October 6th, 2023
Shanghai Surprises: Zverev, Rune, De Minaur, Musetti, FAA Lose Openers; Alcaraz, Medvedev Sat.
It was a tough day for seeds in Shanghai on Friday as seven lost their opening matches.
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December 1st, 2021
Djokovic Leads Serbia Into Davis Cup SFs; Russia v Sweden Thurs.
Novak Djokovic wins two to get Serbia back into the Davis Cup semifinals.
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August 28th, 2019
Nadal Dominant In US Open Debut, 4 Top 10 Seeds Fall; Djokovic, Federer Back Wed.
Nearly half the Top 10 exited Tuesday at the US Open.
Posted by Staff @ 12:37 am in US Open | 16 Comments »
July 8th, 2019
Big 3 Federer, Nadal, Djokovic Dominate Wimbledon 4R
The Big 3 only faced one break point the whole day.
Posted by Staff @ 6:30 pm in Wimbledon | 34 Comments »
July 6th, 2019
Federer, Nadal Fly Past Frenchmen Into Wimbledon 4th RD; Querrey Cruising
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal edged closed to a Friday meeting.
Posted by Staff @ 4:34 pm in Wimbledon | 31 Comments »
February 24th, 2019
Tsitsipas Takes Second Career ATP Title In Marseille, Beats Kukushkin
Stefanos Tsitsipas continues to impress.
Posted by Staff @ 3:19 pm in Marseille | 1 Comment »
September 16th, 2018
Thiem Headlines, Wawrinka Spices-Up St. Pete Open; ATP Preview
Stan Wawrinka takes a wildcard into St. Pete where as an unseeded player he is looking at a meeting with No. 4 Karen Khachanov in the second round.
Posted by Staff @ 3:02 pm in Tennis | 1 Comment »
December 31st, 2017
Cilic, Anderson Headlines ATP India Stop in Pune; Preview
.(3) Bautista Agut after a bye likely has a tough start against Simon…Wildcards were awarded to France’s Paire and Indians Arjun Kadhe and Ramkumar Ramanathan…
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June 18th, 2016
Grass Tennis Preview: Radwanska, WTA Stars in Eastbourne, Not So Much in ATP Nottingham
Four Top 10 seeds and a former Wimbledon champ round out the stout draw…The 16 seeds all receive opening-round byes…Floaters galore, with tough opening matches for…
Posted by Staff @ 4:49 pm in Tennis | 13 Comments »
October 17th, 2015
ATP/WTA Previews: Radwanska, 4 Top 10 in Moscow; Lux, Stockholm, Vienna
Notes: Strong seeding but not a lot of field depth…(4) Tomic will start against the Querrey-Baghdatis winner…Top 4 seeds receive opening-round byes…Wildcards went to Berdych, Swede Mike Ymer and Finn Jarkko Nieminen…Last year Berdych came from a set down to beat Dimitrov in the final…Berdych trying to become the first Stockholm back-to-back winner since James Blake (2005-06)…Former champs in the field are Berdych (2014,’12), Dimitrov (2013), and Baghdatis (2009).
Posted by Staff @ 3:18 pm in Tennis | 6 Comments »
April 25th, 2015
ATP Previews: Federer in Turkey?; Munich, Estoril
The first-ever ATP World Tour event in Turkey debuts, with organizers spending for Roger Federer to mark the occasion…The Top 4 seeds receive opening-round byes, but potential tough starts for (7) Youzhny vs. Bellucci, and (5) Haider-Maurer vs. Dodig…Wildcards were awarded to Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili, Turkey’s Cem Ilkel, and Russian Andrey Rublev.
Posted by Staff @ 4:15 pm in Tennis | 26 Comments »
April 4th, 2015
ATP Previews: Isner in Houston, Ugly in Casablanca
The Bryan brothers, coming off the Miami Open title, are the top seeds in doubles…The tournament celebrates its 15th year in Houston after moving about in the U.S. since 1910…Former champs in the field are Verdasco (2014), Isner (2013), and Hewitt (2009).
Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 7:34 pm in ATP, Casablanca, Houston, Tennis | 3 Comments »
January 17th, 2015
Troublemaker Troicki, Vesely, Watson Win Pre-Aussie Titles; X-Notes!
What you won’t read in the tournament wrap on the ATP website is the tournament win bringing possible closure for Troicki — who in 2013 was banned from the tour for 18 months for refusing to supply a blood sample, then spent 2014 slogging through Challenger tour events to work his way back to the tour.
Posted by Staff @ 12:17 pm in Tennis | 8 Comments »
August 17th, 2014
ATP/WTA Previews: Isners Leads W-S, Solid Field at WTA Conn.
Notes: Potential tough starts for (8) Granollers against the Ginepri-Mathieu winner, (6) Sousa vs. the explosive Janowicz, and (16) Johnson vs. his American compatriot Querrey…Wildcards went to South African Kevin Anderson and Americans Ginepri, Ryan Harrison and Wimbledon boys’ winner Noah Rubin…Notable withdrawals from the tournament include Wimbledon doubles winners Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock, and Dmitry Tursunov…Jurgen Melzer beat Gael Monfils in last year’s final…Returning former champs in the field are Melzer (2013) and Isner (2012-11).
Posted by Staff @ 12:31 pm in Tennis | 3 Comments »
April 27th, 2014
Tennis Previews: Haas Defends Munich; Men and Women in Portugal
Notes: Haas beat Kohlschreiber in the all-German 2013 final…The top-seeded Fognini makes his Munich debut…Challenging starts for (1) Fognini after a bye vs. either Dr. Ivo or Smokin’ Dustin Brown, and (4) Monfils the Meltdown after a bye possibly facing the Austrian veteran Tuna Melzer…
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