Juan Martin Del Potro Gets An Indian Wells Wildcard, But Will He Play?
Posted by Staff on March 4th, 2015 @ 11:15 pm
Further indicating an imminent return, Juan Martin del Potro received a wildcard into next week’s Indian Wells Masters event. The Argentine hasn’t played since Sydney after undergoing a second wrist surgery in January.
Ranked No. 614, del Potro missed almost all of 2014, so he could have entered Indian Wells via an injury protection. However, a wildcard and the fact he and Marin Cilic are on the doubles list, is no …
Is Marion Bartoli Contemplating A Comeback? Her Fans Say Don’t Do It
Posted by Tom Gainey on March 3rd, 2015 @ 10:44 am
A month after her stunning 2013 Wimbledon title, Marion Bartoli abruptly hung up the racquet and retired. But has the eccentric Frenchwoman changed her mind.
In a tweet yesterday, she asked her fans if she should return. “Coming back or not coming back to #tennis? What do you think?Should I? Donnez moi votre avis, retour ou pas au #tennis” she posted.
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Juan Martin Del Potro Could Be Back This Month!
Posted by Tom Gainey on March 3rd, 2015 @ 10:31 am
Following a second surgery on his left wrist in January, Juan Martin del Potro is now confident of returning to tennis this month, at either Indian Wells or more like Miami.
Via Reuters, del Potro had this to say yesterday:
“I’m not going drop my arms or surrender because of an injury. If my hand responds well, I’ll come back as soon as possible but that depends exclusively on my …
US Open Champion Marin Cilic Still Hasn’t Played This Year, And He Won’t Play Davis Cup Either
Posted by Tom Gainey on March 3rd, 2015 @ 10:21 am
Marin Cilic’s ailing right shoulder still isn’t right. The US Open champion was on the Croation team that is playing in Serbia this weekend, but Cilic has pulled out due to the shoulder which has kept him off the tour this year, and troubled him the last half of 2014.
Without Cilic, Croatia will turn to 18-year-old Borna Coric who will try to thwart Novak Djokovic and Viktor Troicki.
According to his …
Of Course Rafael Nadal Wants More Clay Events
Posted by Tom Gainey on March 3rd, 2015 @ 10:07 am
Following his first title since the French Open, Rafael Nadal talked about he doesn’t want clay events like Acapulco switching to hardcourts.
“Clay is a traditional surface of our sport, we need to protect that,” Nadal told Reuters news service.
“We are changing more and more tournaments from clay to hard surfaces but the hard surface is more aggressive so there are more and more injuries,” Nadal added.
“You can check on …
Wozniacki Heads Kuala Lumpur, Ivanovic Monterrey; WTA Previews
Posted by Staff on March 2nd, 2015 @ 1:00 am
BMW MALAYSIAN OPEN
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Surface: hard
Seeds: Caroline Wozniacki, Sabine Lisicki, Casey Dellacqua, Jarmila Gajdosova, Klara Koukalova, Kurumi Nara, Bojana Jovanovski, Julia Goerges
Floaters: Alla Kudryatseva
Notes: Weak field, one potentially tough start for a seed in (8) Goerges vs. Alla Kudryatseva…Wildcards went to Chinese Taipei’s Hsieh Su-wei, Malaysia’s Jawairiah Noordin and Germany’s Sabine Lisicki…Donna Vekic beat Dominika Cibulkova in last year’s final…Hsieh Su-wei (2012) is the lone returning champion in the …
Nadal Stops Bleeding with ATP Buenos Aires Title
Posted by Staff on March 1st, 2015 @ 11:28 pm
Rafael Nadal capped a turbulent first two months of 2015 with the Argentina Open title, defeating Argentina’s Juan Monaco 6-4, 6-1.
A two-hour rain delay proceeded the Spaniard’s first title of the year after losses in his first three events of the year.
“I’m really happy because I have not been a champion for a long time,” Nadal said.
