June 17th, 2017
Early Test for Murray, Others in Loaded Field at Aegon/Queen’s Club; ATP Preview
Former champs in the field are Murray (2016-15,’13,’11,’09), Dimitrov (2014), Cilic (2012), and Querrey (2010).
Posted by Staff @ 4:06 pm in Grass season, Tennis | 89 Comments »
May 22nd, 2017
Wawrinka, Raonic Among Lots of Big Names at ATP Geneva, Lyon Before French; Previews
Geneva boasts two of the Top 10 after last-minute wildcards…Potential tough starts for (1) Wawrinka vs. Sousa who always plays him close, and (7) Lorenzi vs. Anderson…
Posted by Staff @ 8:52 am in Tennis | Comments Off on Wawrinka, Raonic Among Lots of Big Names at ATP Geneva, Lyon Before French; Previews
April 8th, 2017
Sock, Isner and Co. at Houston; Dimitrov Heads Marrakech; ATP Previews
Interesting starts for (1) Sock against the Haas-Opelka winner, (6) Lopez vs. the former French juniors winner Fratangelo, (4) Johnson vs. the experienced dirt-baller and defending champ Monaco, (5) Verdasco vs. the big-serving South African Anderson, and (8) Bellucci vs. the emerging American Tiafoe
Posted by Staff @ 6:36 pm in Tennis | 5 Comments »
March 5th, 2017
Querrey Beats Confident Kyrgios, Then Nadal for ATP Acapulco Title
Querrey beat Kyrgios in the semifinals, then topped former No. 1 Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6(6) in the Sunday final in Acapulco to become the first American champion in the tournament’s 25-year history to raise the trophy at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel.
Posted by Staff @ 11:10 pm in Tennis | 5 Comments »
March 4th, 2017
Nadal Continues To Dominate In Acapulco, Will Face Surprising Querrey In Final
Rafael Nadal seeks a first hard court title in over three years Saturday in Acapulco.
Posted by Staff @ 9:43 am in Acapulco | 32 Comments »
March 3rd, 2017
Kyrgios Knocks Djokovic Out Of Acapulco; Nadal v Cilic Friday
Novak Djokovic struggles continue.
Posted by Staff @ 9:03 am in Acapulco | 8 Comments »
March 2nd, 2017
Djokovic Comes Back To Deny Del Potro, Kyrgios Next In Acapulco; Nadal Sharp So Far
The big match lived up to the billing.
Posted by Staff @ 9:23 am in Acapulco | 78 Comments »
February 26th, 2017
Loaded Mexican Open with Djokovic, Nadal, More; Previews
Holy cow, a rockin’ seeded field, and even more floaters…First round looks for (1) Djokovic after a long layoff vs. the dangerous Klizan (winner to likely meet Del Potro), (4) Thiem vs. the backboard Simon, (5) Goffin 2nd. rd. vs. the Edmund-Querrey winner, (8) Isner vs. his American compatriot Johnson, (3) Cilic vs. the unpredictable (WC) Dolgopolov, and (2) Nadal vs. the streaking older Zverev..
Posted by Staff @ 11:37 pm in Acapulco | 36 Comments »
February 18th, 2017
Raonic Top Seed at Delray Beach; French Flair at Marseille; ATP Previews
First-round matches to look for are (4) Querrey vs. Sela who he is 2-2 against career, (7) Del Potro vs. Anderson in a meeting of former Delray champions, (4) Johnson vs. crafty fellow American (WC) Kozlov, and (1) Karlovic vs. Young in a rematch of the 2015 Delray final (winner to possibly meet Fritz)…
Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 10:52 am in Tennis | Comments Off on Raonic Top Seed at Delray Beach; French Flair at Marseille; ATP Previews
February 11th, 2017
4-Time Defending Champ Nishikori Abandons Memphis for ATP Buenos Aires; Previews
The 20th anniversary of the tournament sees Kei Nishikori collecting the appearance fee as the top seed instead of seeking a fifth consecutive title at Memphis…
Posted by Staff @ 7:29 pm in Tennis | Comments Off on 4-Time Defending Champ Nishikori Abandons Memphis for ATP Buenos Aires; Previews
October 1st, 2016
Kerber, Murray Headline Elite China Open Fields
Nine of the Top 10 players, sans Serena Williams, in the field…Potential tough starts for (3) Radwasnka second round vs. the powerful Makarova, (13) Vinci second round vs. the resurgent Wozniacki, (5) Pliskova vs. Safarova, (15) Pavlyuchenkova vs. (Q) Riske (winner to meet Stosur), (8) Keys second round vs. the winner of Jelena Jankovic and Kristina Mladenovic, and the shaky-of-late (2) Muguruza vs. Begu…
Posted by Staff @ 1:54 pm in China Open, Tennis | 1 Comment »
August 21st, 2016
Everyone Withdraws from WTA Connecticut; Gasquet Leads Winson-Salem
This tournament has turned into a complete mess with the seeding in chaos as Svetlana Kuznetova withdrew citing a shoulder injury, Johanna Konta pulled with a back injury, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova withdrew citing a back injury, then today (Sunday) Madison Keys injured her neck practicing and withdrew…
Posted by Staff @ 3:34 pm in Connecticut Open, Tennis, Winston-Salem | 2 Comments »
August 15th, 2016
Cincinnati Men’s Draw Preview: Who’s Playing? Andy Murray? Rafael Nadal? Kei Nishikori?
Sean Randall previews the Cincinnati draw.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 1:02 am in Cincinnati | 11 Comments »
July 26th, 2016
Nick Kyrgios Double Faults Out Of Canadian Open To Teen Denis Shapovalov; Stan Wawrinka Tuesday
Just 17, Canadian Denis Shapovalov announced himself as one of the future stars of the game ousting Nick Kyrgios.
Posted by Staff @ 12:12 am in Canadian Open | Comments Off on Nick Kyrgios Double Faults Out Of Canadian Open To Teen Denis Shapovalov; Stan Wawrinka Tuesday
July 23rd, 2016
Toronto Preview: Lone Big 4 Entrant Novak Djokovic Returns As Heavy Favorite
Novak Djokovic is the only Top 4 player in Toronto, is he over whatever was bothering him in London?
Posted by Sean Randall @ 2:00 pm in Canadian Open | 107 Comments »