Based in Atlanta, GA - Rick Limpert is an award-winning writer, a best-selling author, and a featured sports travel writer.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 6:48PM It's the night before the USTA Australian Open Wildcard Playoffs.
One male player and one female player will earn a main draw wildcard into the 2013 Australian Open.
This is being held outside of Atlanta, GA.
Sam Crenshaw of 11 Alive in Atlanta and I talked with one of the participants, Bradley Klahn in a Google Hangout.
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 9:32PM Saturday’s Semifinal Scores
WOMEN
No. 5 Gail Brodsky ( Brooklyn , N.Y. ) def. No. 1 Coco Vandeweghe ( Newport Beach , Calif. ), 6-3, 3-6, 9-7
No. 6 Madison Keys ( Boca Raton , Fla. ) def. No. 2 Alison Riske ( McMurray , Pa. ), 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
MEN
No. 4 Robby Ginepri ( Kennesaw , Ga. ) def. No. 8 Rhyne Williams ( Knoxville , Tenn. ), 7-5, 6-2
No. 2 Jesse Levine ( Boca Raton , Fla. ) def. No. 3 Denis Kudla ( Arlington , Va. ), 7-5, 6-2
This sets up a couple good finals on Sunday. While I'm surprised with the women's matchup of Keys and Brodsky, I'm not as shocked with the men's.
It's a good story in the men's final as Georgia native Robby Ginepri will be trying to win this important event on home soil and Jesse Levine, who was playing futures events a few months ago to move his ranking up play each other. Both players are coming back from bad injuries and both appear to be playing well and are in great shape.
They will be tested tomorrow as the finals are 3 of 5 sets.
My women's recap is here:
Here are some pictures from Saturday.
Madison Keys moves into the finals
Alison Riske
Madison Keys showed maturity beyone her years in her semi
Friends, Alison Riske and Madison Keys
Gail Brodsky also advanced to the finals
Jack Sock stopped by the media room to talk tennis and Nebraska footballThe finals begin Sunday at 1pm.
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 10:32PM Robby Ginepri talks everything tennis as he spoke to members of the media following his victory on Friday in the USTA Australian Open Wildcard Playoff.
He even sets the record straight on what really happened when he got injured riding his bike at Kennesaw Mountain in 2010.
Listen to Robby in this AudioBoo:
