April 29th, 2017
Del Potro, Raonic Feature at 3 ATP Events Next Week; Previews
Two Top 10ers make Istanbul the top event this week…The Top 4 seeds receive opening-round byes…Matches to watch for in the 1st rd. include (5) Troicki vs. the big-match Baghdatis, and (8) Darcis vs. Sela to see who can hit their way out of that paper bag…
Posted by Staff @ 11:27 pm in Tennis | Comments Off
April 24th, 2017
Nadal, Murray Vie for ATP Barcelona Crown; Budapest; ATP Previews
Potential tough starts for (16) Lopez vs. G-Lo, and (9) Gasquet vs. (WC) Robredo…Wildcards were awarded to Murray, Robredo, Zverev, Albert Montanes, and Mikael Ymer…
Posted by Staff @ 12:57 am in Tennis | 3 Comments »
March 26th, 2017
Federer, Del Potro Advanced To Miami 3R Showdown; Nadal, Nishikori Return Sunday
Roger Federer, Juan Martin del Potro and Stan Wawrinka all advanced Saturday at Miami.
Posted by Staff @ 10:32 am in Miami | 9 Comments »
February 19th, 2017
Nishikori, Thiem, Clay Floaters Make ATP Rio a Tough Slough; Preview
First-round matches that deserve a second look are a gassed (1) Nishikori vs. Brazil’s Bellucci, (4) Carreno Busta vs. Brazil’s Souza who he lost to in their only career meeting, (6) Ferrer vs. the Buenos Aires winner Dolgopolov who he lost to three years ago at this event, a Robredo vs. Fognini veteran match-up (winner to face (5) Ramos Vinolas), (7) Lorenzi vs. Delbonis who he is 0-3 career against, and (2) Thiem vs. the back-from-injury Tipsarevic in a first-time meeting…
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February 11th, 2017
4-Time Defending Champ Nishikori Abandons Memphis for ATP Buenos Aires; Previews
The 20th anniversary of the tournament sees Kei Nishikori collecting the appearance fee as the top seed instead of seeking a fifth consecutive title at Memphis…
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January 7th, 2017
Thiem, ‘C’-Level Marquee Players at ATP Sydney, Auckland; Previews
(8) Granollers starts against Hot Sauce, (5) Kohlschreiber vs. Fognini, and (6) Muller vs. Dolgopolov…(2) Cuevas looking at a tough encounter with Mahut 2nd rd…
Posted by Staff @ 10:17 pm in Auckland, Sydney | 11 Comments »
December 31st, 2016
Nadal, No. 1 Kerber Among Headliners Next Week at Brisbane International Tennis; Previews
Five Top 10ers in the impressive field…The Top 4 seeds receive opening-round byes…Opening-round testers for (1) Raonic vs. Querrey, (5) Nadal vs. The Dog, (7) Dimitrov vs. Johnson, (8) Ferrer vs. Tomic, and (6) Pouille vs. Simon…
Posted by Staff @ 7:10 pm in Tennis | 25 Comments »
November 30th, 2016
2016 ATP Year-End Top 20 Rankings: Federer, Ferrer Fall; Pouille Rises
The final ATP Top 20 Rankings.
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 10:58 am in Rankings, Year-End No. 1 | 11 Comments »
October 29th, 2016
Djokovic, Murray Clash on Horizon Next Week at ATP Paris Masters
World No. 1 Djokovic starts against either Nicolas Almagro or Gilles Muller, then likely facing No. 14 Dimitrov…No. 2 Murray will start against either Fernando Verdasco or a qualifier, then likely No. 13 Lucas Pouille…
Posted by Staff @ 1:55 pm in ATP, Paris, Tennis | 9 Comments »
October 28th, 2016
Murray Dominates Isner In Vienna; Ferrer, Karlovic Save Match Points
Andy Murray cruised into the semifinals in Vienna where he’ll face David Ferrer.
Posted by Staff @ 8:54 pm in Fall Season | 20 Comments »
October 22nd, 2016
Murray Looks to Close Further on No. 1 Djokovic at Vienna Open
Andy Murray is closing on world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, and Vienna this week could be a big part of the Brit having a shot at catching the Serb at the year-end championships.
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October 15th, 2016
Monfils, Goffin, Kvitova Headline Stockholm, Antwerp, Luxembourg This Week
No Top 10ers but an interesting field between the multi-Slam winner Kvitova, the French Open champ Schiavone, the former No. 1 Wozniacki, the former brand-wannabee Bouchard, and the breakout player Siegemund…
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October 9th, 2016
Djokovic Joins Murray, Stan, Nadal at Blockbuster Shanghai
Potential tough starts for (1) Djokovic vs. the upset specialist Fognini, (14) Gasquet vs. last week’s China Open finalist Dimitrov, (12) Kyrgios vs. Querrey who beat Djokovic earlier this year, (4) Nadal vs. the Troicki/Rosol winner, (10) Ferrer vs. Lopez in an all-Spanish meeting, (11) Goffin vs. Del Potro, and (13) Pouille vs. Hot Sauce…
Posted by Staff @ 10:12 pm in Tennis | 2 Comments »
October 7th, 2016
Dimitrov Dominates Nadal In Beijing; Murray Rolls Into SF Battle With Ferrer
In his seventh try, Grigor Dimitrov finally beat Rafael Nadal, crushing the Spaniard 6-2, 6-4 in Beijing.
Posted by Staff @ 11:56 am in beijing | 22 Comments »
October 1st, 2016
Kerber, Murray Headline Elite China Open Fields
Nine of the Top 10 players, sans Serena Williams, in the field…Potential tough starts for (3) Radwasnka second round vs. the powerful Makarova, (13) Vinci second round vs. the resurgent Wozniacki, (5) Pliskova vs. Safarova, (15) Pavlyuchenkova vs. (Q) Riske (winner to meet Stosur), (8) Keys second round vs. the winner of Jelena Jankovic and Kristina Mladenovic, and the shaky-of-late (2) Muguruza vs. Begu…
Posted by Staff @ 1:54 pm in China Open, Tennis | 1 Comment »