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June 13th, 2009

Roddick Rolls Right Ankle, Blake v. Murray in Queens; Haas Reaches Halle Final

Wimbledon favorite Andy Roddick turned his right ankle forcing his withdrawal from his semifinal match Saturday against James Blake at Queens.

Posted by Staff @ 11:18 am in Halle, Injuries, Queens, Wimbledon | 131 Comments »

June 11th, 2009

The Curious Case of Nadal’s Ailing Knees

Sean Randall examines Rafael Nadal’s knee situation.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:50 am in French Open, Injuries, Wimbledon | 367 Comments »

June 5th, 2009

Nadal Withdraws From Queens Due to Bad Knees

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Queens Club grass court tennis event due to begin on Monday.

Posted by Staff @ 8:24 am in Grass season, Injuries | 109 Comments »

March 1st, 2009

Djokovic Cleans Up in Dubai; Monfils Not the Man in Mexico

With the top guys out, it was Novak Djokovic again taking a big title. While in Mexico Nicolas Almagro upended Gael Monfils to win the Acapulco title.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:45 pm in 2009 Season, Dubai, Injuries | 87 Comments »

February 17th, 2009

Federer Pulls Out of Davis Cup, Dubai Citing Back Injury

Roger Federer has announced that he will no longer be available for the Davis Cup or the Dubai tournament.

Posted by Staff @ 3:04 pm in 2009 Season, Davis Cup, Dubai, Injuries | 91 Comments »

January 27th, 2009

Novak Djokovic: Is the Joke on us?

Novak Djokovic did the unthinkable, retiring again in a crucial match against a Top 10 player.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 1:34 pm in Australian Open, Injuries, Tennis | 187 Comments »

November 17th, 2008

Djokovic Captures Masters Cup, Then Suffers Injury While Celebrating

Just when I thought Novak Djokovic had turned the corner, he goes back to his usual ways.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 5:14 pm in ATP, Injuries, Schedule, Tennis Masters Cup, Tennis on TV, Year-End No. 1 | 139 Comments »

November 12th, 2008

Federer Stays Alive in Shanghai, Beats Radek Not Roddick

Nothing spells Tennis Masters Cup competition more than seeing the 27th-ranked Radek Stepanek grace the court.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 3:11 pm in ATP, Injuries, Tennis Masters Cup | 61 Comments »

November 10th, 2008

Nadal Withdraws from Davis Cup Final

World No. 1 Rafael Nadal will not participate in the Davis Cup final when his Spain team visits Argentina in a few weeks. ADHEREL Nadal, who withdrew from this week’s Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, has been plagued with a right knee tendinitis. “After a very long and positive year, it is terrible for me […]

Posted by Staff @ 5:46 pm in Davis Cup, Injuries | 23 Comments »

November 3rd, 2008

Jankovic, Ivanovic, Williams Sisters Headline Doha WTA Championships; Nadal Out of Shanghai

Does anybody actually care about the Doha WTA Championships? I’m sure are there some pockets of people that do, but overall there just doesn’t seem to be a lot of buzz about the event.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:39 pm in ATP, Injuries, Tennis Masters Cup, WTA, Year-End No. 1 | 45 Comments »

April 8th, 2008

Tennis-X Notes: Euros Sick of U.S.; Gambling Journalists?

The U.S. holds the distinction as having the most fat kids in the world, but India is catching up, so doubles whiz Leander Paes in leaping into action — as a super hero.

Posted by Richard Vach @ 8:05 am in Davis Cup, ESPN, Etienne de Villiers, Gambling, Indian Wells, Injuries, ITF, Lindsay Davenport, Miami, Tennis | 14 Comments »

June 5th, 2007

French Open Women: 5 Questions

5 Questions: 1) What happened to the Williams sisters, American’s lone hope at the French Open? Venus Williams blamed her loss on fatigue due to over-training, which jibes with people from her camp who say it is an effort to get her off the practice court. As she gets older she is going to need […]

Posted by Richard Vach @ 3:41 pm in American tennis, Injuries, Lindsay Davenport | 13 Comments »

April 19th, 2007

ATP Monte Carlo QF Picks: Punter Alert

Alright Euro-punters and U.S. off-shore tennis betters, you know who you are and probably so does your government — Friday’s picks for quarterfinal play at the Masters Series event in Monte Carlo, where you know a tournament is bringing serious entertainment when they feature Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, AND are in the process of […]

Posted by Richard Vach @ 2:22 pm in Etienne de Villiers, Injuries | 14 Comments »

February 11th, 2007

Williams Sisters Troubles Continue This Week

When Venus Williams was confirmed for the U.S. April Fed Cup match against Belgium, after she had yet to make a tour appearance this year because of injury, one thought “good luck with that, keep you fingers crossed.” When earlier this week it was announced that the oft-injured Serena would join Venus on the team, […]

Posted by Richard Vach @ 10:27 am in American tennis, Injuries, Lindsay Davenport | 6 Comments »

January 10th, 2007

Serena Loses, Venus Pulls from Oz, Davydenko Sydney Slight

Serena Loses, Didn’t Play Well, Yada Yada When a Williams sister loses a match, generally they will say they played poorly or their opponent played far above their level. But apparently both were in effect Wednesday in Hobart, Australia, the site of Serena Williams’ return to tennis where the American, appearing heavier than her Grand […]

Posted by Richard Vach @ 10:54 pm in ATP, Etienne de Villiers, Injuries, Larry Scott | 4 Comments »