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January 14th, 2013

Australian Open Day 1 Wrap: Hewitt Out; Sharapova Bakes 2 Bagels

“There are some few adjustments that I need to make and get a little bit sharper on the court,” said Djokovic, who will next face American Ryan Harrison. “But it’s expected in the first match you’re still not a 100 percent on the court.”

Posted by Staff @ 9:18 am in Australian Open, Tennis | 43 Comments »

January 13th, 2013

Djokovic Opens Australian Open Title Defense; Aussie Hopes Hewitt, Stosur Also In Action

On a packed opening day Australian Open schedule, Novak Djokovic begins his title defense.

Posted by Staff @ 10:03 am in Australian Open | 34 Comments »

December 20th, 2012

2012 Tennis-X Awards: Djokovic Named Best Of The Best; Baghdatis, Melzer, Tomic Take Home Honors

Novak Djokovic wins Tennis-X.com player of the year honors while Bernard Tomic steals the inaugural hot tub award.

Posted by Staff @ 7:04 pm in 2012 Season | 85 Comments »

October 21st, 2012

Del Potro, Berdych Win Titles, Close In On London Berths; Venus, Wozniacki Champions Again

After Sunday titles, Tomas Berdych and Juan Martin Del Potro moved closer to London berths. Venus Williams and Caroline Wozniacki ended lengthy title droughts.

Posted by Staff @ 11:30 pm in ATP Finals, Stockholm | 6 Comments »

October 20th, 2012

London Race: Tsonga v. Berdych In Stockholm, Del Potro Bids For Vienna Title; Venus Reaches Luxembourg Final

Tomas Berdych, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Juan Martin Del Potro looks to enhance their chances for London qualification Sunday while Venus Williams seeks her first WTA title in 2.5 years.

Posted by Staff @ 7:24 pm in Tennis | 53 Comments »

October 19th, 2012

Haas Wins 500th, Joins Del Potro in Vienna QFs; Tsonga, Berdych Advance In Stockholm; Venus Alive In Luxembourg

Tommy Haas and Sam Stosur reached match win milestones Thursday. Haas won his 500th career match, Stosur her 400th.

Posted by Staff @ 1:38 am in Stockholm | 10 Comments »

August 31st, 2012

Venus Williams Drama-filled Exit Headlines Thurs. US Open Play

Williams appeared in control in the third, up a break 4-2 when Kerber broke back for 4-3 on serve. Kerber held for 4-4, then Venus for 5-4. Kerber held through a tough game for 5-5, then pressure Venus in the next game to get the break and the 6-5 lead before serving out the match.

Posted by Staff @ 12:22 am in Tennis, US Open | 143 Comments »

August 29th, 2012

Wozniacki Done at 1? Raonic Gives Self-Heimlich at US Open

Wozniacki hasn’t won a tour title in over a year, and will now have plenty of time to assess her career to date, and make decisions on whether she wants to pair with a coach who can take a more aggressive approach to her game, or continue to bunt balls in and maintain a career in the bottom half of the Top 10.

Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 1:39 am in Tennis, US Open | 104 Comments »

August 27th, 2012

Federer Forever (Beating) Young; Williams Sisters Tues. at US Open

Sharapova is coming off a few weeks missing play due to a stomach virus, with the pain leading her to take a pregnancy test, which came out negative. Azarenka in a late match rolled over Russian Alexandra Panova 6-1, 6-0.

Posted by Staff @ 11:50 pm in US Open | 119 Comments »

August 23rd, 2012

US Open Draw Previews: Favorites Federer, Serena Williams Easy Starts

Federer’s road at the 2012 US Open is (surprise!) not that difficult, with No. 25 Fernando Verdasco in the 3rd round, No. 16 Gilles Simon or No. 23 Mardy Fish in the 4th round, and likely No. 6 Tomas Berdych or No. 27 Sam Querrey in the quarters.

Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 2:14 pm in Tennis, US Open | 214 Comments »

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2 Andy Murray2 Maria Sharapova
3 Roger Federer3 Victoria Azarenka
4 Rafael Nadal4 Agnieszka Radwanska
5 David Ferrer5 Sara Errani
6 Tomas Berdych6 Na Li
7 Juan Martin Del Potro7 Petra Kvitova
8 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga8 Angelique Kerber
9 Richard Gasquet9 Samantha Stosur
10 Janko Tipsarevic10 Caroline Wozniacki
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