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December 20th, 2014

Tommy Haas Will Not Play The Australian Open

Tommy Haas hopes to return to tennis at Indian Wels.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 10:22 am in 2015 Season | 8 Comments »

June 16th, 2014

Due To Shoulder Surgery Tommy Haas’s 2014 Season Is Over, Is His Career Also Over?

Tommy Haas’s career might be over.

Posted by Staff @ 10:01 am in Injuries | 5 Comments »

June 9th, 2014

Grass Preview: Nadal, Federer Heat Up Halle This Week

The men’s Aegon Championships in London are equally stacked with seeds including Stan Wawrinka at No. 1, Tomas Berdych, Andy Murray Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and Gulbis others.

Posted by Staff @ 11:37 am in Grass season, Tennis | 72 Comments »

May 14th, 2014

Nadal Struggles Continue In Rome As Father Federer Falls; 7 Thoughts On The Clay Season

What’s wrong with Rafa? And father Federer is back to changing diapers.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 8:41 pm in Clay Season, French Open, Rome | 117 Comments »

May 10th, 2014

Poll: Who Will Win Rome? Federer, Djokovic Join Nadal In Loaded Field

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are expected back for Rome; at least their in the draw.

Posted by Staff @ 2:42 pm in Polls, Rome | 20 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…

Posted by Staff @ 11:02 am in Tennis | Comments Off on Tennis Previews: Haas Defends Munich; Men and Women in Portugal

March 13th, 2014

Federer Rolls Into Indian Wells Quarters, Raonic Rallies Past Murray; Halep Reaches Semis

Roger Federer cruised into the Indian Wells quarterfinals while reigning Slam champions Stanislas Wawrinka and Andy Murray both lost in three setters.

Posted by Staff @ 12:28 am in Indian Wells | 74 Comments »

March 12th, 2014

Gulbis Downs Dimitrov; Federer v Haas, Murray v Raonic Wednesday At Indian Wells

It’s a star-studded Wednesday at Indian Wells with Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Stanislas Wawrinka all on Stadium 1.

Posted by Staff @ 12:10 am in Indian Wells | 107 Comments »

February 23rd, 2014

Djokovic, Federer in Dubai: ATP/WTA Previews

DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Dubai, U.A.E.; Surface: hard Seeds: Novak Djokovic, Juan Martin Del Potro, Tomas Berdych, Roger Federer, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Mikhail Youzhny, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Dmitry Tursunov Floaters: Radek “The Worm” Stepanek, Igor Sijsling Notes: The defending champ Djokovic has won four Dubai titles (four of last five years) while Federer has won five…Djokovic […]

Posted by Staff @ 4:06 pm in Tennis | 2 Comments »

February 16th, 2014

Previews: Serena Williams, Nadal Lead WTA/ATP Events This Week

Notes: One of the toughest 28-draw fields of the year with seven Top 10 players among the seeds, and more dangerous floaters than seeds…Challenging starts for (1) Serena after a bye vs. the Kleybanova-Makarova winner, (5) Jankovic after a bye vs. the Stephens-Safarova winner…

Posted by Staff @ 4:18 pm in Dubai, Tennis | 3 Comments »

February 11th, 2014

Murray, Del Potro v Monfils On Tap Wednesday In Rotterdam

Juan Martin del Potro test his ailing left wrist against the red hot Gael Monfils Wednesday in Rotterdam.

Posted by Staff @ 11:03 pm in 2014 Season | 9 Comments »

February 8th, 2014

No. 1s Nadal, Serena Williams Pull; ATP/WTA Previews This Week

World No. 1 Rafael Nadal pulled from the event citing a stomach virus…Ferrer shooting for third title in a row…Wildcards went to Ferrer and Argentines Facundo Arguello and Guido Pella…Returning champs in the field are Ferrer (2013-12), Almagro (2011), Robredo (2009), and Monaco (2007).

Posted by Staff @ 2:59 pm in Tennis | 6 Comments »

February 3rd, 2014

Federer and Swiss Strong, U.S. Stunned in Davis Cup

Andrey Golubev is the hero in the fifth and deciding match, topping Ruben Bemelmens in straight sets. Belgian David Goffin forced a fifth match on Sunday by defeating Mikhail Kukushkin in five sets.

Posted by Staff @ 12:49 am in Davis Cup, Tennis | 13 Comments »

February 2nd, 2014

Haas Leads Zagreb; ATP Previews This Week

Returning champs in the field are Gasquet (2013, ’06), Monfils (2010), and Mathieu (2002)…Gasquet trying to match Pete Sampras (1992-93) as the only back-to-back winner in Montpellier.

Posted by Staff @ 5:01 pm in Tennis | 7 Comments »

January 13th, 2014

Kvitova Toppled, Djokovic Lauds Becker at Australian Open Day 1

“He has accepted my kind request to speak to me in German as much as he can because I would like to refresh my knowledge. I used to speak it,” said a light-hearted Djokovic.

Posted by Staff @ 8:59 am in Australian Open, Tennis | 48 Comments »