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May 13th, 2009

Djokovic a Winner in Madrid; Nadal, Roddick v. Haas Later

Novak Djokovic keeps on winning while local fav Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick have yet to play in Madrid.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 9:07 am in Clay Season, Madrid | 119 Comments »

May 10th, 2009

Nadal and His Victims Descend on Magical Madrid

Sean Randall breaks down the

Posted by Sean Randall @ 11:42 am in ATP, Clay Season | 97 Comments »

May 3rd, 2009

Djokovic Gets Another Shot to Derail Nadal on Clay

Rafael Nadal puts his 29-match clay win streak on the line against Novak Djokovic today in the Rome final.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:10 am in 2009 Season, Clay Season, Rome | 72 Comments »

May 1st, 2009

Federer Looks Better, but Djokovic Next; Nadal Remains Unbeatable in Rome

Sean Randall analyzes the Rome semifinals which feature Roger Federer v. Novak Djokovic and Fernando Gonzalez v. Rafael Nadal.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:41 pm in 2009 Season, Clay Season, French Open, Rome | 108 Comments »

April 27th, 2009

Nadal on Fire Heading into Tennis Masters Rome

Sean Randall cracks open the 2009 Rome Tennis Masters Draw.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:48 pm in 2009 Season, Clay Season, Rome | 137 Comments »

April 26th, 2009

Nadal Back to Site of Last Claycourt Loss at Rome

World No. 1 Rafael Nadal returns to the site where he last lost on clay, Rome’s Foro Italico.

Posted by Staff @ 11:17 pm in 2009 Season, Clay Season, Rome | 53 Comments »

April 19th, 2009

Nadal Weathers Djokovic Storm, Wins Fifth Straight Monte Carlo Masters Title

No surprise, Rafael Nadal wins his fifth straight Monte Carlo title with a hard-earned three-set win over Novak Djokovic.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 11:22 am in Clay Season, French Open, Monte Carlo | 202 Comments »

June 19th, 2008

5 Things Tennis Could Do to Promote Itself

I allow myself to briefly occupy the mythical Commissioner of Tennis Chair that John McEnroe publicly campaigns for now and again. Johnny Mac campaigned long and hard to be the U.S. Davis Cup captain only to quit after one year, but when should reality ever hurt speculation and offering advice? Here are my [...]

Posted by Dan Martin @ 11:21 pm in ATP, Clay Season, Fed Cup, French Open, ITF, TV, Tennis, Tennis on TV, WTA Tour | 10 Comments »

May 30th, 2008

Serena Williams Sent Packing Today at French Open

So much for Serena Williams taking over women’s tennis following the abrupt departure of Justine Henin. Serena, the only player with a French title still playing tennis, went into the toilet today against Katarina Srebotnik losing 6-4, 6-4.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 9:23 am in Clay Season, French Open | 59 Comments »

May 29th, 2008

Nalbandian, Blake Bounced Early at French Open

Look what I missed while I was sleeping, James Blake blowing a first set lead to eventually lose to 19-year-old Ernests Gulbis, and David Nalbandian caved-in after a 2-set lead against French newcomer Jeremy Chardy.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 9:07 am in Clay Season, French Open | 63 Comments »

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