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August 10th, 2019

Nadal Knocks Out Fognini In Montreal; Russians Medvedev, Khachanov To Meet In SF

Rafael Nadal is closing in on his first non-clay title defense.

Posted by Staff @ 12:19 am in Canadian Open, Montreal | 16 Comments »

August 8th, 2019

Nadal Rolls Into Canadian QFs, Khachanov Spoils Auger-Aliassime’s Birthday

Led by Rafael Nadal, seven of the Top 10 seed made the quarterfinals at the Canadian Open in Montreal.

Posted by Staff @ 11:28 pm in Canadian Open, Montreal | 6 Comments »

August 8th, 2019

Nadal Gets Past Evans, Tsitsipas Out In Montreal; Raonic Retires To Auger-Aliassime

Milos Raonic’s body broke down again.

Posted by Staff @ 12:06 am in Canadian Open, Montreal | 4 Comments »

July 1st, 2019

Zverev, Tsitsipas Shocked At Wimbledon, Djokovic Strong; Federer, Nadal Tues.

Two Top 10 seeds fell on opening day at Wimbledon.

Posted by Staff @ 5:24 pm in Wimbledon | 21 Comments »

June 16th, 2019

Federer Opens Grass Season In Halle Seeking 10th Title

A tough field awaits Roger Federer in Halle.

Posted by Staff @ 11:19 am in Halle | Comments Off on Federer Opens Grass Season In Halle Seeking 10th Title

June 1st, 2019

Djokovic, Delpo, Favorites Keep Winning In Men’s Draw At The French Open; Wawrinka-Tsitsipas Sun.

The Top 10 men’s seeds are all in the fourth round at the French Open.

Posted by Staff @ 5:00 pm in French Open | 76 Comments »

May 30th, 2019

Djokovic Continues Domination At French, Del Potro Wins In 5; Nadal v Goffin Fri.

The top 8 seeds all made the men’s third round at the French Open.

Posted by Staff @ 4:21 pm in French Open | 11 Comments »

May 28th, 2019

Zverev Made To Fight At French Open, Del Potro Wins; Nadal, Federer Return

Who will lose more games against German opposition Wednesday, Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer?

Posted by Staff @ 5:13 pm in French Open | 17 Comments »

May 27th, 2019

Nadal, Djokovic Dominate In French Openers; Thiem Survives, Medvedev Out

The big 3 favorites at the French all opened with wins on Monday.

Posted by Staff @ 4:54 pm in French Open | 2 Comments »

May 23rd, 2019

Men’s French Open Preview: No One Stopping Nadal, Tough Draw For Djokovic

Sean Randall previews the French Open.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 4:39 pm in French Open | 48 Comments »

May 13th, 2019

Fognini, Coric, Shapovalov Rome Winners; Cilic, Wawrinka Tues

Italian men headline today and tomorrow in Rome.

Posted by Staff @ 8:06 pm in Rome | Comments Off on Fognini, Coric, Shapovalov Rome Winners; Cilic, Wawrinka Tues

May 13th, 2019

Big 3 Of Djokovic, Nadal, Federer Headline Rome Field

Sean Randall previews the Rome draw.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:10 am in Rome | 19 Comments »

May 9th, 2019

Federer Saves 2 MPs v Monfils In Madrid, Faces Thiem Fri; Nadal v Wawrinka

Seven of the Top 10 are in the Madrid quarterfinals…Plus Stan Wawrinka!

Posted by Staff @ 10:49 pm in Madrid | 47 Comments »

May 8th, 2019

Roger Federer Wants The Challenge Of Longer Rallies Which Clay Can Demand

Roger Federer says the Madrid courts are not the traditional clay courts. You can play them with a hard court mindset.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 3:35 pm in Madrid | 1 Comment »

May 8th, 2019

Watch Gael Monfils Hit This Amazing Shot [Video]

Gael Monfils may have hit the shot of the year today in Madrid.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 3:03 pm in Best Shots, Madrid, Videos | Comments Off on Watch Gael Monfils Hit This Amazing Shot [Video]