The No. 1 Thing

Published Jan 10 2012 by Peter Bodo's TennisWorld

by Bobby Chintapalli

The WTA’s No. 1 story this week is that No. 1 story we’ve heard for months now. With the top ranking on the line—Petra Kvitova will dethrone Caroline Wozniacki if she wins Sydney this week—I jotted down some...

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Entities: Rory McIlroy, The Players Championship, BMW PGA Championship, Paul Casey

First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 Documents

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First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated 20 hours ago - 2 Documents

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First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 Documents

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Entities: Victoria Azarenka, Serena Williams, French Open - Roland Garros, Maria Sharapova

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

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Entities: Marion Bartoli, London Olympics 2012, France

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

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Entities: French Open - Roland Garros, Wimbledon Championships, Petra Kvitová, Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

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Madrid: Williams vs. Wozniacki [ Published May 10 2012 by Sony Ericsson WTA Tour ]
Miami: Shot Of The Day (Thursday) [ Published Mar 29 2012 by Sony Ericsson WTA Tour ]
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