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As the first major snowstorm hit New York this weekend, it was somehow more, not less, gratifying to sit in a cozy armchair, look out onto the white snow, and look on as Ana Ivanovic was getting annihilated in the heat by the new "It Girl" of the WTA Tour, Petra Kvitova, during their fourth round encounter.
In fact, it made me feel downright nostalgic. No, not back to when the new Czech "It Girl" was Nicole Vaidisova (less than a year older than Kvitova!), or to even more recent times, when Ana Ivanovic was that "It Girl" recent Slam winner. No, my memory only extended as far back as the previous weekend, when the 2012 Australian Open was in its nascent state.
Now, sipping hot cocoa in front of a fire (all right, drinking wine out of a coffee cup in front of a space heater the previous tenants left in my apartment), I'll recall the memorable moments of Week One and wistfully look ahead to the coming late stages of the tournament.
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Tuesday, 17 January 2012 15:43
US Open Junior Champs Grace Min and Jack Sock Capture First Titles of 2012
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US Open junior champions Grace Min and Jack Sock capture the first USTA Pro Circuit singles titles of 2012
On the eve of the Australian Open, American teenagers Grace Min and Jack Sock, both US Open junior champions, started the year strong by winning the USTA Pro Circuit’s season-opening women’s and men’s events in Innisbrook, Fla., and Plantation, Fla., respectively.
Min and Sock will see their professional rankings jump following the Australian Open with their results. The USTA Pro Circuit, the largest developmental tennis circuit in the world, is the pathway to tour-level competition and Grand Slam events like the Australian Open for aspiring tennis players. Mardy Fish, Maria Sharapova, Andy Roddick, Caroline Wozniacki and Andy Murray are among today’s top stars who began their careers on the USTA Pro Circuit.
On the eve of the Australian Open, American teenagers Grace Min and Jack Sock, both US Open junior champions, started the year strong by winning the USTA Pro Circuit’s season-opening women’s and men’s events in Innisbrook, Fla., and Plantation, Fla., respectively.
Min and Sock will see their professional rankings jump following the Australian Open with their results. The USTA Pro Circuit, the largest developmental tennis circuit in the world, is the pathway to tour-level competition and Grand Slam events like the Australian Open for aspiring tennis players. Mardy Fish, Maria Sharapova, Andy Roddick, Caroline Wozniacki and Andy Murray are among today’s top stars who began their careers on the USTA Pro Circuit.
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