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August 6th, 2010

Toronto Draw: Nadal, Murray Tough; Federer, Djokovic Easy

The Canadian Open draw has been released. Here are the highlights.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:23 pm in Canadian Open | 176 Comments »

August 6th, 2010

Ailing Roddick Shocked by Simon at Now American-Less Washington

Andy Roddick’s shock loss last night to Gilles Simon will send him out of the Top 10.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:05 am in US Open, Washington | 48 Comments »

August 5th, 2010

Roddick, Fish, Berdych Face Stern Tests Today in Washington

Roddick, Berdych among the many big names playing today in Washington.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 2:35 pm in Washington | 79 Comments »

August 3rd, 2010

WC Blake Exits in 1R; Roddick, Isner, Fish on Tap Tonight at Legg Mason Tennis Classic

Former champion James Blake (’02) was defeated in this first round in Washington.

Posted by Lynn Berenbaum @ 2:39 pm in Washington | 7 Comments »

August 3rd, 2010

Roddick, Isner Highlight Tuesday in Washington; Blake Bounced

Andy Roddick and John Isner are on tap today in Washington.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:40 pm in Washington | 3 Comments »

May 10th, 2010

Federer Hopes to Find Form Again in Madrid; Serena Works Overtime

Roger Federer is in action Tuesday at Madrid.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:34 pm in Madrid | 108 Comments »

May 8th, 2010

Nadal Leads Spanish Party in Madrid, Closes on No. 2 Ranking

Sean Randall previews the Madrid draw.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 1:11 pm in Madrid | 113 Comments »

April 16th, 2010

Nadal Steamrolls into Monte Carlo SFs, Ferrer Next

Sean Randall previews the Monte Carlo semifinals.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 11:50 pm in Clay Season, Monte Carlo | 173 Comments »

April 15th, 2010

Scary Nadal Faces Former Clay King Ferrero; Djokovic v. Nalbandian in Monte Carlo

Sean Randall previews the quarterfinals in Monte Carlo.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 8:25 pm in Monte Carlo | 189 Comments »

March 24th, 2010

Unpredictability in Men’s Tennis despite Dominant Big Four

No matter what the results, March is a great month for tennis fans.

Posted by Ben Pronin @ 6:56 pm in 2010 Season, ATP, Miami | 14 Comments »

March 24th, 2010

Why Roger Federer Will Win Miami

Sean Randall picks Roger Federer to win the Miami Sony Ericsson Open.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 2:22 pm in Miami | 102 Comments »

March 11th, 2010

Indian Wells Preview: the Sick, the Injured, the First Masters of the Year

The first Masters 1000 of the year has a really wide open draw. It’s so wide open that I’m ready to break my computer out of frustration while trying to pick the right bracket.

Posted by Ben Pronin @ 10:41 am in 2010 Season, ATP, Indian Wells | 79 Comments »

March 7th, 2010

Djokovic, Nalbandian Heroics: Davis Cup Wrap

Argentina’s David Nalbandian was first thought too injured to participate in the Stockholm tie, but after a successful insertion in the Saturday doubles, Nalbandian played the hero in the fifth and deciding singles match, defeating Sweden’s Andreas Vinciguerra to put Argentina into the Davis Cup quarterfinals. Swede Robin Soderling forced a fifth match by defeating Argentina’s Leonardo Mayer in straight sets in the first Sunday singles. Argentina will travel to Russia for the quarterfinal encounter.

Posted by Staff @ 7:37 pm in Davis Cup, Tennis | 62 Comments »

March 7th, 2010

Roddick Unsure of Future in Davis Cup, But Interested in Captaincy

Andy Roddick expressed his interest in one day being captain of the U.S. Davis Cup team.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 5:23 pm in Davis Cup | 3 Comments »

March 4th, 2010

Spain Looks to Hat Trick; Davis Cup Preview

Despite the controversies and suggestions about changing Davis Cup, I’ve always enjoyed the unique features Davis Cup brings to tennis.

Posted by Ben Pronin @ 10:36 am in 2010 Season, Davis Cup | 2 Comments »