Archive for the 'Cincinnati' Category
August 19th, 2009
Cincinnati Day 2 – Hewitt, Simon, Ferrer Show Mental Toughness
Watching the #9 and #27 players in the world from close range at 7-6, 6-7 was awesome.
Posted by Dan Martin @ 2:49 pm in 2009 Season, American tennis, ATP, Cincinnati, Tennis, TV, US Open, Wimbledon | 77 Comments »
August 18th, 2009
Cincinnati Day 1 – Safin and a Spanish Flavor
The number of players a fan can see at close range on the practice courts and side courts is always great on the first few days of an event.
Posted by Dan Martin @ 6:18 pm in 2009 Season, American tennis, ATP, Cincinnati, indianapolis | 50 Comments »
August 15th, 2009
Has Andy Roddick Become David Ferrer?
Sean Randall says Andy Roddick is channeling his inner David Ferrer. Is he right?
Posted by Sean Randall @ 2:10 pm in Canadian Open, Cincinnati, US Open | 474 Comments »
August 14th, 2009
Federer, Nadal Head Top 8 in Historic Montreal QFs, Safina on Choke Alert v. Clijsters
Sean Randall previews the historic Great Eight in Montreal and looks at the upcoming Clijsters-Safina matchup.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:21 am in Canadian Open, Cincinnati, US Open, US Open Series | 249 Comments »
August 12th, 2009
USTA, ATP, WTA To Announce Calendar Changes
The USTA, ATP, and WTA are set to hold a press conference tomorrow, August 13th, to announce some changes to the U.S. Open Series line-ups. In 2011, the two separate ATP and WTA events in Cincinnati will become a combined men’s and women’s tournament. This combined event will be held two weeks before the U.S. […]
Posted by Lynn Berenbaum @ 12:38 pm in ATP, Cincinnati, US Open Series, WTA | 2 Comments »
August 12th, 2009
Nadal Faces Ferrer Test Tonight in Singles Return at Montreal
Sean Randall previews the day ahead in tennis in Montreal and in Cincinnati.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:23 am in Canadian Open, Cincinnati | 211 Comments »
August 10th, 2009
Serena, Venus Lead Cincinnati Field
The first year of Cincinnati’s new Premier 5 WTA event gets underway today.
Posted by Staff @ 9:07 am in Cincinnati | 6 Comments »
August 3rd, 2008
Nadal Gets No. 1, Then Gets Clobbered by Djokovic; Jankovic New WTA No. 1?
First congratulations to Rafael Nadal and his legion of supporters. The Spaniard has waited a long, very long time to get the top of tennis and he’s finally done it.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 1:43 pm in Cincinnati, No. 1 ranking, Olympics, US Open, WTA, Year-End No. 1 | 65 Comments »
August 1st, 2008
After Federer Loss, Nadal Now One Win from No. 1 Ranking
Following Roger Federer’s second early exit in as many weeks, the surging Rafael Nadal stands just one win from finally claiming the coveted World No. 1 ranking.
Posted by Staff @ 9:37 am in Cincinnati, US Open, US Open Series | 203 Comments »
July 31st, 2008
Federer Craps Out to Karlovic in Cincinnati
I gave Roger Federer a pass for his performance at the start of year, buying into his mono as a reasonable explanation for his poor play.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 5:21 pm in Cincinnati, No. 1 ranking, US Open, Year-End No. 1 | 110 Comments »
July 31st, 2008
Rafael Nadal Rolls On in Cincinnati While Federer, Djokovic Struggle
Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick continue to have their struggles while Rafael Nadal looks better than ever in Cincinnati.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:39 am in Cincinnati, No. 1 ranking | 89 Comments »
July 29th, 2008
Roddick, Federer, Djokovic Out to Find Form in Cincy; Nadal Out for No. 1
Disbelievers, Rafael Nadal won Toronto, and he won it emphatically losing just one single set. The guy has now won 29 straight matches spanning three different surfaces.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 11:06 am in Cincinnati, No. 1 ranking, Olympics, US Open, US Open Series | 162 Comments »
July 27th, 2008
Breaking Down the No. 1 Ranking Between Federer, Nadal
What a surprise, Rafael Nadal wins again, beating Nicolas Kiefer 6-3, 6-2 to claim the Toronto Masters.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 5:12 pm in ATP, Canadian Open, Cincinnati, No. 1 ranking, Olympics | 230 Comments »
July 26th, 2008
Nadal Weathers Gasquet, Murray Finally Gets Over on Djokovic
Make it 27 straight wins and climbing now for Rafael Nadal after last night’s impressive 6-7(12), 6-2, 6-1 performance over Richard Gasquet at the Rogers Cup in Toronto last night.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 11:45 am in Canadian Open, Cincinnati, No. 1 ranking, US Open, US Open Series | 169 Comments »