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Varvara Lepchenko an all-American success
Originally Published: June 15, 2012
By Julia Savacool(Video by Hannah Storm/Brainstormin Productions) | Special to espnW
In Uzbekistan in the 1990s, salaries hovered around $20 a month and social unrest dominated daily life. Growing up in the capital city of Tashkent, a successful career as a professional tennis player seemed like a very, very distant dream for young Varvara Lepchenko.
Although her mother was an accountant with a degree in mathematics and her father was an engineer, life in the former Soviet republic was anything but easy. The country struggled economically, and Lepchenko, who had picked ...
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French Open 2012
Women's singles:
Li Na
Men's singles:
Rafael Nadal
Women's doubles:
Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka
Men's doubles:
Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor
Mixed doubles:
Casey Dellacqua and Scott Lipsky
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Day 16
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• Nadal captures record 7th French title
• Bryant: Rafa overcomes rain and Djoker
• Bryant: Rafael Nadal's belief restored
• Rafa ecstatic with win
Day 15
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• French Open final postponed in fourth set
• Garber: The painful wait for history
• Which player benefits from the delay?
Day 14
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• Garber: A sterling career for Maria Sharapova
• Gerstner: Sharapova sensational in win
• Garber: Bryan Brothers still in the hunt
• Bryant: History will fall, one way or the other
• Bodo: Djoker needs a lot of help
• Hot Button: Who will win the men's final?
• SportsNation: Who do you think will win?
• Analysis: Sharapova finally does it
• 5 things we learned from the final
• What now for Sharapova?
• Digital Serve: Men's final preview
Day 13
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• Nadal, Djokovic cruise
• Garber: Djokovic thriving under pressure
• Bryant: Nadal draining all the suspense
• Bodo: Will this be easy peasy for Sharapova?
• Hot Button: Who will win the women's final?
• Gerstner: Five things to know about the final
• Nadal, Djoker clobber opponents
• Digital Serve: Women's final preview
Day 12
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• Maria Sharapova, Sara Errani reach final
• Gerstner: Sharapova back on top
• Garber: Slam of a lifetime for Sara Errani
• Garber: Why Nadal needs to break his habits
• Bryant: Tough foes, pressure in Djoker's way
• Gerstner: Missing the mark on Ladies' Day
• Can anyone stop Nadal?
• Sharapova, Errani in final
• Sharapova dominates Kvitova
• Errani stuns Stosur
• Digital Serve: Day 13 preview
• Garber/Gerstner: 5 things we learned
Day 11
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• Recaps: Men | Women
• Gerstner: Sharapova, Kvitova to play
• Gerstner: A feast for the eyes
• Garber: Ferrer belongs in the semifinals
• Bryant: Rafa raising his level at crunch time
• Tandon: The strength of Slammin' Sammy
• Federer recovering
• Nadal rolls to the semifinals
• Digital Serve: Women's semifinal preview
• Murray falls to Ferrer
• Sharapova breezes into semifinals
Day 10
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• Recaps: Men | Women
• Bryant: How Novak Djokovic cheated death
• Garber: Better late than never, Federer
• Gerstner: Errani, Stosur short and sweet
• Gerstner: French draws interesting crowd
• Tandon: Rafael Nadal playing among friends
• Djokovic saves four match points
• Federer makes remarkable comeback
• How did Djoker, Federer do it?
• Digital Serve: Day 11 preview
• Five things we learned
Day 9
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• Recaps: Men | Women
• Garber: Andy Murray is back and better
• Bryant: City of Lights? Tell that to Tsonga
• Bryant: Djokovic's battle against himself
• Tandon: Djoker, Fed looking pedestrian
• Digital Serve: Day 9 preview
• Sharapova outlasts Zakopalova
• 5 things we learned
Day 8
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• Recaps: Men | Women
• Bryant: A day of resolve and major regrets
• Gerstner: Bittersweet ending for Stephens
• Garber: Djoker avoids same fate as Vika
• Ubha: Djokovic shows signs of vulnerability
• Gerstner: Vika, where's your swagger?
• Tandon: Nadal knocking on Borg's door
• Bryant: When Kvitova believes, watch out
• How did Djoker come back?
• 5 things we learned from Day 8
• Digital Serve: Day 9 preview
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