Stosur wins Stuttgart tennis doubles title

Stosur has done it!!

On her impressive run of form at Stuttgart's WTA tournament, she has won the doubles title with partner Sabine Lisicki on this morning. The pair enjoyed a 6-1, 7-6 (7/5) win over Germany's Kristina Barrois and Jasmin Woehr in the final and Stosur walks away with a winners cheque of 35,020 US dollars.

In the singles tournament, the Stosur knocked out second-seed Vera Zvonareva in the last eight, but lost the semi-final to local favourite Julia Goerges, who faces world number one Caroline Wozniacki in tonight's final.

If all goes well Stosur is expected to move up to the ranking of 6th in the world when the WTA rankings are next released

COME ON STOSUR!!!

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Declining Balance

Most attention has been skewed towards Nadal's some what freak performances over the past few weeks, but this has also meant that previous number ranked player Federer has become a little less relevant. He was once the most dominating forces in the tennis scene who held the number one title for 237 weeks, but lately we have seen a big shift in his performances. But perhaps we are being too critical as many believe the smaller titles he has been loosing lately is acceptable and that he really has his eyes set on the major's. Only time will tell but one thing is for sure, he is not nearly as good as he use to be as he gets closer to the fragile sporting age of 30.

Stoser through to the 2nd round of the WTA

Good news! A fellow Australian has made it through the second round of the WTA. Samantha Stoser,  the fifth seed Australian tennis player, will now take on Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia for the second round. She had beaten Martinez Sanchez for the first round by 7-5 6-1 and she said that she is pleased with the win, unlike her loss in January on the Australian open when she lost in the third round. I am glad that an Australian has won the first round in the WTA and I wish her the best in the future matches.

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Nadal makes it seven in Monte Carlo

World number one Rafael Nadal has claimed his seventh straight Monte Carlo Masters title with a supherb victory over his spanish rival, David Ferrer. Nadal was playing his third straight final after losing to Novak Djokovic in title bids last month at Indian Wells and Miami. Ferrer admitted that he had again been beaten by the best. "Rafa is incredible on clay, he's everywhere at the same time," said Ferrer. "He's the best player on clay in history." Nadal has ruled at Monte Carlo since losing his only match in the principality in his 2003 debut year as a 16-year-old. He has now won 37 straight Monte Carlo matches with a 39-1 record at the tournament.

Rafael Nadal pronounced himself "a lucky guy" after sweeping to a seventh straight Monte Carlo Masters title by dispatching fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-4 7-5. "It would have been impossible to imagine a few years ago winning seven titles here,'' Nadal said after a victory in two hours and 16 minutes, his 12th of 16 against his good friend. YEAH RAFA WHAT A VICTORY!!!

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And then there was Rafa

Nadal has no reason to reflect on recent loss to number 2, Novak Djokovic, as his absolutely blitzing performance in the Monte Carlo Masters proved the doubts in every fan, player and critic. Rafa and the clay court seem to have some abnormal symbiosis between one another as he looks more and more unbeatable on the clay. After beating Ljubicic in straight sets and making the unseeded player look like he has a lot more to learn before taking on the number player himself, it seems that Nadal is far from recovering a loss but rather opening a can of worms of an unbeatable attitude. He now advances into the semi finals where undoubtedly he will further prove why he is and always be the king of the clay court.

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Serena Back In the Game!

Former no.1 Serena Williams will be back to hit some balls as she has her first practice since her fourth single victory at the Wimbledon. She had an injury on her right foot on July 7, 2010, in a restaurant at Germany and later she was diagnosed with blood clots in her lungs needing treatment for a hematoma. I am glad that she is now back practicing in the field and I hope she gets better a lot sooner as I can't wait for her to play tennis again. However she  hasn’t confirmed anything about her return to the WTA competition.

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Dokic out of Fed Cup playoff

Australia's favourite female tennis international (Jelena Dokic) has withdrawn from Australia's Fed Cup campaign. Tennis Australia were informed on Sunday night that Dokic would miss the tie due to exhaustion and was taking some time off to recover.

                                         Source: William West / AFP

This is devestating not only for Jelena but also for all her fans including me!!! After making a miraculous return to the tennis arena, she won everybody's heart in an outstanding performance at the 2009 Australian Open. Unfortunately she wasn't able to progress past the quarter finals, nevertheless she proved that a fierce competitor existed within her heart. Overall, with Samantha Stosur opting to focus on her French Open build-up, Australia has taken a deep blow in their quest for the Fed Cup.