A
SERBIA 1-3-1
Novak Djokovic
Ana Ivanovic
USA - 3-3-2
John Isner
Serena Williams
GERMANY - 0-0-0
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Angelique Kerber
POLAND 2-0-3
Jerzy Janowicz
Agnieszka Radwanska
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Serbia vs. Poland - (0-0, 3-4, 3-4) 1-2
USA vs. Germany - (3-1, 2-1, 5-2) 3-0
Serbia vs. Germany - (2-1, 1-0, 3-1) 3-0
USA vs. Poland - (0,0, 4-0, 4-0) 3-0
Germany vs. Poland - (0-1, 2-4, 2-5) 0-3
Serbia vs. USA - (2-1, 0-4, 2-5) 1-2
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USA tops Group A and will meet the second-ranked team in Group B.
Poland is the second-ranked team in Group A and will meet the top team of Group B.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Fantasy Mixed Doubles 2012: Top Eight Teams
The tennis calendar for both the ATP and the WTA tours are finally over for 2012 so it's the time of year where I play my own fantasy tennis using this week's rankings of both tours.
The first fantasy tournament involves a 'Hopman'-like Cup where a country is composed of one male and one female player and both will play singles and doubles.
Here are the countries that qualified this year and their group assignments:
Group A
SERBIA
Novak Djokovic
Ana Ivanovic
USA
John Isner
Serena Williams
GERMANY
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Angelique Kerber
POLAND
Jerzy Janowicz
Agnieszka Radwanska
Group B
CZECH REPUBLIC
Tomas Berdych
Petra Kvitova
FRANCE
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Marion Bartoli
RUSSIA
Mikhail Youzhny
Maria Sharapova
ITALY
Andreas Seppi
Sara Errani
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Patrick Mouratoglou: Serena Williams' Main Squeeze
Now that the tennis season has just winded down, most of the articles I'll be writing for the next two months will be the things people search about their favorite tennis players and of course other aspects about their lives, like their love lives!
And who is more fitting to feature here than the current queen of women's tennis, Serena Williams. I have already written about the news about her and her lover, Patrick Mouratoglou. This is the first article though that I'm writing about him - with his pictures.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Women Players Who Have Potential to Win a Grand Slam in 2013: Angelique Kerber
I admit I too was shocked to see Angelique Kerber in the US Open semifinal in 2011, knowing that she was just a player ranked in the 80s, and to suddenly make it to the semis of a major, whew, that was big! To think she only reached the first round of all the other majors of that year.
Well, Angie made it even bigger in 2012, now leading the very resurgent German women's tennis as that country's #1 player.
She made this year's semifinals in Wimbledon - not surprised there - and she's definitely one of the players, who, if given a good draw, and well, more mental strength, could possibly win a Grand Slam in 2013.
Maybe a good goal for her now is to try to get into a Grand Slam final, and maybe, work her way from there.
Although she lost here in this clip in the semi's of Wimbledon, it was still her best performance this year in terms of depth into a major tournament.
Well, Angie made it even bigger in 2012, now leading the very resurgent German women's tennis as that country's #1 player.
She made this year's semifinals in Wimbledon - not surprised there - and she's definitely one of the players, who, if given a good draw, and well, more mental strength, could possibly win a Grand Slam in 2013.
Maybe a good goal for her now is to try to get into a Grand Slam final, and maybe, work her way from there.
Although she lost here in this clip in the semi's of Wimbledon, it was still her best performance this year in terms of depth into a major tournament.
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