Archive for June, 2008
June 30th, 2008
No Heimlich for Choking Gasquet from Murray at Wimbledon
But the real story Monday at the All England Club was the comeback by homecountry hero Andy Murray against the mentally-fragile Frenchman Richard Gasquet.
Posted by Staff @ 8:39 pm in Tennis, Wimbledon | 19 Comments »
June 30th, 2008
Gasquet Crumbles Giving Murray First Slam Quarterfinal Spot; Federer, Nadal Dominate
Did Richard Gasquet really just blow it serving for the match, up two sets and 5-4 on Andy Murray in the third? Ah, yes he did. What a stunner.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 7:27 pm in Wimbledon | 38 Comments »
June 29th, 2008
Murray v. Gasquet Highlights Promising Wimbledon Fourth Round
Pretty nice line-up we have at Wimbledon on Monday with the entire fourth round – men’s and women’s – scheduled. If you could have only one single ticket in tennis you could make a case this is the day to have it.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 8:24 pm in Wimbledon | 46 Comments »
June 28th, 2008
Words on Wimbledon 2008 – Week One
WTA officials should add a tab to their website that explains patronymics in Eastern European languages. It might help fans understand why so many top players last names end with “ova” or some such variation.
Posted by Dan Martin @ 11:19 pm in American tennis, Grass season, Miami, Wimbledon | 31 Comments »
June 28th, 2008
Monday Wimbledon Schedule; Jankovic Limps Through
Other players into the Round of 16 Saturday were (8) Richard Gasquet (d. (28) Gilles Simon in four), (12) Andy Murray (d. Tommy Haas in four), and unseeded Croat Marin Cilic (d. (14) Paul-Henri Mathieu in four).
Posted by Staff @ 11:14 pm in Tennis, Wimbledon | 5 Comments »
June 27th, 2008
Ivanovic Out-ovic at Wimbledon; Federer v Hewitt Next
“I think I know what it takes to win Slams or to go far,” Federer said. So I have the proper preparation. I have the belief…Playing at Wimbledon always creates extra pressure because it’s what’s closest to my heart…I want to prove it to myself I can do it again here.”
Posted by Staff @ 11:31 pm in Tennis, Wimbledon | 18 Comments »
June 27th, 2008
The Benefits of a Varied Tennis Game
The reason for this is Sharapova can only play one way. When that way is working, when she has perfect conditions, feels healthy, is moving reasonably well and picking her spots with her serve she can humble a great player. When any of that is not working and she is forced to move during points and is not able to dictate right off of the serve or return, Sharapova looks very average. She has a monotonous game. Jim Courier called it “ball machine tennis” last summer.
Posted by Dan Martin @ 3:33 pm in Tennis | 17 Comments »
June 26th, 2008
Roddick Chokes as Americans Head for Exit at Wimbledon
Other upsets were orchestrated by Guillermo “G-Lo” Garcia-Lopez, who topped Spanish countryman and No. 19 seed Nicolas Almagro in five sets; former world No. 2 Tommy Haas, who gave a straight-set grass master course to No. 23 seed Tommy Robredo, and Croat Marin Cilic, who outlasted No. 24 seed Jarkko Nieminen in five sets.
Posted by Staff @ 9:16 pm in Tennis, Wimbledon | 42 Comments »
June 26th, 2008
Roddick, Blake, Sharapova Stink Up Wimbledon
Andy Roddick looked terrible today against Janko Tipsarevic in a stunning defeat. Maria Sharapova stunk up the house with her play in a loss to the 154th-ranked Alla Kudryatseva, and James Blake, well, he went James Blake losing from ahead in crushing five-set defeat to Rainer Schuettler.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 3:48 pm in Wimbledon | 110 Comments »
June 25th, 2008
Safin Shocks Djokovic; Brits Bag on Fat Players at Wimbledon
The Independent on Roger Federer’s Wimbledon sweater: “This, it almost goes without saying, is a prime example of how not to wear knitwear,” Susannah Frankel wrote. “Federer resembled nothing more than an ageing Harry Potter, although one suspects that this was not the effect he was aiming for.”…
Posted by Staff @ 10:11 pm in Tennis, Wimbledon | 54 Comments »
June 25th, 2008
Serb Shocker: Djokovic Gets Thumped by Safin at Wimbledon
o much for that Novak Djokovic v. Roger Federer meeting. Marat Safin did what I didn’t think he was still capable of doing, that is taking out a big name in a big tournament.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:08 pm in Wimbledon | 87 Comments »
June 25th, 2008
Sharapova Tuxedo Shirt No Hit at Wimbledon; Gilbert Quits LTA
British Lawn Tennis Association coach Brad Gilbert’s charge Alex Bogdanovic lost first round at Wimbledon, and now Gilbert is out the door. It was announced that Gilbert will part ways with the LTA and following Bogdanovic around the Challenger circuit when his contract ends in three months.
Posted by Staff @ 12:08 am in Tennis, Wimbledon | 49 Comments »
June 24th, 2008
Wimbledon Day 1 Dish: Federer, Ivanovic Cruise; Serena’s Trenchcoat
The slew of upset-makers Tuesday were Casey Dellacqua (d. (12) Patty Schnyder in three), Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (d. (17) Alize Cornet in two tiebreaks), Vera Dushevina (d. (19) Maria Kirilenko), Evgeniya Rodina (d. (27) Virginie Razzano after getting bageled in the first), and Jie Zheng (d. (30) Dominika Cibulkova).
Posted by Staff @ 1:11 am in Tennis, Wimbledon | 51 Comments »
June 23rd, 2008
Tennis-X Barbs: Grass is Greener for Spaniards…and Slower
New ATP Player Council member and U.S. TV commentator Justin Gimelstob speaking to a D.C. radio show on Anna Kournikova: “Hate’s a very strong word. I just despise her to the maximum level, right below hate. I think she falls into the Marcelo Rios ‘Scumbag’ category….And this whole bluff about her retiring because of her back? She had the yips on her serve, she can’t get her serve on the court. Wait until you see on July 23, she’s gonna be serving 40 miles an hour and I’m gonna be just plugging it down her throat…We do exhibitions together and I’ll mock her, and make fun of her. I’ll just make her know that she’s stupid…I’m sure she’ll rue the day that she has to come here and actually share space with me…I have no attraction to her, because she’s such a douche…I really have no interest in her. I wouldn’t mind having my younger brother, who’s kind of a stud, nail her and then reap the benefits of that.”
Posted by Staff @ 1:23 am in Tennis, Wimbledon | 18 Comments »
June 22nd, 2008
Federer Down But Not Out at Wimbedon
There’s an old saying that a cornered animal is a dangerous animal. And right now I get the feeling that Roger Federer is that cornered animal, but is he really still dangerous?
Posted by Sean Randall @ 6:47 pm in Grand Slams, Wimbledon | 131 Comments »