July 30th, 2017
Berdych, Querrey Headline 2nd-year ATP Event in Los Cabos, Mexico
(8) Tiafoe starts against Kokkinakis in a battle of up-and-comers…
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July 22nd, 2017
50th Anniversary of Swiss Open Features No Federer, Wawrinka; ATP Preview
Apparently no appearance money to attract Swiss legends Roger Federer or Stan Wawrinka, so the best local fans get is No. 100-ranked Finn-turned-Swiss Henri Laaksonen…
Posted by Staff @ 4:31 pm in Tennis | 10 Comments »
June 30th, 2017
Wimbledon Men’s Draw Preview: Murray-Nadal, Federer-Djokovic SFs Slated
Sean Randall previews the Wimbledon men’s draw.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 9:57 am in Wimbledon | 77 Comments »
June 24th, 2017
Cilic Bids For Second Queen’s Title, Will Meet Lopez In Final
Two big servers meet in the Queen’s final.
Posted by Staff @ 5:19 pm in Queens | 3 Comments »
June 23rd, 2017
Former Champions Cilic, Dimitrov Reach Queen’s SFs
Two lefties and two former champions are in the Queens semifinals.
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June 22nd, 2017
Big Men Cilic, Querrey, Medvedev Queen’s Winners Thursday
Two former champions advanced Thursday at Queen’s.
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June 18th, 2017
Pouille Wins 1st on Grass, Denies F-Lo in Stuttgart Final
“Of course if you win the first tournament of the grass season you’re very confident, but I know that every week is different and every player is tough to beat,” said the 23-year-old Pouille, who also won the claycourt Hungarian Open title in April.
Posted by Staff @ 2:18 pm in Tennis | 1 Comment »
June 17th, 2017
Early Test for Murray, Others in Loaded Field at Aegon/Queen’s Club; ATP Preview
Former champs in the field are Murray (2016-15,’13,’11,’09), Dimitrov (2014), Cilic (2012), and Querrey (2010).
Posted by Staff @ 4:06 pm in Grass season, Tennis | 89 Comments »
May 14th, 2017
Does Nadal Have Anything Left in the Tank for Rome? Preview
Tough starts for (1) Murray vs. Fognini, (5) Raonic vs. the Haas-Dr. Ivo winner, (3) Wawrinka starting against a tough Frenchman in either Mahut or Paire, (8) Thiem vs. Cuevas, (13) Sock vs. the hot-handed Schwartzman, an injured (7) Nishikori vs. the Ferrer-Lopez winner, (10) Dimitrov vs. Del Potro, (15) Carreno Busta vs. Simon (winner to face the Kyrgios-Bautista Agut winner, then (2) Djokovic)
Posted by Staff @ 12:32 pm in Tennis | 31 Comments »
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 »
April 8th, 2017
Sock, Isner and Co. at Houston; Dimitrov Heads Marrakech; ATP Previews
Interesting starts for (1) Sock against the Haas-Opelka winner, (6) Lopez vs. the former French juniors winner Fratangelo, (4) Johnson vs. the experienced dirt-baller and defending champ Monaco, (5) Verdasco vs. the big-serving South African Anderson, and (8) Bellucci vs. the emerging American Tiafoe
Posted by Staff @ 6:36 pm in Tennis | 5 Comments »
February 4th, 2017
Dimitrov Doesn’t Diss Sofia; Cilic in Montpellier; ATP Previews
Thiem the only Top 10er, and Dimitrov must have received a chunk as he decided to return to his home-country tournament in 2017 after a perceived diss last year…
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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 »
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 1st, 2016
Nishikori, 3 of Top 10, Cilic, Kyrgios at ATP Tokyo; Preview
The field features three of the Top 10, in addition to US Open winner Marin Cilic and the enigmatic Nick Kyrgios…Tough start for (1) Nishikori against Almagro, who beat him a few years ago in Tokyo…
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