Federer Dominates In Return; Murray On Court Tuesday In Dubai, Wawrinka Upset
Posted by Staff on February 28th, 2017 @ 8:17 am
Roger Federer rolled Monday in his first match since winning the Australian Open. The Swiss dominated an ailing Benoit Paire 6-1, 6-3 in the first round at Dubai.
“It’s a fast court. He’s a big shot maker, so that always lends itself to, you know, being dangerous as it is,” said Federer who never dropped serve.
“I think I did well, and by the time maybe he got more comfortable, he was …
Thiem Beats Carreno Busta To Win ATP Rio Title
Posted by Staff on February 27th, 2017 @ 12:35 am
Dominic Thiem took home the Rio Open title on Sunday, defeating Pablo Carreno Busta 7-5, 6-4 on the red dirt.
It was the eighth career title for Thiem, who converted four of eight break points and improved to a 5-1 career head-to-head against Carreno Busta.
“This is the best feeling you can have, winning a title,” Thiem said afterwards. “It’s all you practice for. I played five very good matches, especially in …
Loaded Mexican Open with Djokovic, Nadal, More; Previews
Posted by Staff on February 26th, 2017 @ 11:37 pm
ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL
Acapulco, Mexico; surface: hard
Men’s Seeds: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Marin Cilic, Dominic Thiem, David Goffin, Nick Kyrgios, Jack Sock, John Isner
Men’s Floaters: Martin Klizan, Juan Martin del Potro, Donald Young, Gilles Simon, Kyle Edmund, Sam Querrey, Steve Johnson, Alexandr Dolgopolov, Mischa Zverev
Men’s Notes: Holy cow, a rockin’ seeded field, and even more floaters…First round looks for (1) Djokovic after a long layoff vs. the dangerous Klizan (winner to …
Svitolina Looks for 2nd Straight Title at Kuala Lumpur; Sao Paulo; WTA Previews
Posted by Staff on February 26th, 2017 @ 4:13 pm
ALYA WTA MALAYSIAN OPEN
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; surface: hard
Seeds: Elina Svitolina, Carla Suarez Navarro, Caroline Garcia, Peng Shuai, Duan Yingying, Wang Qiang, Elise Mertens, Cagla Buyukakcay
Floaters: none
Notes: Top 10er as of Monday Svitolina is coming off the win in the Dubai final…Wildcards went to Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas, the Ukraine’s Katarina Zavatska, and China’s Zheng Saisai…Svitolina is also the defending champ, in last year’s final beating Eugenie Bouchard.
BRASIL OPEN
Sao Paulo, Brazil; surface:
Seeds: Pablo …
Tsonga Wins 2nd Title in 2 Weeks, Beating Countryman Pouille at ATP Marseille
Posted by Staff on February 26th, 2017 @ 4:06 pm
France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will return to the Top 10 on the ATP rankings after winning his second title in two weeks on Sunday at Marseille, defeating countryman Lucas Pouille 6-4, 6-4 for his home-country title at the Open 13.
The 31-year-old won his third career Marseille crown for a 14th career title, and his second of 2017 after Rotterdam last week.
Tsonga improved to a 17-3 record on the season. He broke …
Sock Handed ATP Delray Title After Raonic Withdrawal
Posted by Staff on February 26th, 2017 @ 3:59 pm
No. 3 seed Jack Sock was handed the Delray Beach Open title, his second title of the season, on Sunday when top-seeded Milos Raonic withdrew before taking the court citing a hamstring tear in his right leg.
“It’s very unfortunate for him and I hope he has a speedy recovery,” Sock said. “We’ve had a lot of good battles and I was looking forward to the challenge. I’d be a little …
Streaking Svitolina Weathers Wozniacki For 2nd 2017 Title at Dubai
Posted by Staff on February 25th, 2017 @ 11:00 pm
No. 7 seed Elina Svitolina won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Saturday, defeating former champ Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-2 for her second title of 2017.
“It’s very special for me,” said Svitolina of winning her first Premier-level title. “I’ve played very amazing tennis this week and I’m happy it happened in Dubai. It’s the first trophy for me at such a big tournament, so it’s very special for me.”
