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    Nadal was typically congratulatory in losing to the Russian. "I don’t like to lose, but I had my chances. He beat me ... He played very good match. Just congratulate him, because he deserved the victory. He did very well, and with this victory probably he’s closer to being [at the ATP year-end championship] in London." Generali Ladies Linz Linz, Austria Belgian Yanina Wickmayer, still rolling off the momentum of her US Open semifinals appearance, won her second career title on Sunday by defeating Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-4 in the Linz final. Full Article at Tennis-X.com
    I don’t like to lose, but I had my chances. He beat me ... He played very good match. Just congratulate him, because he deserved the victory. He did very well, and with this victory probably he’s closer to being [at the ATP year-end championship] in London.
    Rafael Nadal – Rafael Nadal SOURCE: Tennis-X.com 1 month ago
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  2. At times, having two, simultaneous running systems — the rankings and the Race — was confusing and difficult to for fans to follow. The ATP Rankings represents the sport’s DNA.
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  3. The glass left a nearly 3-inch-long gouge in Querrey’s forearm muscle but did not sever it — and also barely missed a nerve that, if damaged, could have compromised Querrey’s chances of ever playing again.
    SOURCE: Tennis-X.com 1 month ago
  4. I played very well in the first set and barely made a mistake — I was still playing well in the second and nearly led 4-1 but she got back into the match ... I just told myself not to panic, keep doing the same things as I did in the first set and stay positive. I tried to do what I wanted to do and not...
    SOURCE: Tennis-X.com 1 month ago
  5. I couldn’t stop crying and shaking because I didn’t know how bad it was
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