April 28th, 2013
ATP/WTA Previews: Haas in Munich, Ferrer in Portugal
Men’s Notes: The tournament is now named in the Estoril municipality of Oeiras for whatever reason…The Top 4 seeds receive opening-round byes…Ferrer is 1-3 career at the event…Two-time defending champ Juan Martin del Potro pulled citing a virus…Kevin Anderson and Juan Monaco were other notable pulls…No past champions are in the field.
Posted by Staff @ 9:42 pm in Tennis | No Comments »
April 14th, 2011
Will Nadal, Federer, Murray be Tested Thursday in Monte Carlo? Verdasco Out of Fire
Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray all face tough matches Thursday.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:30 am in Monte Carlo | 47 Comments »
March 17th, 2011
Federer Survives, Djokovic Getting Scary, Nadal Oddly Perfect at Indian Wells
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal survived upset bids Wednesday at Indian Wells. Andy Roddick wasn’t so fortunate.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:06 pm in Indian Wells | 129 Comments »
March 16th, 2011
Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, DelPo Lead Last 24 Slam Champs at Indian Wells Today
It’s another big day at Indian Wells with Federer, Nadal, Delpo and Djokovic in action.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:00 pm in Indian Wells | 75 Comments »
February 6th, 2011
Clijsters Closes on No. 1; Winners & Losers; ATP/WTA Previews
Notes: Top-seeded Hot Sauce opens against American wildcard Rajeev Ram, to face the winner of Karlovic vs. Ryan Sweeting…Jamaican-turned-German Dustin Brown starts against “The” Donald Young, and (4) Malisse vs. Raonic…Verdasco is 5-0 career in San Jose, last year beating Andy Roddick in the final…Verdasco (2010) and Hewitt (2002) only returning champions in the field…No player has ever won three straight San Jose titles, but winning two in a row: Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Mark Philippoussis, Pete Sampras, John McEnroe.
Posted by Staff @ 11:00 pm in Tennis | 89 Comments »
October 3rd, 2010
Nadal, Big Boys in Action at Beijing, Tokyo: ATP Previews
Lots of dangerous floaters in Beijing, with first-round matches of interest including Fish vs. Tipsarevic (winner to face (1) Djokovic), (6) Verdasco vs. Kohlschreiber (winner to face (WC) Isner), (3) Soderling vs. Robredo, (7) Youzhny vs. Ljubicic, and (2) Murray facing a qualifying-tested Mathieu.
Posted by Staff @ 1:41 pm in Tennis | 35 Comments »
July 17th, 2010
Roddick, Davydenko Headline Atlanta, Hamburg this Week on ATP
Notes: Pro tennis returns to Atlanta; wildcards went to (1) Roddick, Brit James Ward and American tragedy Donald Young; openers of interest include Blake vs. Dent, (5) Tipsarevic vs. Kevin “Mr.” Anderson, and (8) Becker vs. Iron Mike; seeds Malisse and Becker get left off the ATP tournament web page’s featured players, ouch; Friday, Saturday and Sunday coverage live on ESPN2 and Tennis Channel.
Posted by Staff @ 11:01 pm in Tennis | 2 Comments »
April 19th, 2010
Nadal Goes for 6 in a Row at ATP Barcelona
Seeds: Rafael Nadal, Robin Soderling, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Fernando Gonzalez, Fernando Verdasco, Tomas Berdych, Juan Carlos Ferrero, David Ferrer, Tommy Robredo, Juan Monaco, Jurgen Melzer, Lleyton Hewitt, Thomaz Bellucci, Al Montanes, Nicolas Almagro, Feliciano Lopez
Posted by Staff @ 1:15 am in Tennis | 51 Comments »
March 19th, 2010
Nadal Better Than Berdych; Murray, Roddick in Action Today at Indian Wells
Sean Randall makes his pick for the last two men’s semifinals from Indian Wells.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 1:23 pm in Indian Wells | 192 Comments »
March 18th, 2010
Nadal Knocks Down Isner, Roddick, Murray Advance; Djokovic Falls at Indian Wells
Sean Randall breaks down the Thursday matches at Indian Wells
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:19 am in Indian Wells | 220 Comments »