http://www.tennis-x.com/tennisblogs.php Tennis-X.com, providing daily tennis news, insight, information and opinion on the world of ATP/WTA pro tennis. en-us http://www.tennis-x.com/images/rss.gif http://www.tennis-x.com/tennisblogs.php 70 25 The latest news from tennis blogs The Dysfunctional Tennis Blog Wed, 22 May 2013 09:05:00 -0400 http://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2013-05-22/12494.php Who more likely to win the French Open, Rafael Nadal or Serena Williams? tennisx Tennis Panorama Wed, 22 May 2013 09:00:04 -0400 http://www.tennispanorama.com/archives/38059 (May 22, 2013) Argentine media and Reuters have reported that world No. 7 Juan Martin Del Potro has withdrawn from next week’s French Open, still suffering from a virus. “I am sad to miss such an important tournament, one that you always dream of winning,” Del Potro was quoted on the Ultima Hora website (www.ultimahora.com). [...] TennisNewsTPN Blog RSS Wed, 22 May 2013 04:06:03 -0400 http://www.tennisnow.com/Blogs/NET-NOTES/May-2013/Rankings-Report-France-s-Benoit-Paire-joins-Top-30 Sara Errani achieves rare rankings feat in WTABy Nick Georgandis Rafael Nadal returned to No. 4in the world in the latest ATP rankings this week, but the biggest mover on the boards was France's Benoit Paire, who soared 10 spots to No. 26 in the world following his trip to the semifinals at Rome that saw him defeat three players ranked higher than him including No. 7 Juan Martin Del Potro. The 24-year-old Paire was just 14-14 before the tournament began last week. His ascension gives France five players ranked in the Top 30, the most of any country. Nadal's title at Rome Tennis_Now Articles by Peter Bodo Wed, 22 May 2013 01:58:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tennisworld-bodo/~3/OPr2CaZuU-c/ With the French Open just days away, senior writers Peter Bodo and Steve Tignor are here to give their thoughts on the tournament, in a back-and-forth exchange not dissimilar to the rallies you'll see in Paris. Check back throughout the day for updates; editor Ed McGrogan leads off the conversation. MCGROGAN: I'm not sure if either of you realize it, but we're about halfway through the tennis calendar and at the midpoint of two very symmetrical seasons. In January, Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka, two relatively new entrants into their tours' uppermost echelons, rode their two-handed backhands to title defenses Down ptbodo Articles by Steve Tignor Wed, 22 May 2013 01:58:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/concrete-elbow-tignor/~3/OPr2CaZuU-c/ With the French Open just days away, senior writers Peter Bodo and Steve Tignor are here to give their thoughts on the tournament, in a back-and-forth exchange not dissimilar to the rallies you'll see in Paris. Check back throughout the day for updates; editor Ed McGrogan leads off the conversation. MCGROGAN: I'm not sure if either of you realize it, but we're about halfway through the tennis calendar and at the midpoint of two very symmetrical seasons. In January, Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka, two relatively new entrants into their tours' uppermost echelons, rode their two-handed backhands to title defenses Down SteveTignor The Dysfunctional Tennis Blog Tue, 21 May 2013 20:26:01 -0400 http://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2013-05-21/12486.php Andy Murray has withdrawn from the French Open. tennisx Tennis Panorama Tue, 21 May 2013 17:15:01 -0400 http://www.tennispanorama.com/archives/38046 (May 21, 2013) Andy Murray has withdrawn from the French Open due to a back injury. The world No. 2 from Scotland had to withdraw from his second round match at the Italian Open last week to Marcel Granollers due to a lower back injury. “It’s a really tough decision and I love playing in [...] TennisNewsTPN Tennis Panorama Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.tennispanorama.com/archives/38053 (May 21, 2013) ESPN held a media conference call with Chris Evert and Cliff Drysdale to discuss the upcoming French Open, which will be broadcast on ESPN.  Here are a few questions and answers from the conference call which included discussions about Roland Garros favorites – Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal, Serena’s maturation as a [...] TennisNewsTPN Tennis Panorama Tue, 21 May 2013 14:19:00 -0400 http://www.tennispanorama.com/archives/38039 BRUSSELS OPEN Brussels, Belgium May 20-25, 2013 $690,000/Premier Red Clay/Outdoors Results – Tuesday, May 21, 2013 No matches completed due to rain Order Of Play – Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Center Court (from 10.00hrs) 1. Kaia Kanepi vs. Dominika Cibulkova 2. Sofia Arvidsson vs. Peng Shuai (NB 11.00hrs) 3. Yanina Wickmayer vs. Jamie Hampton 4. [...] TennisNewsTPN Tennis Panorama Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:05 -0400 http://www.tennispanorama.com/archives/38037 RESULTS – TUESDAY, 21 MAY, 2013 Singles – First Round [6] F Fognini (ITA) d [Q] M Cecchinato (ITA) 16 61 62 P Mathieu (FRA) d [LL] R Harrison (USA) 64 