Svitolina …
Murray, Wawrinka, Federer Headline Dubai; ATP Preview
Posted by Staff on February 25th, 2017 @ 1:00 pm
Roger Federer goes for an eighth career Dubai title this week as the No. 3 seed behind No. 2-seeded defending title winner and Swiss compatriot Stan Wawrinka, and world No. 1 Andy Murray:
DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Dubai, UAE; surface: hard
Seeds: Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Roger Federer, Gael Monfils, Tomas Berdych, Roberto Bautista Agut, Lucas Pouille, Gilles Muller
Floaters: Daniil Medvedev, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Benoit Paire
Notes: Murray, Wawrinka and Federer make three of …
Federer, Murray Play Beach Tennis At Dubai And Of Course Roger Won [Video]
Posted by Tom Gainey on February 25th, 2017 @ 10:43 am
To commentate 25 years as a tournament on the ATP Tour, the Dubai event set up a beach tennis promo between it’s two top names, Roger Federer and Andy Murray. And Federer took the win!
“It was good fun today playing on the beach, I’ve never done that and the sun came out for us so that was a good start to the day,” said Murray. “I enjoy coming to Dubai. …
Del Potro v Raonic Tonight In Delray Beach; 18-Year-Old Casper Ruud Reaches Rio SFs
Posted by Staff on February 25th, 2017 @ 10:26 am
Juan Martin del Potro will collide with Milos Raonic tonight in the semifinals at Delray Beach. Yesterday in quarterfinal play, Del Potro posted a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Sam Querrey.
Raonic needed three sets to defeat Kyle Edmund 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
“It’s going to be a big chance for me,” said del Potro. “He’s the favorite and is playing so good, but I want to see how my level is against …
Not Fake News, Novak Djokovic Accepts Wildcard Into Acapulco!
Posted by Staff on February 23rd, 2017 @ 6:56 pm
In a surprise move, Novak Djokovic has accepted a wildcard into the Acapulco hardcourt event next week. Djokovic was not scheduled to play until Indian Wells, and most recently was seen having shoulder issues during Davis Cup earlier this month.
But perhaps citing a need for more match play after playing just 8 matches so far this season, Djokovic will join Rafael Nadal, Milos Raonic, Nick Kyrgios, Dominic Thiem, Marin Cilic …
Kei Nishikori Knocked Out Of Rio In Racquet-Smashing Loss [Video]
Posted by Staff on February 22nd, 2017 @ 9:16 am
Top seed and world No. 5 Kei Nishikori suffered a first round loss to home favorite Tomaz Bellucci 6-4, 6-3 in the first round at Rio Tuesday night.
“Actually everything didn’t work well,” said Nishikori. “Probably the condition changed a lot from last week: bounce really high and the balls are really heavy. The ball is the most difficult to adjust. I couldn’t feel anything today. I think it wasn’t my …
Juan Martin Del Potro Opens 2017 Season With A Win In Delray Beach
Posted by Staff on February 22nd, 2017 @ 9:01 am
Among the last to take the court in 2017 was Juan Martin del Potro. And popular Argentine skipped the first six weeks of the season to rest and recover from a strong second half to last year, and so far so good.
Last night in Delray Beach, del Potro beat fellow-former champion and Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-4.
“It’s not easy in my first match to show good tennis but I think I …
Unlikely Pairing? Rafael Nadal To Play Doubles With Bernard Tomic At Indian Wells
Posted by Tom Gainey on February 21st, 2017 @ 9:54 am
The top players don’t play much doubles anymore, but when they do it’s usually at Indian Wells. Byes in the draw, the day off between singles and the reliable weather all make doubles a good fit in the desert for the big names, and this year follows that trend.
Milos Raonic (with Nenad Zimonjic), Dominic Thiem (w/ Philipp Kohlschreiber), Richard Gasquet (Julien Benneteau), Isner/Sock and the Zverev Brothers are some of …
Roger Federer Was In Prague Monday To Promote The Laver Cup
Posted by Tom Gainey on February 21st, 2017 @ 9:38 am
Roger Federer made a public appearance in Prague yesterday to promote the new Laver Cup, which is run by his management company.
The event, to be held September 22-24, pits Europe against the world in a team tennis format. Prague is the inaugural host city of what will be an annual event. Tickets go on sale on Friday.
“Can’t wait for September,” Federer told the crowd.
Federer said Berdych and Rafael Nadal …