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May 12th, 2012

Back To Red: Can Nadal, Djokovic Regain Their Form In Rome?

We are back to red clay at Rome where Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic look to get their games back on track.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 4:30 pm in Rome | 32 Comments »

May 4th, 2012

Madrid Draw: Blue Courts? Who Cares! Nadal Continues Clay Assault As Federer, Djokovic Loom

The Madrid Masters draw is out, can Rafael Nadal continue his clay success or will challengers Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic end his run?

Posted by Sean Randall @ 3:43 pm in Madrid | 195 Comments »

March 6th, 2012

Indian Wells Draw: Federer Lands With Nadal, Murray Gets Djokovic Again

The Indian Wells draw is out, here’s a quick preview.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 11:26 pm in Indian Wells | 194 Comments »

February 16th, 2012

Roddick Nearly Tumbles Out Of San Jose; Federer Wins; Caroline Continues To Crumble

Andy Roddick turns his ankle in San Jose but gets a win.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:28 am in Doha, San Jose | 49 Comments »

February 12th, 2012

ATP/WTA Previews: Federer in Rotterdam; San Jose; Azarenka Leads Loaded Doha

Notes: Petra Kvitova (Achilles) and Andrea Petkovic (back) withdraw due to injuries; tough openers include (7) Schiavone after a bye likely facing Wickmayer, (11) Cibulkova vs. Pennetta, (9) Lisicki vs. the hot-hander Kerber, and (2) Wozniacki after a bye likely facing Safarova; the lone former champ in the field is Zvonareva (2011), beating Wozniacki in last year’s final.

Posted by Staff @ 1:13 pm in Tennis | 8 Comments »

January 21st, 2012

Masterful Hewitt Outserves Raonic; Djokovic, Murray, Serena Criuse At Australian Open

Lleyton Hewitt still has the magic while tournament favorites Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Serena Williams roll at the Australian Open.

Posted by Staff @ 9:17 am in Australian Open | 182 Comments »

January 20th, 2012

Tomic The Story; Federer, Nadal, Djokovic Breeze; Americans Ousted During Week One At Australian Open

Bernard Tomic steals week one at the Australian Open; Federer, Nadal, Djokovic look good.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 5:27 pm in Australian Open | 92 Comments »

January 12th, 2012

Australian Open Men’s Draw: Djokovic Gets Murray, Federer Falls With Nadal In SFs

The Australian Open men’s draw is out and it’s Djokovic-Murray in one semifinal, Federer-Nadal in the other.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 7:56 pm in Australian Open | 104 Comments »

January 6th, 2012

Murray Tackles Tomic In Brisbane; It’s All French After Federer, Nadal Exit Doha

Andy Murray and Bernard Tomic meet in an intriguing semifinal at Brisbane tonight.

Posted by Staff @ 11:07 pm in Brisbane, Doha | 72 Comments »

November 10th, 2011

Djokovic Wins, Denies Money Motivation; Federer v Gasquet Thursday At Paris Masters

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer led the seeds to easy wins Wednesday in Paris.

Posted by Staff @ 1:42 am in Tennis | 83 Comments »

November 8th, 2011

Djokovic Has 1.6 Million Reasons To Play Paris; Federer, Murray On Wednesday

Will Novak Djokovic be healthy enough to play Paris? We’ll find out Wednesday.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 8:26 pm in Paris | 56 Comments »

October 23rd, 2011

Monfils, Tipsy, Azarenka, Cibulkova Capture ATP/WTA Titles

The No. 1 seed failed to drop a set throughout the tournament. “Monica has a unique game, a really different style,” Azarenka said. “You really have to dig deep and be patient against her, but you also have to be aggressive. If you stand there and just dig the balls back, she can beat you. So I just tried to stay aggressive and fight for every point and I’m happy how it turned out.”

Posted by Staff @ 4:56 pm in Tennis | 1 Comment »

October 22nd, 2011

Monfils Tops Raonic To Reach Stockholm Final; Serbians Battle In Moscow; WTA Champs Field Set

Gael Monfils is in the Stockholm final while the Serbs make history in Moscow.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 6:19 pm in Stockholm | 23 Comments »

October 16th, 2011

Murray Leapfrogs Federer; Tennis-X Wrap, Previews

Floaters in the field include (WC) Bernard Tomic, (WC) Tommy Haas, Marcos Baghdatis, David Nalbandian, Xavier “X-Man” Malisse, and James Blake.

Posted by Staff @ 11:44 pm in Tennis | 56 Comments »

September 2nd, 2011

Nadal, Roddick, Sharapova Return; Will the Blowouts Continue on Ashe?

After scratchy starts, Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick and Andy Murray return today.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 9:51 am in US Open | 56 Comments »