January 23rd, 2009
Djokovic Escapes, Ivanovic Out, Hot Dokic at Australian Open
A man naked from the waist down danced across the court during the Williams’ sisters doubles match — presumably coming straight from the Beer Garden. Good effort at the “Happy Slam”…
Posted by Staff @ 10:12 am in Tennis | 59 Comments »
January 22nd, 2009
Favorites Federer, Nadal, Murray Ease into Australian Open Third Round
Two rounds down and five to go at the Australian Open. Sean Randall breaks down what ahead in the season’s first Grand Slam.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 1:31 pm in Australian Open | 74 Comments »
January 22nd, 2009
Venus Loses, Federer v Safin Today at Australian Open
Blake won in straight sets, but his opponent was flummoxed by a loud courtside fan who loudly cheered for Chaunac during and between points. Chaunac eventually snapped, dropped some f-bombs on the fan and waited for security to escort him out.
Posted by Staff @ 9:37 am in Tennis | 27 Comments »
January 20th, 2009
Murray Wins, Baghdatis Tries Not to Puke in Heat at Australian Open
Marcos Baghdatis on the difficult heat at the Aussie Open: “The conditions, the sun, the sun, it’s just very strong. Just even being out there, you cannot breathe. I just want to, you know, puke. But I’m happy I went through.”…
Posted by Staff @ 9:16 am in Tennis | 38 Comments »
January 18th, 2009
Federer, Venus My Favorites for the Australian Open Title
Sean Randall dissects the 2009 Australian Open draw, and picks Roger Federer and Venus Willams to walk away with the titles.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 4:32 pm in Australian Open, Tennis | 26 Comments »
January 15th, 2009
Federer, Murray on Opposite Sides of Australian Open Draw
The Australian Open was released early Friday in Melbourne. Roger Federer and Andy Murray ended up on opposite sides of the draw, while Serena and Venus found themselves slated for a semifinal meeting.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:00 pm in Australian Open | 133 Comments »
January 12th, 2009
Why Roger Federer will Finish 2009 at No. 1
Sean Randall previews the 2009 ATP tennis season and predicts Roger Federer will return to the No. 1 ranking.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 2:44 pm in 2009 Season, ATP, Australian Open, French Open, US Open, Wimbledon, Year-End No. 1 | 190 Comments »
January 8th, 2009
Monfils Masters Nadal in Doha, Roddick Next; Murray v. Federer Also Friday
Gael Monfils gets his first career win over World No. 1 Rafael Nadal. Monfils now meets Andy Roddick in the Doha semifinals, while Roger Federer and Andy Murray lock up in the other semifinal.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 4:23 pm in 2009 Season, ATP, Australian Open | 130 Comments »
January 3rd, 2009
Nadal, Federer Lead 7 of Top 8 as ATP Season Begins
Big start to the New Year with just about all the top guys playing ATP events, including Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and the two Andys, Murray and Roddick, all in Doha.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:14 pm in 2009 Season, Player Participation | 21 Comments »
October 29th, 2008
Roddick v. Simon, Nadal v. Monfils Part of Intriguing Third Round in Paris
As I wrote yesterday, this final week of the regular ATP tennis season really is going out with a bang.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:49 pm in Paris, Tennis Masters Cup | 51 Comments »
October 28th, 2008
Roddick, Masked Djokovic Roll in Paris; Federer, Nadal Play Wednesday
Indications are the men’s regular season will go out with a proper bang this week at the Paris Tennis Masters.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 5:31 pm in Paris, Tennis Masters Cup | 42 Comments »
October 19th, 2008
Maturing Murray Masters Madrid
Andy Murray is quickly becoming a real powerhouse on the ATP circuit. Earlier today the 21-year-old Brit collected his second straight Tennis Masters title defeating the surprising Gilles Simon 6-4, 7-6(6) in the Madrid final.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 11:42 pm in Madrid, Masters Cup, Year-End No. 1 | 82 Comments »
October 12th, 2008
Safin Title Drought Continues; Nalbandian Feeling Rosy Entering Madrid
So what’s going to happen first, Marat Safin wins a title or Guns N’ Roses finally releases their super long-awaited Chinese Democracy CD?
Posted by Sean Randall @ 11:40 pm in Madrid, Year-End No. 1 | 84 Comments »
October 10th, 2008
Federer Ready for Madrid; Nadal, Djokovic Await
That Roger Federer is one curious cat, isn’t he?
Posted by Sean Randall @ 4:59 pm in Madrid, Year-End No. 1 | 78 Comments »
September 15th, 2008
We are a week removed and the tennis world is still buzzing over Roger Federer’s US Open triumph.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 1:14 pm in ATP, US Open, Year-End No. 1 | 129 Comments »