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Ladies Court - Women’s Basketball News and Analysis

Archive for February 2006

February 17th, 2006

Welcome to Ladies’ Court!

This site will feature all the news I can find and all of the commentary I can muster about the great ladies in Professional Tennis. Why not the men too? Well, because men’s tennis bores me. Yes, that’s right. I am admitting that in a public forum. Besides, they get enough attention.
So, here at […]

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February 17th, 2006

Justine Henin-Hardenne Heads to the Dubai Duty Free Women’s Open

After some training sessions in Belgium, Justine Henin-Hardenne headed today to Dubai for the Duty Free Women’s Open. Though she’s not 100% health-wise yet, she’s planning to play next week according to official reports from her website. Hopefully there won’t be a repeat of the Australian Open Finals.
This year’s Dubai Duty Free Women’s Open will […]

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February 17th, 2006

Sania Mirza Refuses to Play with Israeli Player Shahar Pe’er

Fearing violent protests by the Islamic community, Indian tennis player Sania Mirza, ranked 39th in the world, refused to play with Israeli player Shahar Pe’er in a doubles match at the Bangalore Open. The two were prevented from playing together at the Australian Open for the same reason.
Mirza initially agreed to play with Pe’er […]

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February 10th, 2006

Gaz de France: Mauresmo in Quarterfinals

At the women’s tennis open in Paris, Australian Open Champion and French player Amelie Mauresmo defeated Vera Dushevina of Russia: 6-2, 6-2. Mauresmo will go on to face defending champion Dinara Safina who defeated Mauresmo’s fellow countrywoman Virginie Razzano 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday.
Mauresmo, ranked No. 2, broke Dushevina three times in the first set […]

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February 10th, 2006

Henin-Hardenne is Back to Training

Ah, the Australian Open Finals. What a crummy way to win a Grand Slam title. I set my alarm at 3am so I could watch two of my favorite players go head-to-head or racquet-to-racquet or whatever you want to call it. Alas, it was likely one of the most boring matches I’ve ever seen in […]

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