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US Open 2008 - Something Old, Something New

11:51 AM ET 09.05

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The fortnight of action at Flushing Meadows is now almost drawing to a close, and we are left with four truly mouthwatering semi-finals over the tournament's final weekend. Arguably the current top four players remain in the draw for both men and women, whilst the world number one ranking is still completely up for grabs on the women's side. But while there may be an air of familiarity concerning the semi-finalists, the US Open has born witness to the emergence of several new rising talents this year, especially in the men's game. So while the established order seemingly continues…

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Nadal and Jankovic - A Tale of Two New Number Ones

07:53 PM ET 08.05

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The coming fortnight is a momentous one for tennis. It will bear witness to the crowning of not one but two new world number ones. To the casual observer, this may not seem such an extraordinary event. In a number of sports the world rankings shift constantly, and for some sportsmen and women their time spent at the pinnacle of their chosen profession is all too brief. This is not the case in tennis. Sure positions interchange frequently in the lower echelons of the rankings, but at the summit there has been a remarkable degree of continuity. Roger Federer has enjoyed a four and a…

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Feeling Olympic?

05:09 PM ET 07.22

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The Beijing Olympics are now on the horizon, and while most armchair sports fans will probably be salivating over track and field athletics or glued to the events in the pool, an equally intriguing battle awaits at the new Olympic and Paralympic Tennis Centre. No, i don't mean the tussle between the troika of dominant players on the men's side. I am referring to the wide open competition for the gold medal amongst the world's leading female players. The uncertainty and often downright fragility of some of the WTA tour's leading lights guarantees compelling and sometimes…

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