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The Remaking of Maria After overcoming career-threatening injury, Maria Sharapova is returning to her former heights with a newfound purpose.
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Streamlined for Success
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Evolution of an Epic Rivalry Showcasing high intensity, extreme physicality and sheer competitive spirit, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal’s epic rivalry constantly sets new standards.
The Tradition of Winning Amid all the traditions at Wimbledon, there are none bigger than its multiple champions – including Roger Federer and Serena Williams, who are preparing for more All England Club history.
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Back Where We Belong
Victory against Germany propels Australia’s Fed Cup team back into the elite World Group.
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FROM THE EDITOR
Grand Slam names measure success in t’s no secret that tennis’ top to save mind and earing for weeks at a time terms, some of them disapp calendar. s events in the tournament body for the most prestigiou larly when they ticu par value of other events, But that doesn’t diminish the toria Azarenka nes to further successes. Vic provide superb stepping sto Sydney title and Open breakthrough with the pre-empted her Australian imed important career al and Maria Sharapova cla more recently, Rafael Nad French Open. victories in the lead up to the have each struck and Serena Williams, who r Then there’s Roger Federe eduling. At the ulas in their spasmodic sch devastatingly successful form rnaments he’ d claimed four of the seven tou time of writing, Federer had process. Serena was Nadal at world No. 2 in the contested in 2012, usurping at world No. 6, on target events for the season and a winner in two of her five ned. ieved before injury interve to rise to the heights she ach asional hiatuses dern day legends during occ The fans who miss those mo r their best in the reciation when they delive no doubt gain a greater app at Wimbledon this could be particularl y true Grand Slam setting. That s will be physically ting the multiple champion year, with early signs sugges ing records. more history to their glitter and mentally ready to add s who’ll be ion the onl y former champ Federer and Serena are not s has also made England Club. Venus William attracting interest at the All rs after he claimed overy from illness. Ten yea steady progress in her rec r big performance, itt will be fired up for anothe his title there, Lleyton Hew gery. ected return from foot sur following a quicker-than-exp on titles in led mb kovic’s maiden Wi Petra Kvitova and Novak Djo rcoming former tional appeal , with both ove 2011 carried cross genera in 2012, as bright t could again be the case champions in the final. Tha tlight on the ished stars step into the spo young prospects and establ game’s biggest stage.
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Fed Cup:
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The odds were seemingly stacked against them but members of Australia’s Fed Cup team had the spirit and skill to conquer their more-fancied German opponents in Stuttgart. With that victory gaining entry into the elite World Group, Australia is primed to square off for bigger spoils in 2013. BEN CARENCO reports
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hat a difference a year can make. Never does this statement ring more true than for Australia’s Fed Cup players, who travelled to Germany and knocked off a team touted as one of the world’s strongest, courtesy of its three top-30 singles players and a doubles specialist. “I think a year ago we had our worst loss in some time against Ukraine and this time we have had our best win in quite some time,” Taylor said after world No. 5 Sam Stosur dismissed Angelique Kerber and Andrea Petkovic to seal victory for Australia. “I think Sam has had a great couple of months and this is exactly where she needs to be heading into the clay court season,” Taylor added. There could be no underestimating Stosur’s importance to the team. In the same round last year, Australia faced the Ukraine on home soil but without the services of Stosur, who skipped the tie to focus on her French Open preparation in Europe. While there was a positive as Jarmila Gajdosova emerged as a fine Fed Cup leader, it was outweighed by a broader disappointment when Gajdosova and Anastasia Rodionova surrendered the deciding doubles rubber. A year later, though, Stosur, who also featured in the win against Switzerland
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earlier in the year, was back leading the team. Despite the tall-order they faced, Stosur sympathised with the pressure the German team faced when the tie was played on home soil at a packed Porsche Arena in Stuttgart. At the same time, she also understood that if Australia were to win, she’d have to perform at her best. “There was pressure on them to try and perform here and play well,” she said. “On paper they had the stronger team but it is not easy either way. I was the highest ranked player here so there Casey Dellacqua’s Fed Cup return was followed by resurgence into the top 100.
Building individual rankings is a key to team success, according to captain David Taylor.
was pressure on me as well to perform but it is not easy.” Taylor was not only happy with the way Stosur played up to her top five ranking, especially after the rocky start the Gold Coaster had to the year, but was equally impressed with Gajdosova’s upset of hard-hitting Julia Goerges to establish a remarkable 2-0 lead at the end of day one. “Jarka made Julia really uncomfortable from the speed of the ball and when someone is hitting the ball that hard and so many are going in, it can make World No. 5 Sam Stosur is a natural leader in the Australian team.
you nervous,” he said. “(It) was a terrific performance.” After improving her ranking to world No. 33 at the end of 2011, the Australian has struggled in 2012. The win against Goerges, which was the Australian’s first win over a top 20 player in more than a year, was a welcome return to her trademark hard-hitting style. “I was trying to play my game. Be aggressive from the beginning and concentrate on my return game,” Gajdosova said. “I think I just played very well today. Julia is a good player and I just made more winners than errors than she did.” Gajdosova is building a reputation for performing well under pressure in the elite team format. She sits at a 5-2 win/loss record in Fed Cup and has become a vital ingredient in the team’s success. If she continues along this way and consistently finds form at the right time in 2013 then the team is poised for a big year next year, especially if Stosur continues to fire from the front.
