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September 29th, 2018

Cilic Leads, but Unseeded Kyrgios, Wawrinka Add Sriracha to Japan Open Field; Preview

A mine field of unseeded floaters as (7) Chung starts against Shapovalov (winner to meet the Wawrinka-Taylor Fritz winner), Simon vs. De Minaur with the winner to meet (3) Tsitsipas, and (8) Gasquet vs. Kyrgios 2nd rd…

Posted by Staff @ 2:09 pm in Tennis | 13 Comments »

September 16th, 2017

Muguruza, 5 of Top 10 Make WTA Toray Tokyo a Tough Test

Potential tough starts for (5) Cibulkova vs. Suarez Navarro, (7) Kerber vs. Osaka, and (2) Pliskova vs. Gavrilova…

Posted by Staff @ 1:56 pm in Tennis | Comments Off on Muguruza, 5 of Top 10 Make WTA Toray Tokyo a Tough Test

September 11th, 2017

Safarova, Mladenovic Head Post-US Open WTA Fields in Tokyo, Quebec City

No Top 10ers in the post-US Open field…Tough start for (7) Riske vs. American countrywoman Brengle…Wildcards were awarded to Japanese legend Kimiko Date, and seeds Mladenovic and Pliskova…

Posted by Staff @ 9:31 pm in Tennis | 9 Comments »

September 10th, 2016

Eugenie Bouchard Leads Quebec City; WTA Previews Next Week

The No. 2-seeded Beck starts against the upset specialist Mattek-Sands…Wildcards were awarded to Canucks Francoise Abanda, Aleksandra Wozniak and Carol Zhao…The last three seeds are ranked outside the WTA Top 90…

Posted by Staff @ 6:06 pm in Quebec City, Tennis, Tokyo | Comments Off on Eugenie Bouchard Leads Quebec City; WTA Previews Next Week

October 10th, 2015

Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal In Beijing, Who’s The Pick? Wawrinka Battles Paire For Tokyo Title

Sean Randall breaks down the Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal final.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 7:34 pm in beijing | 122 Comments »

October 8th, 2015

Djokovic v Isner, Nadal v Sock Friday In Beijing; Nishikori Faces Cilic In Tokyo

A bunch of great matches are on tap Friday in Asia.

Posted by Staff @ 7:29 pm in Asia, beijing | 39 Comments »

October 6th, 2015

Djokovic Rolls In Beijing Opener, Nadal Unimpressive, Ivanovic Beats Venus; Nishikori, Wawrinka In Tokyo Action

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal returned with wins Tuesday in Beijing.

Posted by Staff @ 5:19 pm in beijing | 13 Comments »

October 5th, 2015

Dizzy Bouchard Retires In Beijing, Djokovic, Nadal Play Tuesday; Nishikori Wins Tokyo Opener

Former champions Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal open play Tuesday in Beijing. Venus Williams also meets Ana Ivanovic.

Posted by Staff @ 7:29 pm in Asia, beijing | 7 Comments »

September 26th, 2015

Tsonga v Simon In Metz; Raonic Seeks First Title In A Year In Russia; Bencic Continues To Blossom

Three good finals on tap Sunday in tennis.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 2:49 pm in 2015 Season | 27 Comments »

October 5th, 2014

Nishikori Outlasts Raonic, Wins 2nd Tokyo Title And Ups Win Streak To 9

Kei Nishikori won his fourth title of 2014 today in Tokyo.

Posted by Staff @ 10:21 am in Fall Season | 8 Comments »

October 3rd, 2014

Nadal Knocked Out By A Qualifier In Beijing, Serena Withdraws; Djokovic v Murray Saturday

Rafael Nadal was cut down by a qualifier in Beijing today.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 5:07 pm in beijing | 78 Comments »

October 2nd, 2014

Beijing Blockbusters Friday: Djokovic v Dimitrov, Murray v Cilic; Serena, Sharapova Also

The last six Grand Slam champions are in action Friday in Beijing.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 4:35 pm in beijing | 113 Comments »

September 29th, 2014

Nadal Returns Tonight In Beijing, Djokovic Begins Final No. 1 Push; Serena Survives Scare

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal open their fall season Tuesday in Beijing.

Posted by Staff @ 1:37 pm in beijing | 54 Comments »

October 6th, 2013

Djokovic Stops Streaking Nadal In Beijing For First Title Since April; Del Potro Takes Tokyo

Novak Djokovic put a stop to Rafael Nadal’s winning ways in Beijing today.

Posted by Staff @ 10:57 am in Asia, beijing | 64 Comments »

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 »