Rankings
ATP - Mar 08
1 Roger Federer 11350
2 Novak Djokovic 8310
3 Rafael Nadal 7440
4 Andy Murray 7255
5 Juan Martin Del Potro 6275
6 Nikolay Davydenko 5290
7 Robin Soderling 3905
8 Andy Roddick 3720
9 Marin Cilic 2970
10 Fernando Gonzalez 2890
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WTA - Mar 08
1 Serena Williams 8645
2 Dinara Safina 6480
3 Svetlana Kuznetsova 5930
4 Caroline Wozniacki 5925
5 Venus Williams 5626
6 Victoria Azarenka 5300
7 Elena Dementieva 4855
8 Agnieszka Radwanska 3880
9 Jelena Jankovic 3770
10 Na Li 3466
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Archive for the 'Halle' Category

June 13th, 2009

Roddick Rolls Right Ankle, Blake v. Murray in Queens; Haas Reaches Halle Final

Wimbledon favorite Andy Roddick turned his right ankle forcing his withdrawal from his semifinal match Saturday against James Blake at Queens.

Posted by Staff @ 11:18 am in Halle, Injuries, Queens, Wimbledon | 131 Comments »

June 7th, 2009

French Champ Federer to Show on Grass at Halle?

U.S. tennis commentator John McEnroe almost seemed to goad French Open champ Roger Federer into skipping this week’s Gerry Weber Open on the grasscourts at Halle during his post-match interview at Roland Garros. It remains to be seen whether the Swiss turns up in Germany, or turns a doctor’s note into the ATP claiming “exhaustion.”

Posted by Staff @ 8:45 pm in Grass season, Halle, Tennis | 63 Comments »

July 4th, 2008

A Match 1 Year in the Making

Nadal is not facing a radically depleted or wounded Roger Federer in the final. Federer won all 10 sets he played in picking up his 5th Halle title. Marcos Baghdatis and Nichols Kiefer stand out as solid wins in the quick transition from clay to grass. The Fed has also posted straight set wins over Robin Soderling, 2002 Wimbledon Champion Lleyton Hewitt, 2004 Wimbledon semifinalist Mario Ancic, and the enigmatic talent of Marat Safin. Nadal made a similarly quick and impressive transition from clay to grass, but he did so with the wind of victory at his back not the sting of humiliation. Federer has looked sharp at Halle and at Wimbledon.

Posted by Dan Martin @ 10:05 pm in French Open, Grass season, Halle, Hamburg, No. 1 ranking, Queens, Wimbledon | 58 Comments »

June 12th, 2008

Federer Eyes Return to Winning Ways on the Grass

With the clay season behind us – don’t tell Nikolay Davydenko that, though – time to shift focus to grass.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 3:07 pm in Grass season, Halle, Queens | 208 Comments »

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