December 30th, 2012
Azarenka Leads Stacked Brisbane: ATP/WTA Previews
Notes: Not the prettiest field for the million-dollar oil-laden event, as the top dogs take the exo cash this week in Abu Dhabi…”Gasquet Back!” says the ATP website!…(8) Andujar opens against the Wimbledon Nadal-killer Rosol, and (3) Kohlschreiber will likely meet Monfils in the second round…Of the seeded players, only Youzhny and Troicki have career winning records in Doha…Davydenko (2010) is the lone returning champ in the field.
Posted by Staff @ 1:25 pm in Tennis | 5 Comments »
October 26th, 2012
Federer, Del Potro Advance to Basel Semifinals; Ferrer Dominates In Valencia
Roger Federer and Juan Martin Del Potro are a win from a final clash at Basel, while top seed David Ferrer continues to dominate in Valencia.
Posted by Staff @ 11:08 pm in ATP Finals | 14 Comments »
October 10th, 2012
Murray Gets A Walkover, Now Must Dance With The Dog; Federer On Brink Of 300 At Shanghai
Andy Murray got a walkover while Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic breezed into the Shanghai third round.
Posted by Staff @ 10:10 pm in Tennis | 39 Comments »
August 19th, 2012
Preview: Roddick, Radwanska Among Strong Fields Week Before US Open
Wozniacki is the lone returning champion, trying to win her fifth straight New Haven Open. A win this year for Wozniacki would put her in rarified company, as only three players have won a tournament title five years in a row — Chris Evert (Charleston), Steffi Graf (Hamburg), and Martina Navratilova (Eastbourne, Wimbledon and Chicago).
Posted by Staff @ 2:38 pm in Tennis | 1 Comment »
August 11th, 2012
Federer, Djokovic, Serena Headline Cincinnati Tennis: Previews
the Top 8 seeds receive first round byes, and tough openers include (15) Kohlschreiber vs. (WC) Baker, winner to meet the Harrison vs. Tomic victor; (10) Fish vs. F-Lo, (8) Monaco possibly vs. The Worm 2nd rd., (4) Ferrer possibly vs. Wawrinka 2nd rd., (14) Nishikori vs. Granoller, winner to possibly meet (WC) Blake; (11) Simon vs. Baghdatis, winner to meet Raonic vs. Gasquet victor; (6) Del Potro vs. Nalbandian/Haas winner, (9) Isner vs. Viktor Troicki, victor to face (WC) Hewitt vs. Mikhail Youzhny winner; (3) Murray possibly opening vs. (WC) Querrey, and (13) Dolgopolov vs. Davydenko
Posted by Staff @ 10:22 pm in Tennis | 5 Comments »
May 10th, 2012
Nadal Chokes On Blue Dirt In Stunning Loss; Federer, Djokovic Cruise; Sharapova v Serena Friday
Irrespective of court color or surface speed, Rafael Nadal cannot blow a two-break, 5-2 set lead to a guy he’s beaten all 13 times. But that’s exactly what happened to Rafa today in a stunning loss at the Madrid Tennis Masters. Nadal choked twice serving for the match in the third set allowing Madrid resident [...]
Posted by Sean Randall @ 7:34 pm in Tennis | 334 Comments »
April 18th, 2012
Nadal Wins 38th Straight In Monte Carlo, Ferrer Upset; Djokovic Faces Dolgopolov Thursday
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic rolled in their clay openers, while David Ferrer wasn’t as fortunate.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 6:50 pm in Monte Carlo | 114 Comments »
March 14th, 2012
Rafael Nadal: Dolgopolov Is A Crazy Player
Rafael Nadal calls Alexandr Dolgopolov a crazy player.
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 12:59 pm in Indian Wells | 6 Comments »
January 20th, 2012
Bernard Tomic steals week one at the Australian Open; Federer, Nadal, Djokovic look good.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 5:27 pm in Australian Open | 92 Comments »
January 6th, 2012
Murray Tackles Tomic In Brisbane; It’s All French After Federer, Nadal Exit Doha
Andy Murray and Bernard Tomic meet in an intriguing semifinal at Brisbane tonight.
Posted by Staff @ 11:07 pm in Brisbane, Doha | 72 Comments »