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Category: 2009 Tour Challenge

In 2009, I was in need of a break from the stresses of work, so I decided to combine my love of travel and tennis. I printed out the calendar of the ATP tour and attempted to hit as many tournaments as I could by the end of the year. By December 2009, I had traveled to: Indian Wells, CA; Miami, FL; Paris, France; Halle, Germany; London, England; Washington, DC; Montreal, Canada; Cincinnati, OH; New York, NY and Shanghai, China. These were my musings and pictures I took along the way.

Victory in the doing

Posted on December 28, 2009January 7, 2014 by Agallivant

I spent the past year following tennis to far flung places and pondering the state of the world and my place in it: do I love tennis that much or was I…

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Fernando Verdasco and I made it to the World Tour Finals!

Posted on November 28, 2009January 7, 2014 by Agallivant

The Barclays World Tour Finals     Be kind and share…FacebookTumblrTwitterPinterestemail Related posts: Janko Tipsarevic and I Made It to the World Tour Finals A Photo Essay: Barclays World Tour Finals 2013…

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Paris Bercy in Pictures

Posted on November 17, 2009October 11, 2014 by Agallivant

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Must Return to NYC

Posted on November 15, 2009October 8, 2013 by Agallivant

Life has taken a depressing turn and death has come knocking at my best friend’s door. His father has died and I have to return to New York City. Gaily I lived…

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A Return to Paris

Posted on November 14, 2009January 7, 2014 by Agallivant

So, I did manage to wrangle a bit of work to increase my budget, so that I could tackle the Bercy tournament. Familiar faces greeted me on my return to Paris! How…

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Where in the world?

Posted on November 1, 2009January 7, 2014 by Agallivant

Am now in LA until early November when I will head out to the UK for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. If I can manage to throw in a few days…

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Did I mention that I hate traveling?

Posted on October 28, 2009January 7, 2014 by Agallivant

I’m talking with my sister and I say, “You know I hate traveling.” She was completely floored and demanded that I immediately publish a disclaimer on my blog. I think she’s hoping…

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Shanghai, better with friends

Posted on October 25, 2009January 7, 2014 by Agallivant

Now that I’ve purged all the bad memories and unnecessary freak outs, Shanghai was actually a great place to be tourney-wise even though Federer did not to show up again! Jae and…

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Rand didn’t make me do it…I did

Posted on October 23, 2009January 7, 2014 by Agallivant

My mom was thoroughly confused about my little panic episode from my last post and that’s when I had to clarify that I didn’t get to that part yet! I was hoping…

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Riding the Rand wave

Posted on October 21, 2009January 7, 2014 by Agallivant

I just got back from the Shanghai’s ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament. It turned out to be a wonderful time except for a minor freak out. Well, maybe minor isn’t quite the…

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Shanghai in pictures (or the week Feli kicked everyone’s ass)

Posted on October 20, 2009October 11, 2014 by Agallivant

  Be kind and share…FacebookTumblrTwitterPinterestemail Related posts: Paris Bercy in Pictures Shanghai, better with friends Halle (Gerry Weber Open) in Pictures Fernando Verdasco and I made it to the World Tour Finals!

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Where there is a will, there’s a way…

Posted on September 22, 2009October 8, 2013 by Agallivant

Remember the girl from Korea that I met in Halle, Germany? We had both gone to see Federer but he withdrew after winning the French. So, we were exchanging emails back and…

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Doubt came for a visit and lingered…

Posted on September 21, 2009October 8, 2013 by Agallivant

I was talking to my sister the other day and she mentioned that it’s been awhile since I posted. I told her that two dreaded words, reality and practical, had entered my…

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