Australia secured a place in the elite eight-team World Group for 2013.
Jarmila Gajdosova delivers her best in the Fed Cup setting.
Venue: Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany (clay – indoor) Sam Stosur (AUS) d Angelique Kerber (GER) 7-6(1), 6-4; Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) d Julia Goerges (GER) 6-4, 6-4; Sam Stosur (AUS) d Andrea Petkovic (GER) 6-4, 6-1; Angelique Kerber (GER) d Olivia Rogowska (AUS) 6-3, 6-3; Julia Goerges/Andrea Petkovic (GER) d Casey Dellacqua/Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 6-3, 6-4.
FED CUP SEMI-FINALS SERBIA d RUSSIA 3-2 Venue: Sports Palace “Megasport”, Moscow, Russia (clay – indoor)
“We have had a good Fed Cup team the past few years but we have not really had all our players in form at the same time,” Taylor noted in Stuttgart. “With the players we have got, I think Australia belongs in the World Group.” Taylor was clearly happy to secure Australia’s standing in the World Group for 2013 but is aware of the quality of next year’s opponents. One of those being Fed Cup powerhouse the Czech Republic, who will play-off for their second Fed Cup trophy in a row when they host Serbia in the final in November. The 2013 World Group will also consist of teams from Italy, Russia, America, Japan and the Slovak Republic, with Australia’s opponents to be determined in a draw that will be conducted during the French Open. “Everyone is of a high standard but I think we are as good as any and we look forward to playing some big ties in the future,” Taylor said. n
Serbia Surges into Contention A short but significant journey will see Serbia contest the Fed Cup final for the first time in history, after starting in the Europe/Africa zonal group in 2008. Having progressed through World Group II in 2009 and debuted in the World Group in 2010, the Serbians are relishing the opportunity to defeat defending champion Czech Republic to claim the world team title in November. “To get to the final has always been my dream,” Serbia’s Fed Cup captain Dejan Vranes reflected after Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic conquered the Russian pairing of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semi-final in Moscow. “I always believed it was possible
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and we’ll do everything we can in the next few months to prepare.” It was Jankovic who hit the winning point that sent Serbia into the final, which was fitting for a player who has been a part of the team for its entire journey. “I’ve achieved a lot in my individual career,” said Jankovic after the tie. “I’ve been No. 1 in the world, but playing for my country is very special and it has a different feeling. We have come a long way. I remember those days when we played in those lower groups. To be playing for the trophy for our country is so exciting.” Serbia will start the final against the Czech Republic (which defeated Italy
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 6-4, 6-3; Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4; Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 3-6, 6-0, 6-3; Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 6-1, 6-4; Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova/Elena Vesnina (RUS) d Bojana Jovanovski/Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) 6-4, 6-0.
CZECH REPUBLIC d ITALY 4-1 CEZ Arena, Ostrava, Czech Republic (hard – indoor) Lucie Safarova (CZE) d Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 7-6(3), 6-1; Petra Kvitova (CZE) d Sara Errani (ITA) 6-4, 6-3; Petra Kvitova (CZE) d Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6-4, 7-6(1); Sara Errani (ITA) d Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2; Andrea Hlavackova/Lucie Hradecka (CZE) d Sara Errani/Flavia Pennetta 5-6 (Ret).
Can Petra Kvitova lead the Czech Republic to a second Fed Cup title?
Jelena Jankovic is determined to secure more history for Serbia.
in a home semi-final) as underdogs but as Vranes notes, “in the final anything is possible.” Australian Tennis Magazine | June 2012
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January 2010
FRENCH FAVOURITES
THE MASTERMIND
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YOUR GAME
• COACH WITH CLASS
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BERNARD TOMIC
BRAD GILBERT
DJOKOVIC POSTER
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN
• BETTER STROKES • MATCH PLAY TIPS • STAR WORKOUTS • FITNESS AND NUTRITION
WORKING THE LINES
THE OFFICIAL PATH
MANY HAPPY RETURNS
BREAKING ALL RECORDS
IMPROVE YOUR GAME
A DAVIS CUP DREAM MARCOS BAGHDATIS CHARM OFFENSIVE
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TOP TENNIS TANTRUMS
PLAYERS STAR
ON SCREEN
A CHAMPION TRANSFORMED
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JUSTINE HENIN
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JUSTINE HENIN
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BONU
THE LEGEND CONTINUES
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SERENA WILLIAMS
CAN HURT HEWITT
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THE COMEBACK
QUEENS
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HENIN & CLIJSTERS
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