October 5th, 2013
Tennis-toberfest: Nadal v Djokovic In Beijing, Delpo v Raonic In Tokyo; Picks And Pans
First Sunday in October is a big one in the tennis world.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:07 pm in beijing | 106 Comments »
October 4th, 2013
Nadal One From No. 1, Two From Possible Djokovic Final In Beijing; Del Potro, Roanic Tokyo Favs
Rafael Nadal is one win from the ATP No. 1 ranking.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:24 am in beijing | 52 Comments »
September 29th, 2013
Kvitova, Raonic, Sousa Win Titles; Benneteau Suicide Watch
Petra Kvitova defeated Angelique Kerber, despite getting bageled in the second set, 6-2, 0-6, 6-3 in the all-lefty final at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
Posted by Staff @ 11:12 pm in Tennis | 5 Comments »
September 29th, 2013
Milos Raonic Celebrated His Bangkok Title By Eating Brownies?
What did Canadian star Milos Raonic do to celebrate his win at Bangkok today? Eat brownies.
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 11:57 am in Asia | 11 Comments »
September 29th, 2013
Del Potro, Tsonga; Nishikori Defends at ATP Tokyo
Notes: Andy Murray pulled from the event (back surgery)…Some opening-round testers with (1) Del Potro vs. Baghdatis, (4) Nishikori vs. Tuna Melzer, and (2) Tsonga vs. Gael Force in an all-French affair…Simon and Almagro have losing career records at the event, while Anderson makes his debut…Wildcards went to Del Potro and Japan’s Tatsuma Ito, Go Soeda, and Yuichi Sugita…Nishikori beat Raonic in last year’s final…Returning champs in the field are Nishikori (2012) and Tsonga (2009).
Posted by Staff @ 12:45 am in Tennis | 1 Comment »
September 28th, 2013
Berdych Battles Raonic In Bangkok Final; Benneteau Seeks First Title In KL
Tomas Berdych and Milos Roanic meet for the Bangkok title Saturday night.
Posted by Staff @ 2:17 pm in Asia | 2 Comments »
September 27th, 2013
Berdych, Raonic Advance In Bangkok; Ferrer Upset In Kuala Lumpur; Venus Falls
Venus,David Ferrer fall while Raonic meets Gasquet in Asia.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:23 pm in Asia | 7 Comments »
September 22nd, 2013
Previews: Azarenka vs. Venus at Tokyo; ATP Events
Tough openers for (4) Simon after a bye vs. the winner of Karlovic-Tomic, and (7) Nieminen vs. the Dutch riser Sijsling…Wildcards went to three dudes whose names you can’t pronounce…Pulling from the event were Ivan Dodig, Andy Murray (back surgery), and Tommy Robredo…Gasquet beat Simon in last year’s final…Returning champs in the field are Gasquet (2012) and Simon (2009).
Posted by Staff @ 8:02 pm in Tennis | 1 Comment »
September 14th, 2013
Down 2-1, Serbia Leans On Djokovic To Keep Davis Cup Hopes Alive; Czechs Await Winner
Serbia will lean on Novak Djokovic to keep their Davis Cup hopes alive on Sunday.
Posted by Staff @ 11:25 pm in Davis Cup | 56 Comments »
September 8th, 2013
Davis Cup Week; WTA Player Qualifies Then Gets No. 1 Seed
Notes: Jovanovski entered late and had to play the qualies, then qualified, and due to her ranking was then given the top seeding…Voskoboeva, ranked No. 77, is the No. 7 seed — spooky!…No Top 50 players in the field, why isn’t this a $100K lower-tier event?…Pulling from the event were Hsieh Su-wei, Karin Knapp and Urszula Radwanska…Former champs in the field are Begu (2012) and Krajicek (2005).
Posted by Staff @ 11:33 pm in Davis Cup, Tennis | Comments Off