Nadal this year lost first round at Doha, in the quarterfinals at the Australian …
Ferrer, Bacsinszky Collect Acapulco Titles
Posted by Staff on March 1st, 2015 @ 1:01 pm
Spain’s David Ferrer and Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland won Abierto Mexicano Telcel titles on Saturday night, for the Spaniard a fourth career Acapulco crown.
The 32-year-old Ferrer in the final defeated top-seeded Kei Nishikori 6-3, 7-5 for his third title of 2015, improving to 18-1 on the season.
“Tonight I played my best match this week,” Ferrer said. “For sure. I played very aggressive, without mistakes. I tried to play my forehand …
Rafael Nadal Tries To Match Clay Title Record Sunday In Buenos Aires
Posted by Staff on February 28th, 2015 @ 7:02 pm
Rafael Nadal will bid for a record-tying 46th career clay court title Sunday in Buenos Aires. Today, Nadal overcame a 6-1 first set tiebreak deficit to beat Carolos Berlocq 7-6(7), 6-2 in the semifinals. Nadal will now meet good friend Juan Monaco in the final.
“I’m happy for Pico, who had long since reached a final,” said Nadal. “It’s a joy to play this decisive match against a friend and …
Federer, Safarova Claim Desert Titles on Saturday
Posted by Staff on February 28th, 2015 @ 2:41 pm
7th Heaven for Federer in Dubai
Roger Federer retained his title as the King of Dubai on Saturday, capturing his seventh career Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title with a high-level 6-3, 7-5 victory over world No. 1 Novak Djokovic.
The 33-year-old improved to 7-2 career in Dubai finals alone, and marked his second title of 2015 after Brisbane.
“I think the first set belonged to me,” the Swiss said, “whereas the second …
Roger Federer Denies Novak Djokovic, Wins 7th Dubai Title
Posted by Staff on February 28th, 2015 @ 2:38 pm
Defending champion Roger Federer won his seventh Dubai Open Saturday with an impressive 6-3, 7-5 win over World No. 1 Novak Djokovic. The win was Federer’s second of the season and 84th of his career. It’s also the third time after 2003 and 2012 that Federer has won Dubai without losing a set.
“The seventh is quite unbelievable, what I hear people talking about that, announcing I’m the six-time winner here …
Roger Federer Joined The 9,000 Ace Club With This Serve [Video]
Posted by Tom Gainey on February 28th, 2015 @ 12:50 pm
Roger Federer’s list of career milestones continues to grow. Today during an exhilarating 63, 75 win over rival Novak Djokovic in the Dubai final, Federer hit his 9,000th career ace at the start of the sixth game of the second set.
Here’s it is:
“I think I remember which one it was even because I was even counting a little bit!” admitted Federer after the match. “I …
Victoria Azarenka Meets Football Great David Beckham [Video]
Posted by Tom Gainey on February 28th, 2015 @ 10:13 am
Maybe the highlight of Victoria Azarenka’s Friday wasn’t earning her first career win over Venus Williams, but it was later meeting footballer David Beckham who was in the stands watching her semifinal victory.
Azarenka said she noticed the English legend during the match.
“When they showed him on the TV, everybody started screaming,” Azarenka said. “Of course I noticed that. I tried to show off a little bit of my football skills …
Rafael Nadal Shows Why He’s So Tough On Clay – Watch This Point [Video]
Posted by Tom Gainey on February 28th, 2015 @ 10:04 am
Late in a blowout 61, 61 win over Federico Delbonis in the Buenos Aires quarterfinal, Rafael Nadal showcased some of his skills that makes him the best clay court player in the world.
What retrieving from Rafa!
“The match was positive for me,” said Nadal. “My attitude was very good today. I moved in a positive way again. I would say I played better than the past …
Roger Federer v Novak Djokovic In The 2015 Dubai Final, Who’s The Pick? Azarenka Beats Venus In Doha
Posted by Sean Randall on February 27th, 2015 @ 5:48 pm
Our first big marquee ATP final of the season is set for Saturday in Dubai where the top two tennis players in the world, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, meet for the first time this season.
The two played times last year (not including their canceled ATP finals match) with Federer winning three including the semifinals a year ago in Dubai.
Federer leads overall 19-17 winning at least a set in their …