Archive for the 'Year-End No. 1' Category
October 19th, 2008
Maturing Murray Masters Madrid
Andy Murray is quickly becoming a real powerhouse on the ATP circuit. Earlier today the 21-year-old Brit collected his second straight Tennis Masters title defeating the surprising Gilles Simon 6-4, 7-6(6) in the Madrid final.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 11:42 pm in Madrid, Masters Cup, Year-End No. 1 | 82 Comments »
October 18th, 2008
Federer Flying High in Madrid; Roddick Getting Naked on Court
Just like I told you, Roger Federer would go down to Jo Tsonga… Well, credit to Federer, who is really playing some top flight tennis this week in Madrid, where he’s basically destroyed all comers.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:42 am in Madrid, Year-End No. 1 | 155 Comments »
October 12th, 2008
Safin Title Drought Continues; Nalbandian Feeling Rosy Entering Madrid
So what’s going to happen first, Marat Safin wins a title or Guns N’ Roses finally releases their super long-awaited Chinese Democracy CD?
Posted by Sean Randall @ 11:40 pm in Madrid, Year-End No. 1 | 84 Comments »
October 10th, 2008
Federer Ready for Madrid; Nadal, Djokovic Await
That Roger Federer is one curious cat, isn’t he?
Posted by Sean Randall @ 4:59 pm in Madrid, Year-End No. 1 | 78 Comments »
October 3rd, 2008
American Tennis: USTA, Fans Asking ‘Who’s Next?’ and ‘When?’
If the Williams sisters were to retire with Davenport as of this writing, the U.S. would have no women in the Top 40, and three players in the Top 100 (including the 30+ Jill Craybas, and Ashley Harkleroad who is pregnant). In other words, by the time the Williams retire, U.S. women’s tennis will virtually retire with them.
Posted by Richard Vach @ 1:43 pm in ATP, American Women, American tennis, No. 1 ranking, Tennis, US Open, US Open Series, WTA, WTA Tour, Wimbledon, Year-End No. 1 | 113 Comments »
October 1st, 2008
Federer Pulls from Stockholm, Return Uncertain; Nadal Nears No. 1
Roger Federer announced today that he will forego the upcoming Stockholm event which begins next week.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 7:22 pm in Madrid, Year-End No. 1 | 389 Comments »
September 15th, 2008
We are a week removed and the tennis world is still buzzing over Roger Federer’s US Open triumph.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 1:14 pm in ATP, US Open, Year-End No. 1 | 129 Comments »
August 3rd, 2008
Nadal Gets No. 1, Then Gets Clobbered by Djokovic; Jankovic New WTA No. 1?
First congratulations to Rafael Nadal and his legion of supporters. The Spaniard has waited a long, very long time to get the top of tennis and he’s finally done it.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 1:43 pm in Cincinnati, No. 1 ranking, Olympics, US Open, WTA, Year-End No. 1 | 65 Comments »
July 31st, 2008
Federer Craps Out to Karlovic in Cincinnati
I gave Roger Federer a pass for his performance at the start of year, buying into his mono as a reasonable explanation for his poor play.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 5:21 pm in Cincinnati, No. 1 ranking, US Open, Year-End No. 1 | 110 Comments »
July 3rd, 2007
ATP Marketing Geniuses Again Change Tennis Finale
The names conjure up the biggest championships in sports: The Super Bowl, The World Cup, The World Series, The Stanley Cup, golf’s The Masters.
In tennis, the year-end championship is more like a quiz show even hardcore fans struggle to keep up with.
The man-on-the-street quiz:
Q: What is men’s tennis’ year-end championship called?
A: “Ummm…wha?”
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Posted by Richard Vach @ 10:35 am in ATP, Etienne de Villiers, Masters Cup, Year-End No. 1 | 10 Comments »
