February 14th, 2010
Soderling, Verdasco, Ferrero, Dementieva, Zvonareva Claim Titles
Verdasco improved to 4-10 in career finals, and became the first Spaniard to win in the Bay Area since Manuel Santana in 1964. Verdasco had lost his prior 15 straight matches versus Top 10-ranked players. Roddick had previously won San Jose in 2004 (d. Mardy Fish), 2005 (d. Cyril Saulnier) and 2008 (d. Radek Stepanek).
Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 10:01 pm in Tennis | 2 Comments »
February 14th, 2010
Roddick Rises; Djokovic, Davydenko Fall
A few surprises yesterday in the world of tennis both coming in Rotterdam really.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 9:09 am in 2010 Season | 39 Comments »
February 11th, 2010
Roddick Meets Mayer Tonight in San Jose; Djokovic in Rotterdam SFs
I’ll be interested in tonight’s result between Andy Roddick and Leonardo Mayer from San Jose.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 6:37 pm in 2010 Season, San Jose | 76 Comments »
February 9th, 2010
Sampras Taken Down by Verdasco in San Jose
Former Grand Slam great Pete Sampras was beaten by Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 7-6(2) in a singles exhibition.
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 12:40 am in Exhibitions | 4 Comments »
February 1st, 2010
Australian Open: Post-Tournament Assessment
Before I move on from the world number 1, I’d like to say that I wasn’t overly impressed with Federer’s speech during the ceremony. “I can cry like Roger,” Murray said. “It’s just a shame I can’t play like him.” How many players do you think nodded their heads when they heard this?
Posted by Ben Pronin @ 11:18 pm in 2010 Season, ATP, Australian Open, Tennis | 134 Comments »
February 1st, 2010
Andy Murray in Oz — Too Much Pressure
I want to comment on Murray’s approach to attempting to win, let’s say, the last two Australian Opens. Last year he played an exhibition in Abu Dhabi and a warm up event in Doha. He won both, beating Nadal once and Federer twice. He was coming off a great 2008 where he won two Masters and reached the US Open final. In Oz, he lost to Fernando Verdasco in the 4th round.
Posted by Ben Pronin @ 11:16 pm in 2010 Season, Australian Open, Tennis | 28 Comments »
January 25th, 2010
Federer Blasts Hewitt; Djokovic, Williams Sisters Also Advance into Australian Open QFs
Roger Federer needed just under two hours to sink the hopes of locals for their man Lleyton Hewitt to pull the upset.
Posted by Staff @ 8:14 am in Australian Open | 156 Comments »
January 24th, 2010
Australian Open: Mid-Tournament Assessment
I wasn’t sure when to make a mid-tournament assessment.
Posted by Ben Pronin @ 3:07 pm in 2010 Season, Australian Open, Grand Slams, Tennis | 86 Comments »
January 23rd, 2010
Federer, Djokovic, Serena Steamroll on Snoozer Saturday at the Australian Open
Sean Randall recaps Saturday play at the Australian Open and looks ahead to Sunday.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 9:38 am in Australian Open | 469 Comments »
January 10th, 2010
Roddick, Cilic, and Davydenko off to a Running Start, Murray disappoints at Hopman Cup
I recently read an article about how in 2002, the official World Number 1 wasn’t the same as the best player in the world.
Posted by Ben Pronin @ 12:34 pm in Australian Open, Brisbane, Doha | 141 Comments »
