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 »
January 27th, 2011
Fragile No. 1 Wozniacki Loses; Clijsters v Li in Australian Open Final
“I made a lot of mistakes in the first set and in the beginning of the second set, but after I saved match point I thought, ‘Okay, now’s your chance,'” Li said. “It’s tough playing against her. She’s running — I felt some of my shots were winners but every time she got the ball back. It’s tough for everyone to play against.”
Posted by Staff @ 6:43 am in Tennis | 17 Comments »
January 26th, 2011
Federer v. Djokovic, Who’s the Pick? Women’s SFs at Australian Open
Who will win the Roger Federer v. Novak Djokovic men’s semifinal?
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:00 pm in Australian Open | 338 Comments »
January 26th, 2011
‘Rafa Slam’ Dunked by Ferrer; Clijsters v Zvonareva at Australian Open
“I felt a little bit tired and heavy out there today, but I fought well and stayed really focused, and tried not to lose too much energy on getting frustrated and things like that,” Clijsters said. “Everything has to be better. The serving, the returning, the unforced errors… everything. But I’m in the semifinals and I don’t feel I’ve played my best tennis, so that’s a good thing.”
Posted by Staff @ 10:14 am in Tennis | 90 Comments »
January 24th, 2011
Clijsters, Zvonareva Win; Quarterfinals Begin at Australian Open
Things went pretty much according to plan on the women’s side Monday at the Australian Open.
Posted by Staff @ 8:19 am in Australian Open | 1 Comment »
January 22nd, 2011
Tomic, Stosur Mark Aussie Exit from Australian Open; Raonic Rises
“I thought it was over at 4-love,” Tomic said. “Just shows how much he can come back. Against these guys, especially in the Top 10, you can’t afford to lose concentration. That’s the important part. Physically-wise he’s a machine…”
Posted by Staff @ 9:20 am in Tennis | 68 Comments »
January 20th, 2011
Zvonareva Scare; Jankovic Crashes Out; Friday Previews at Australian Open
“I was leading I think 4-1 and had everything under my control,” Jankovic lamented. “I was playing pretty well. But then I just had some loose errors and she played as well some good points. And little by little, you know, she was getting her momentum, and I started completely going down…It was a bad day for me…It’s the beginning of the season, only my third match of the year. I’m still rusty. I just have to get match tough again and play right in the important times of the match. At the end, my opponent took her opportunities and was the better one.”
Posted by Staff @ 11:02 am in Tennis | 296 Comments »
January 8th, 2011
Wozniacki, Clijsters, 7 of Top 10 in Sydney; Hobart; WTA Previews
The list of floaters almost as impressive as the seed list; tough openers include Kirilenko vs. Cibulkova (winner to face (1) Wozniacki), (5) Schiavone vs. Kleybanova (winner to likely face Hantuchova), possible (3) Clijsters vs. Petrova 2nd rd., former world No. 2 Kuznetova vs. (WC) Dokic, winner to face (4) Stosur vs. Wickmayer winner, (6) Jankovic vs. Rezai, and (2) Zvonareva vs. winner of Pennetta vs. qualifier; 7 of the Top 10 players present in Sydney; Elena Dementieva (now retired) beat Serena Williams (now injured) in the 2010 final…Clijsters (2007, ’03) is the lone returning champ in the field, in addition to the 2008-05 runner-ups Kuznetsova (2008), Jankovic (2007), Schiavone (2006), and Stosur (2005); 11 former No. 1 players have won the Sydney title.
Posted by Staff @ 3:09 pm in Tennis | 3 Comments »
October 28th, 2010
Wozniacki Beats Schiavone, Secures WTA No. 1; Isner v. Monfils in France Friday
Caroline Wozniacki clinched the 2010 No. 1 ranking.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 7:56 pm in Tennis | 57 Comments »
October 27th, 2010
Stosur Stomps Out Wozniacki’s Bid to Clinch No. 1
Caroline Wozniacki had a chance to lock-up the year-end No. 1 ranking Wednesday but came up short.
Posted by Staff @ 10:06 pm in Doha | 6 Comments »
October 25th, 2010
Clijsters the Favorite at Williams-Less Doha WTA Championships
The WTA Championships begin Tuesday, who’ll win?
Posted by Sean Randall @ 11:32 pm in Doha, WTA | 15 Comments »
October 23rd, 2010
Muster Playing ATP Vienna; WTA Champs This Week: Previews
Former No. 1 Tommy Muster returns at 43 years old!; interesting opening-round matches include (1) Melzer after a bye potentially facing (WC) Blake, and (5) Gulbis vs. Muster…
Posted by Staff @ 6:48 pm in Tennis | 3 Comments »
October 11th, 2010
Dominant Djokovic Wins Beijing; Wozniacki Takes Women’s Title; Roddick on Deck in Shanghai
Novak Djokovic is again hitting his stride at the end of the tennis calendar.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 3:35 pm in beijing, Shanghai | 38 Comments »
October 10th, 2010
Rain Moves Djokovic, Wozniacki Beijing Finals to Monday;Tsonga, Verdasco on Court in Shanghai
Rain has moved both men’s and women’s finals to Monday in Beijing.
Posted by Staff @ 10:50 pm in beijing, Shanghai | 17 Comments »
October 2nd, 2010
Wozniacki Can Take No. 1 This Week in Beijing: Preview
Kuznetsova is the defending champ, and Wozniacki could take over the No. 1 spot on the WTA Rankings this week with a deep run. Wozniacki is 0-6 career against the Williams sisters. The only four Top 20 players missing are the Williams sisters, Clijsters and Justine Henin.
Posted by Staff @ 12:13 pm in Tennis | 4 Comments »