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April 5th, 2012

Venus Continues Olympic Push In Charleston Today; Serena, Stosur Also On Tap

Venus and Serena Williams headline Thursday play in Charleston.

Posted by Staff @ 10:03 am in Clay Season | 1 Comment »

April 2nd, 2012

Miami Title Moves Djokovic Past Federer For Lead In 2012 Rankings; French Open Top Seed Still TBD

Novak Djokovic is back on top of the 2012-only ATP point rankings.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 6:46 pm in 2012 Season, Clay Season, No. 1 ranking | 113 Comments »

April 2nd, 2012

Surprise! Rafael Nadal Says Knee Is “Doing Well”

The King of Clay, Rafael Nadal, says his injured knee will be okay for the upcoming clay season.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 6:22 pm in Clay Season | 174 Comments »

April 21st, 2011

Will Rafael Nadal Get Beaten This Clay Season? I Say Yes

Will Rafael Nadal enjoy another undefeated clay season?

Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:20 pm in Barcelona, Clay Season, French Open | 142 Comments »

April 9th, 2011

Karlovic Towers Over Isner, Fish Upset in Houston; Wozniacki v. Jankovic in Charleston

Ivo Karlovic continues his comeback, Azarenka stays hot while Wozniacki plays Jankovic in Charleston.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:26 am in Clay Season | 6 Comments »

June 9th, 2010

Clay Court Carry Over – Will Recent History Trump Older Trends at Wimbledon 2010?

French Open results have not typically indicated likely Wimbledon success.

Posted by Dan Martin @ 11:24 pm in Clay Season, French Open, Grass season, Halle, Queens, Wimbledon | 95 Comments »

June 6th, 2010

Nadal Runs Clay Table, Wins Fifth French Open in Dominating Fashion; Returns to No. 1

Rafael Nadal reclaimed Roland Garros capturing his fifth career French Open title.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 1:21 pm in Clay Season, French Open, Wimbledon, Year-End No. 1 | 189 Comments »

May 15th, 2010

Federer vs. Nadal XXI

Exactly one year has passed since Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal last played each other on the tennis court.

Posted by Ben Pronin @ 10:03 pm in 2010 Season, ATP, Clay Season, Madrid, No. 1 ranking, Tennis | 17 Comments »

May 7th, 2010

Djokovic Outdoes Himself, Retires at Own Event; Federer in Estoril SFs

Novak Djokovic actually retired from a match at his own tournament. No really, he did.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:00 pm in Clay Season, Estoril | 43 Comments »

May 7th, 2010

The State of American Clay Court Tennis

American tennis players seem to completely forget how to play tennis once the tour shifts to Europe and the surface gets softer.

Posted by Special @ 7:00 pm in American tennis, Clay Season | 9 Comments »

May 4th, 2010

3D Federer Opens Estoril Play Wednesday; Madrid Next for Nadal

Roger Federer will be in 3D tomorrow in Estoril.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:49 pm in Clay Season, Estoril, Madrid | 26 Comments »

May 3rd, 2010

Midpoint of the Clay Season, Nadal Still the King

The big questions posed in the beginning of the clay court season was whether or not Rafael Nadal would resume his dominance and who would be able to derail him?

Posted by Ben Pronin @ 12:28 pm in Barcelona, Clay Season, Estoril, French Open, Madrid, Monte Carlo, Rome | 57 Comments »

April 19th, 2010

Rafael Nadal Withdraws From Barcelona

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Barcelona.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 1:18 pm in Barcelona, Clay Season | 101 Comments »

April 18th, 2010

Nadal Nukes Monte Carlo Field for Sixth Straight Title

Rafael Nadal is still the King of Clay.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:10 pm in Clay Season, Monte Carlo | 118 Comments »

April 17th, 2010

Red Hot Rafael Nadal Ready to End Titleless Spell v. Verdasco Sunday in Monte Carlo

Lefty Spaniards Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco lock up for the 2010 Monte Carlo title.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 8:02 pm in Clay Season, Monte Carlo | 123 Comments »