64 [Q] S Stakhovsky (UKR) d [Q] R Dutra Silva (BRA) 62 63 [WC] G Monfils (FRA) d S Giraldo (COL) 46 63 63 [...] TennisNewsTPN Mind The Racket Tue, 21 May 2013 13:06:05 -0400 http://www.mindtheracket.com/2013/05/episode-21-nadal-jerzy-train-paire/ This week we talk hot topics of Rome including Rafa’s dominance and his fans, the Jerzy Train on track again, and the fun frustration of Benoit Paire. Apologies for the lateness due to technical difficulties. This week we plan to preview Roland Garros soon after the draw is up. Thanks for listening! Remember to subscribe [...] MindTheRacket Articles by Peter Bodo Tue, 21 May 2013 11:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tennisworld-bodo/~3/CTp_NV9ntw4/ “She plays like the ones I didn’t like to play so much, like Serena, or Lindsay Davenport.”—Martina Hingis, 2013 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee and rookie coach, on her protégé, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. We’re accustomed to coaches pumping up their players, but when that coach was No. 1 at age 16 on the strength of the three Grand Slam singles titles she earned in 1997, it adds a heavy dose of credibility to her comments—even if Hingis does have her work cut out with the spectacularly talented but sometimes mortifyingly inconsistent Pavlyuchenkova. I’m not sure that the comparison with Serena Williams extends ptbodo Tennis Connected Tue, 21 May 2013 10:25:01 -0400 http://tennisconnected.com/home/2013/05/21/fognini-wins-in-nice-sijsling-serves-his-way-to-dusseldor Open de Nice Côte d’Azur, Nice, France First-round results: (6) Fabio Fognini defeats Marco Cecchinato 1-6, 6-1, 6-2; Sergiy Stakhovsky defeats Roberto Dutra Silva 6-2, 6-3. ***** Power Horse Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany First-round results: Grega Zemlja defeats David Goffin 5-7, 6-0, 6-2; Igor Sijsling defeats Evgeny Korolev 6-2, 6-4. TennisConnected Tennis Connected Tue, 21 May 2013 08:21:03 -0400 http://tennisconnected.com/home/2013/05/21/french-open-2013-mens-and-womens-qualifying-draws/ The men’s and women’s qualifying draws for the 2013 French Open can be found at the links below. Link: Men’s qualifying draw. Link: Women’s qualifying draw. TennisConnected Articles by Peter Bodo Tue, 21 May 2013 03:37:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tennisworld-bodo/~3/vaVQlaiGI9U/ ptbodo Home Mon, 20 May 2013 23:52:04 -0400 http://www.onthegotennis.com/home/catfight-vandeweghe-calls-out-putintseva.html Source: Julian Finney/Getty Images Europe They may only be ranked 99 and 105 in the world, but Coco Vandeweghe and Yulina Putintseva made headlines after their three set match in Brussels Open qualifying. Putintseva c'moned and fist pumped her way to a win over Vandeweghe, but she was not satisfied with letting her racket do the talking. Vandeweghe claimed on Twitter that her 18 year old opponent insulted her after the match. onthegotennis The Dysfunctional Tennis Blog Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:03 -0400 http://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2013-05-20/12483.php Rafael Nadal now has won more ranking points that anyone on the ATP this year. tennisx The Dysfunctional Tennis Blog Mon, 20 May 2013 22:33:02 -0400 http://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2013-05-20/12481.php Juan Martin Del Potro will likely miss the French Open. tennisx The Dysfunctional Tennis Blog Mon, 20 May 2013 22:23:00 -0400 http://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2013-05-20/12479.php Andy Murray will decide on the French Open this Wednesday. tennisx Tennis Connected Mon, 20 May 2013 21:51:04 -0400 http://tennisconnected.com/home/2013/05/20/french-open-2013-men-and-women-wildcard-list/ The wildcard list for both men and women at the 2013 French Open can be found below. (Via: RolandGarros.com) In the men’s singles, Marc Gicquel (FRA), Alex Kuznetsov (USA), Nicolas Mahut (FRA), Adrian Mannarino (FRA), John Millman (AUS), Gaël Monfils (FRA), Lucas Pouille (FRA) and Florent Serra (FRA) will be able to play directly [...] TennisConnected Tennis GuruTennis Guru Mon, 20 May 2013 21:18:05 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TennisViewer/~3/PMkh3bWfZB4/ The Roland Garros 2013 French Open Qualifying Round will begin on May 21 and will conclude on May 24. Several former top players are going to battle it out with up and coming players at the earlier rounds. The qualifying rounds will be held over four days with the matches starting at 10 am Paris The post Roland Garros 2013 French Open Qualifying Live Online Video Stream appeared first on Tennis Guru. Tennis GuruTennis Guru Mon, 20 May 2013 19:19:05 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TennisViewer/~3/5E5fyjCIQG4/ World number three Roger Federer still has a positive outlook despite having lost the Internazionali BNL d’Italia or Rome Masters 2013 final against rival Rafael Nadal. Federer is now a three-time finalist at this prestigious claycourt event. “I am playing well and I am healthy, so I have everything to play for next