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ATP RANKS - Jan 05
1 Rafael Nadal 13160
2 Roger Federer 10610
3 Novak Djokovic 10590
4 Andy Murray 7050
5 Nikolay Davydenko 5330
6 Gilles Simon 3960
7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3950
8 Andy Roddick 3940
9 Juan Martin Del Potro 3890
10 James Blake 3550
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WTA RANKS - Jan 05
1 Jelena Jankovic 9200
2 Serena Williams 7732
3 Dinara Safina 7554
4 Elena Dementieva 7196
5 Ana Ivanovic 6912
6 Venus Williams 6544
7 Vera Zvonareva 5754
8 Svetlana Kuznetsova 5450
9 Maria Sharapova 5030
10 Agnieszka Radwanska 4472
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Archive for August, 2007

August 25th, 2007

Jankovic Passes on Mixed Doubles Coupling with Murray at US Open

Andy Murray’s brother Jamie has shot to doubles success this year, so much so that after winning the Wimbledon mixed title with Jelena Jankovic, he cut ties with regular partner Eric Butorac to apparently find a partner worthy of sharing half the court.
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Murray’s mixed doubles success, at least with Jankovic, won’t carry over to the [...]

Posted by Richard Vach @ 4:25 pm in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

August 25th, 2007

Injury-Prone Murray Now “Psyched” at US Open

Coming off a wrist injury, and a recent knee problem, Britain’s Andy Murray is “psyched” to be in Flushing Meadows and relatively healthy for the US Open — and approaching 100 percent again with the aid of a psychologist.
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“It’s just more I watch videos of what my forehand looked like before, just sort of having [...]

Posted by Richard Vach @ 3:21 pm in Uncategorized | 25 Comments »

August 22nd, 2007

US Open 2007 Men’s Preview: Federer Fronts Freaky Draw

World No. 1 Roger Federer, attempting an Open Era-record fourth consecutive US Open title, has brought out the freakiness this year on the men’s side in Flushing Meadows as the draw was unveiled Wednesday.
Of the 16 qualifying positions randomly placed in the 128 position draw, how do FIVE CONSECUTIVE qualifiers land behind Federer? This means [...]

Posted by Richard Vach @ 2:35 pm in Uncategorized | 68 Comments »

August 21st, 2007

Cincy, Toronto recap: Federer & Henin win, but fail to impress

Doesn’t it all look so familiar. A big Masters Series tournament in Cincinnati where all the top players compete, but where half of them suffer from playing the week before, and a top tier WTA event without most of the tour’s stars. Federer wins the men’s event, while Henin prevails as the top lady. Is [...]

Posted by Abe Kuijl @ 1:58 pm in Justine Henin-Hardenne, Lleyton Hewitt, Roger Federer, US Open, US Open Series | 39 Comments »

August 18th, 2007

Blake a Jolt for U.S.; Says Will Stay Aggressive, But Will the ATP?

The US Open Series has been step-up time for the American men — as in ‘Is anyone going to step up and become even a threat to win a big tournament this summer?’

Posted by Richard Vach @ 10:43 pm in Uncategorized | 59 Comments »

August 16th, 2007

Nadal retires, Djokovic flat, but players support back-to-back Masters Series

The ATP Masters Series inducted a new rule in 2007, where the Top 8 seeds received byes for their first round matches. This to make sure that they can get enough rest in between events, to compete in back-to-back Masters Series tournaments. It was a good move by the ATP, but Cincinnati is still suffering [...]

Posted by Abe Kuijl @ 12:19 pm in ATP, American tennis, Guillermo Canas, James Blake, Novak Djokovic, Radek Stepanek, Rafael Nadal, Roddick, Roger Federer, Sam Querrey, Tommy Haas, Tommy Robredo, US Open Series | 71 Comments »

August 14th, 2007

Roddick, Blake Only Top 50-Ranked U.S. Men

The next generation of U.S. men’s players were on display Monday at the Masters Series-Cincinnati in a week where Top 10ers Andy Roddick and James Blake became the ONLY AMERICANS RANKED IN THE TOP 50.

Posted by Richard Vach @ 8:46 am in American tennis | 20 Comments »

August 13th, 2007

Djokovic Another Foe For Federer

While his pal Tiger Woods was busy wrapping up Slam No. 13 at the PGA Championship in Tulsa on Sunday, Roger Federer’s longstanding reign atop men’s tennis took another hit as the Swiss went down to Novak Djokovic in a third set tiebreak.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 7:05 pm in John Isner, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Uncategorized | 92 Comments »

August 13th, 2007

Djokovic makes three out of two; Federer and Nadal face new rival

His win over Roddick was solid. His coup over Nadal was excellent. His triumph over Federer was unheard of. There’s a new champ in town and he has taken the place by storm.
Novak Djokovic has done the unthinkable in beating Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in consecutive matches and has now officially become an elite [...]

Posted by Abe Kuijl @ 12:26 pm in Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roddick, Roger Federer, US Open Series | 44 Comments »

August 11th, 2007

Djokovic ousts Roddick, Three-way battle for No.1 in 2008?

One year ago, Novak Djokovic had just cracked the Top 30 after picking up his first title on the Dutch clay of Amersfoort and reaching the final in Umag the next week. On Monday, the Serb will be the No.3 player in the world again after advancing to the semifinals of the Masters Series event [...]

Posted by Abe Kuijl @ 2:05 pm in Novak Djokovic, Radek Stepanek, Rafael Nadal, Roddick, Roger Federer, US Open Series | 52 Comments »

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