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June 16th, 2013

Murray Joins Federer, Halep, Hantuchova as Title Winners

Andy Murray got British pulses pounding by capturing the title at the Aegon Championships with a hard-fought 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 win over defending champion Marin Cilic for his third Queen’s Club title.

Posted by Staff @ 9:54 pm in Tennis | 108 Comments »

June 15th, 2013

Radwanska, 4 Slam Champs, 6 of Top 10 at Eastbourne: ATP/WTA Previews

Women’s Notes: Sterling field featuring six of the Top 10…Wildcards went to Stosur, Na, and Brits Johanna Konta and Elena Baltacha…Four former Slam champs in the field…Tough starts for (8) Petrova vs. (WC) Stosur, (5) Wozniacki vs. the defending champ Paszek, (7) Ivanovic vs. the crafty Russian Vesnina, and (2) Na vs. Cornet, then either Bartoli or Flavia Pennetta…No. 55-ranked American Christina McHale was the last direct acceptance in the quality field…Pulling from the event were Sara Errani, Yaroslava Shvedova and Sloane Stephens…Former champs in the field are Paszek (2012), Bartoli (2011), Eraterina Makarova (2010), Wozniacki (2009), and Radwanska (2008).

Posted by Staff @ 6:34 pm in Tennis | 1 Comment »

June 9th, 2013

Preview: Federer, England Kick Off Grasscourt Season

Notes: Rafa pulls out to rest the knees after his Roland Garros run…Tough starts for (3) Haas after a bye vs. Gulbis or Baghdatis, (5) Raonic vs. Monfils, and (4) Nishikori after a bye vs. Youzhny…Janko Tipsarevic also pulled…Former champs in the field are Haas (2012,’09), Kohlschreiber (2011), and Federer (2008,’08,’06-03).

Posted by Staff @ 10:53 pm in Tennis | 206 Comments »

June 6th, 2013

Serena v Screamer in French Final; Men’s Semis Friday

Sharapova struggled in a scream queen stand-off against No. 3 Victoria Azarenka, eventually prevailing 6-1, 2-6, 6-3, while Serena muscled past No. 5 Sara Errani 6-0, 6-1.

Posted by Staff @ 10:05 pm in French Open, Tennis | 4 Comments »

June 5th, 2013

Djokovic-Nadal, Sharapova-Azarenka Lined Up at French Open

Djokovic put down a challenge from No. 12 seed and near-AARP member Tommy Haas 6-3, 7-6(5), 7-5, while Nadal ran through the hot-handed No. 9 seed Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 in matches inexplicably scheduled at the same time at Roland Garros.

Posted by Staff @ 11:24 pm in Tennis | 19 Comments »

June 2nd, 2013

Federer Gets By; Shaza v Sloane Monday at French Open

“I started to feel pain, like a knife below my ribs,” said Errani who struggled with an odd injury during the match. “Every time I was breathing it was very painful. It wasn’t muscular, but I couldn’t stay up. So I called the physio and she told me I had my diaphragm totally blocked. She tried to release it a bit, and then after that it was much better.”

Posted by Staff @ 11:05 pm in Tennis | 96 Comments »

May 31st, 2013

Federer, Favorites, Doughy Players Advance Friday at French Open

Federer, who next meets the No. 15 seed Simon who has been tested in long matches, was also on the energy-conserving tip.

Posted by Staff @ 7:33 pm in French Open, Tennis | 150 Comments »

May 30th, 2013

Women’s Former Champ Li Upset; Friday Fights at French Open

“That’s one of the best wins of my career,” said Mattek-Sands, who hit 32 winners during the aggressive assault. “I knew she wasn’t going to give it to me. She’s a champion, and I had to play some of my best tennis ever to beat her…It was kind of a battle of who can take control of that middle court.”

Posted by Staff @ 11:46 pm in French Open, Tennis | 164 Comments »

May 30th, 2013

Federer Wins; Djokovic, Nadal On Thursday at Roland Garros; X-Notes

“It’s true when I play against him he makes it difficult for me,” Federer said. “I have some problems and I have to find a solution. Anyway, I like that kind of challenge. I’m looking forward to it. We [haven't] played often on clay.”

Posted by Staff @ 12:49 am in French Open, Tennis | 67 Comments »

May 29th, 2013

Wozniacki, 4 Women Seeds Flop Wednesday at French Open

“It’s always tough to say, but I definitely feel like clay is probably not my favorite surface,” said Wozniacki, who added she will now start her Wimbledon preparation. “It hasn’t been the best clay season for me. Obviously I would have liked to play longer and play better, but it wasn’t to be.”

Posted by Staff @ 4:59 pm in French Open, Tennis | 36 Comments »

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Rankings
ATP - Jun 17 WTA - Jun 17
1 Novak Djokovic1 Serena Williams
2 Andy Murray2 Victoria Azarenka
3 Roger Federer3 Maria Sharapova
4 David Ferrer4 Agnieszka Radwanska
5 Rafael Nadal5 Sara Errani
6 Tomas Berdych6 Na Li
7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga7 Angelique Kerber
8 Juan Martin Del Potro8 Petra Kvitova
9 Richard Gasquet9 Caroline Wozniacki
10 Stanislas Wawrinka10 Maria Kirilenko
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