week [ahead The post Roger Federer admits that Nadal still remains French Open favorite appeared first on Tennis Guru. Tennis GuruTennis Guru Mon, 20 May 2013 19:07:05 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TennisViewer/~3/rlNl-6yxSFs/ The Big Four is back in their places leading into the 2013 French Open which begins on May 26. With an impressive win over rival Roger Federer at the Rome Masters final on Sunday, Rafael Nadal moves to world number four, overtaking compatriot David Ferrer. This means that Nadal will become fourth seed at the The post Rafael Nadal snags the fourth-seeding for Roland Garros 2013 appeared first on Tennis Guru. ZooTennis Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/sIQOA/~3/F6slaF-SNyg/finally-and-again-virginia-men-and.html ©Colette Lewis 2013-- Urbana, IL-- For the Virginia men, it was a long delayed first title, for the Stanford women, it was title number 17, but both teams were deliriously happy to come out on the winning end of 4-3 decisions Tuesday at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Center at the University of Illinois. No. 2 seed Virginia's win over top seed UCLA was possible only when Adrien Puget's winning backhand volley on match point was negated by his toe touching the net as he completed the follow through on his shot up 5-3, 40-30 in the third set against Mitchell Frank in the zootennis ZooTennis Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/sIQOA/~3/a9QRXa1ukf8/ita-national-award-winners.html At today's luncheon at the University of Illinois Colonnades Club above the football stadium, the ITA announced its National Award winners.  Players of the Year will be named later. MEN: ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership & Sportsmanship-Henrique Cunha, Duke Farnsworth/ITA Senior Player of the Year-Jarmere Jenkins, Virginia ITA Rookie Player of the Year-Romain Bogaerts, Mississippi State ITA Player to Watch-Mikelis Libietis, Tennessee ITA/Rafael Osuna Award-Sebastian Fanselow, Pepperdine ITA Assistant Coach of the Year-Chris Woodruff, Tennessee ITA Coach of the Year-Sam Winterbotham, Tennessee NCAA Elite 89 Award-Victor Valente, Georgia State WOMEN: ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership & Sportsmanship-Hannah Duke, Air Force Academy ITA Senior Player of the Year-Lauren Embree, Florida ITA Rookie Player of zootennis Women Who Serve Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2013/05/early-us-open-ticket-sales-available.html Fans can get a first look at and buy U.S. Open tickets by accessing the U.S. Open Facebook page on June 9. Tickets go on sale to the general public on June 10. Women Who Serve Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2013/05/passing-shots_21.html Top seed Marion Bartoli was defeated 6-3, 6-2 today in the opening round in Strasbourg by Camila Giorgi.Here's a recent interview with Garbine Muguruza.Here are the Fila outfits that Jelena Jankovic, Julia Goerges and Nadia Petrova will wear during the French Open. Varvara Lepchenko is blogging from Brussels.Ashleigh Barty has been awarded a wild card into the main draw of the French Open. Other women given wild cards are Shelby Rogers, Claire Feuerstein, Stephanie Foretz-Gacon, Caroline Garcia, Irena Pavlovic, Virginie Razzano, and Aravane Rezai.'Pova talks about Paris on CNN Open Court. Tennis Is Served... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://tennisisserved.blogspot.com/2013/05/federer-nadal-xxx-and-other-pre-rg-of.html 1) I don't like the word "favourite", but the fact is Serena goes into RG several leagues above even her two closest 'rivals' - a term that's beginning to make increasingly less sense even notionally.I had a sense Masha and Vika were making modest advancements in their recent encounters with her, but Madrid and Rome clearly show otherwise. Failing an early letdown - she's typically slow off the mark which can prove serious even in cases far less severe than last year's Razzano meltdown - it's difficult, as of now, to see her losing to anyone. Or, to put it hypotemuse Tennis Connected Mon, 20 May 2013 09:28:01 -0400 http://tennisconnected.com/home/2013/05/20/haase-reaches-round-two-in-nice-nieminen-continues-strong Open de Nice Côte d’Azur, Nice, France First-round results: Robin Haase defeats Marinko Matosevic 6-1, 6-4; Carlos Berlocq defeats Leonardo Mayer 6-2, 6-1. ***** Power Horse Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany First-round results: (6) Jarkko Nieminen defeats Lukas Lacko 6-3, 6-1; Andre Ghem defeats Go Soeda 6-4, 6-0. TennisConnected Beyond The Baseline Mon, 20 May 2013 09:17:05 -0400 http://tennis.si.com/2013/05/20/serena-williams-rafael-nadal-italian-open/ The Daily Bagel is your dose of the interesting reporting, writing and quipping from around the Internet. • Video: Check out Serena Williams’ champagne celebration in Rome. • Rafael Nadal says he never expected this kind of success — six titles in eight tournaments this year — after a seven-month layoff. Peter Bodo begs to differ. 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