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January 27, 2010 freakyfrites

FOR THE RECORD: ROGER FEDERER’S AMAZING 23 MAJOR SEMIFINALS STREAK

The streak’s stayin’ alive! Roger Federer prevailed in four nervy sets vs. Nikolay Davydenko in the Australian Open quarterfinals on

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January 26, 2010 freakyfrites

AUSTRALIAN OPEN PRESS CONFERENCE: RAFAEL NADAL ON HIS KNEE INJURY

REUTERS/David Gray via Daylife Rafael Nadal retired with a right knee injury during his Australian Open quarterfinal match against Andy

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January 26, 2010 freakyfrites

2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN ORDER OF PLAY DAY TEN: WILLIAMSES, DJOKOVIC VS. TSONGA, FEDERER VS. SCARY DAVY

Wednesday’s schedule is packed with legends doubles, Team Tennis, juniors and wheelchair competition, so I’m keeping it simple and just

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January 26, 2010 freakyfrites

AUSTRALIAN OPEN DAY NINE WRAP: MURRAY BRINGS NADAL TO HIS KNEES, HENIN TO FACE FANGIRL ZHENG

Tuesday was Australia Day and the first day of quarterfinal action at the Australian Open. There were fireworks. Andy Murray

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January 25, 2010 freakyfrites

2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN ORDER OF PLAY DAY NINE: MURRAY VS. NADAL, HENIN VS. PETROVA

As Conan O’Brien would say, nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. So let’s

Almagro

January 25, 2010 freakyfrites

AUSTRALIAN OPEN DAY EIGHT WRAP: SERENA SO GOOD, SPEAKING OF FEDERER

Let’s start with the obvious: Scary good and Especially Relentless against Stosur Everyone else (including Justine) has No chance to

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January 24, 2010 freakyfrites

2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN ORDER OF PLAY DAY EIGHT: WILLIAMS SISTERS, FEDERER IN FIERCE FOURTH ROUNDS

The fourth round continues Down Under on Monday. It’s getting good! Maybe a little too good. . .can you handle

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January 24, 2010 freakyfrites

AUSTRALIAN OPEN DAY SEVEN WRAP: ALL OR NOTHING NADIA, CILIC DOWN THE STRETCH, SAFINA RETIRES

Today was the start of Round of 16 action Down Under. It must stink to lose in the fourth round

Australian Open

January 24, 2010 freakyfrites

HOT: MARIA SHARAPOVA ROCKS NIKE WOMEN VICTORIOUSLY

Maria Sharapova works that $70 million for Nike’s “Rock Victorious” campaign. (I wish she worked this LBD Down Under.)

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January 23, 2010 freakyfrites

VIDEO: SERENA WILLIAMS ROCKS VICTORIOUSLY FOR NIKE WOMEN

Very cool video from Nike featuring Serena Williams.  I love thinking about Serena waking up to Venus doing bicep curls.

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January 23, 2010 freakyfrites

2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN ORDER OF PLAY DAY SEVEN: MURRAY, HENIN, TALL TALES

The past couple days haven’t offered any classic matches, but I have a good feeling about Sunday’s action at Melbourne

Almagro

January 23, 2010 freakyfrites

AUSTRALIAN OPEN DAY SIX WRAP: TAPPED OUT

Sveta played a late night match on Friday, getting past Angelique Kerber in three close sets. Gotta love that game

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January 22, 2010 freakyfrites

2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN ORDER OF PLAY DAY SIX: SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE WITH HEWITT VS. BAGHDATIS

You can tell the tournament is almost halfway done when “Legends’ Doubles 45 and Over” is scheduled before Nicolas Almagro’s

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January 22, 2010 freakyfrites

AUSTRALIAN OPEN DAY 5 WRAP: TANKS, YANKS AND SHANKS

Let’s be honest, Day 5 Down Under kind of sucked. I typed that sentence before listening to Kim Clijsters’s press

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January 21, 2010 freakyfrites

2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN ORDER OF PLAY DAY FIVE: CLIJSTERS VS. PETROVA, NADAL UNDER THE LIGHTS

You can tell the tournament is rolling on when mixed doubles pops up and there’s no singles matches on Court