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  Comment acheter vos tickets pour Roland Garros 2015

  Il n’y a aucune vente de billets sur place avant ou pendant le tournoi (sauf pour les qualifications). Les billets s’écoulent très rapidement (95% des billets sont vendus dès le jour d’ouverture). Il n’y a que 3 moyens légaux d’acheter des billets: – le site officiel Roland Garros – la bourse officielle d’échange Viagogo – […]

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  How to buy Roland Garros 2015 tickets

  Except for qualifiers, there are no ticket sales at the stadium itself before or during tournament. All bookings have to be made before the event. The tickets sell out really fast, so you better be prepared. Keep in mind there are only 3 ways to (legally) buy tickets: – the official Roland Garros website – […]

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  Tested for you: Sugarpova

  I bought a bag of Sugarpova at Roland Garros last year, and totally forgot about it. I guess it’s more than time for me to taste it! First, a look at the package: The overall look is full of energy and fun. Psychedelic lips, the primary design element on each package, change color and pattern, […]

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  Australian Open 2015: Murray and Djokovic roads to the final

  Novak Djokovic’ road to the final Djokovic dropped his serve only once in his first five matches but was pushed to five sets by defending champion Stan Wawrinka in the semies. If he wins on Sunday he will be the first male player to capture 5 Australian Open titles (one more than Andre Agassi and […]

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  Australian Open 2015: Murray and Djokovic advance to the final

  Andy Murray defeats Tomas Berdych 6-7 6-0 6-3 7-5 Lots of tension between the two players at the start of the match. Berdych wins the first set after 1h16 of play and then completely falls apart. Murray wins in four sets and reaches his fourth Australian Open final. Brian had the chance to attend both […]

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  Aus Open 2015: Williams and Sharapova roads to the final

  Serena Williams road to the final Round Opponent Score R1 Alison Van Uytvanck 6-0 6-4 R2 Vera Zvonareva 7-5 6-0 R3 Elina Svitolina 4-6 6-2 6-0 R4 Garbine Muguruza 2-6 6-3 6-2 QF Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 6-2 SF Madison Keys 7-6 6-2 Serena Williams lost 2 sets en route for her 6th Australian Open final, […]

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  Australian Open 2015: Maria Sharapova at practice

  Maria will face fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova in the semies. Do you think she will win a second Australian Open title?

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  Australian Open 2015: Nick Kyrgios reaches the quarterfinals

  Local hero Nick Kyrgios rallied from two sets down, saved a match point at 5-6 in the fourth to beat Federer’s conqueror, Andreas Seppi, 5-7 4-6 6-3 7-6 8-6 in a crazy atmosphere. Relive the match through Brian’s tweets: This is how much Australia loves @NickKyrgios!!! Moments away from the start of the match! I'm […]

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Introducing Lacoste LT12 racquet

French tennis great René Lacoste invented the polo shirt and the tennis-ball machine but also the metal racquet. In 2015, animated by the same quest for innovation, Lacoste launches the LT12, a hybrid racket born from the combination of wood (70%) and graphite (30%). Entirely made by a French craftsman based in Albertville, each racquet […]

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A New Look at East German Tennis

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Read Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and Manuela Maleeva reactions at that time. By Michael Janofsky “New York Times” November 14, 1989 For three days last week, Steffi Graf tried to telephone a friend in West Berlin, only to be greeted by his answering […]

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Ranking the 5 best men’s tennis rivalries in the Open Era

French sports daily L’Equipe celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Federer-Nadal rivalry (they first met in Miami in 2004, Nadal won in straight sets 6-3 6-3) and at this occasion they published their 5 best mens tennis rivalries. Here’s their ranking (article by L’Equipe, translation by Tennis Buzz): 1. Federer-Nadal (since 2004) Despite the fact […]

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