May 17th, 2013
Novak Djokovic: I Believe I Can Go All The Way And Win The French Open
A routine win turned into a nightmare today for Novak Djokovic. Playing Tomas Berdych, a player he owned 13-1 in their head-to-head, Djokovic led 62, 52 before losing five straight games and eventually the match 26, 75, 64. Djokovic now enters the most important event of the year with the bitter taste of this collapse and aside from Monte Carlo, very poor results since February.
Afterward, Djokovic, who blamed the choke on a lapse in concentration serving at 53, still says …
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 10:15 pm in French Open, Rome | 40 Comments »
May 16th, 2013
Nadal Survives Gulbis Gaunlet, Ferrer Next; Federer, Djokovic, Sharapova, Serena Roll On In Rome
Ernests Gulbis put up yet another tough fight against Rafael Nadal but once again came up just short. The explosive Latvian dominated Nadal for the first 40 minutes of the match before the King of Clay woke up just in time to prevail 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the third round at the Rome Masters today.
“If you hit as hard as you can and hit every ball at 216 or 220 [kph] and that means being the best player, then perhaps …
Posted by Staff @ 7:37 pm in Rome | 208 Comments »
May 15th, 2013
Viktor Troicki Made Even Gulbis Jealous With This Meltdown Today In Rome [Video]
Viktor Troicki may have lost the match to Ernests Gulbis but he outdid any on-court meltdown the explosive Latvian’s ever had with this epic tirade.
After dropping the first set to Gulbis, Troicki went into major dispute with chair umpire Cedric Maurier over a ball spot on the clay on the 30-40 point.
“Come on, you know your wrong,” wailed Troicki at Maurier’s overrule against him at 30-40. “There is no space, you don’t want to correct yourself… There is no chance …
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 10:39 pm in Videos | 6 Comments »
May 15th, 2013
Murray Retires In Rome; Federer v Simon, Nadal v Gulbis Thursday
It turned out to be a rather eventful day in Rome. A light news schedule blew up when birthday boy Andy Murray retired from his match with Marcel Granollers after the Scot won the second set in a breaker to even the affair.
Fearing further damage to an ailing lower back – a problem he says he’s had for a few years now – and possibly missing his big events at Queen’s and Wimbledon, Murray is now contemplating withdrawing from …
Posted by Sean Randall @ 9:39 pm in Rome | 200 Comments »
May 15th, 2013
Juan Martin Del Potro Meets The Pope!
Juan Martin Del Potro had a dream come true today in Rome where he met the new Pope at a Wednesday service in the Vatican City.
The new Pope, his Holiness Pope Francis, is from Argentina, the first Pope to come from South America.
“It was an incredible experience with Pope Francis, something that I’ll never forget,” said Del Potro. “It was a dream come true for a guy like me. It was an unforgettable moment. I was very nervous before meeting …
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 3:12 pm in Rome | 1 Comment »
May 15th, 2013
Must See Video: These Are Really Good Impressions Of The Fab Four
Novak Djokovic you have competition! Joshua Berry has become an overnight sensation after his impersonations of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Djokovic have gone viral on the internet.
On a few of them if you look away from the video it’s hard to tell it’s even an impression!
Here they are:
Which one do you like the best?
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 2:56 pm in Videos | 11 Comments »
May 15th, 2013
Andy Murray Has A Back Injury That He Says Might Prevent Him From Playing The French Open
Andy Murray told the press today that a lingering back injury might keep him out of the French Open. Murray made the comments after retiring in his match against Marcel Granollers in the second round of the Italian Open in Rome.
The Spaniard Granollers won the first set, then after unsuccesully serving out the match twice in the second, Murray eventually took the set in a tiebreak but promptly withdrew from the match.
“I pulled out because there is a good chance …
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 2:42 pm in French Open, Rome | 11 Comments »
May 14th, 2013
Federer, Djokovic, Serena Romp In Rome; Nadal Opens Title Defense Wednesday
The top seeds had it easy in their openers Tuesday in Rome. The newly coiffed Roger Federer rolled to victory crushing Italian veteran 6-1, 6-2. Rome, though, is among the few tournaments Federer has never won, but the Swiss is hoping this good start changes his fortune this year.
“It was a great first round, particularly against a local hero here,” said Federer. “I came out and was able to play my game and dictate at almost every point. That was …
Posted by Staff @ 11:15 pm in Rome | 69 Comments »
May 14th, 2013
Roger Federer Swats A Fly In This New Nike Commercial [Video]
Even Grand Slam champions have trouble with flies around the house. Nike has released a new commercial featuring their main tennis spokesman Roger Federer trying to swat a fly that has entered his home. In the end, as many of do, Federer gets the intruder with his sneakers.
The new advert is part of Nike’s Free Trainer 5.0 line.
Federer won his opening round match today in impressive fashion, easily swatting away Italian Potito Starache in Rome!
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 6:06 pm in Videos | 7 Comments »
May 14th, 2013
Poll: Do You Like Roger Federer’s New Haircut?
Rome is a city of internation fashion and today tennis’s No. 1 fashionista took the court with a new do. Roger Federer opened his Rome event sporting a brand new haircut. The long locks that have been part of Federer’s look for over a decade have been replaced by a much shorter style.
“It’s been six hours since my haircut so I’ll tell you in a week,” Federer joked today. “It was more a matter of losing weight quickly so I …
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 5:59 pm in Polls, Videos | 25 Comments »