February 21st, 2016
Kyrgios Arrives in Marseille; Errani Wins Dubai Debacle
It was only the second tournament of 2016 for Kyrgios who has been battling an elbow injury. Cilic fell to 14-10 in career finals.
Posted by Staff @ 2:56 pm in Tennis | 16 Comments »
February 20th, 2016
Djokovic Heads Dubai, Loaded Field at WTA Doha: ATP/WTA Previews
Pulling from the tournament were Roger Federer (knee surgery) and Janko Tipsarevic…The absent Federer is the two-time defending champ, beating Djokovic in last year’s final…Federer and Djokovic have won the last seven titles between them…Djokovic (2013,’11-09) is the lone former champ in the field.
Posted by Staff @ 4:48 pm in Tennis | 8 Comments »
February 20th, 2016
Rafael Nadal had an easy day in Rome.
Posted by Staff @ 12:32 am in Dubai, Marseille, Rio | 26 Comments »
October 17th, 2015
ATP/WTA Previews: Radwanska, 4 Top 10 in Moscow; Lux, Stockholm, Vienna
Notes: Strong seeding but not a lot of field depth…(4) Tomic will start against the Querrey-Baghdatis winner…Top 4 seeds receive opening-round byes…Wildcards went to Berdych, Swede Mike Ymer and Finn Jarkko Nieminen…Last year Berdych came from a set down to beat Dimitrov in the final…Berdych trying to become the first Stockholm back-to-back winner since James Blake (2005-06)…Former champs in the field are Berdych (2014,’12), Dimitrov (2013), and Baghdatis (2009).
Posted by Staff @ 3:18 pm in Tennis | 6 Comments »
August 29th, 2015
Preview: Odds Against Serena Williams at US Open
Contrary to what commentator Chris Evert says, Serena Williams is the GOAT. She, the Martinas, everyone else is out. But having said that, the odds are against Serena that she is going to win the US Open and complete the calendar year Grand Slam. The pressure build up is too great.
Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 1:07 pm in Tennis, US Open | 42 Comments »
August 22nd, 2015
Halep, 5 of Top 10 in New Haven; WTA/ATP Previews
Notes: Five of the Top 10 in New Haven this week…Lots of floating talent…The Top 2 seeds receive opening-round byes…Potential tough starts for (8) Errani vs. Mladenovic, (6) Bacsinszky vs. Garcia, the slumping (7) Radwanska vs. the booming Vandeweghe, and (2) Kvitova vs. Keys…Wildcards were awarded to Wozniacki, Radwanska, Alison Riske and Lucie Safarova…Withdrawing from the event were Belinda Bencic, Ekaterina Makarova and Sloane Stephens…
Posted by Staff @ 4:43 pm in New Haven, Tennis, Winston-Salem | 3 Comments »
August 16th, 2015
Cincinnati Previews: Federer, Serena Must Step to Challenges
All the big dogs take to the court on both the men’s and women’s sides in Cincinnati, which sees defending champ Roger Federer return to the court after skipping Montreal last week.
Posted by Special @ 1:10 pm in Cincinnati, Tennis | 17 Comments »
August 16th, 2015
Belinda Bencic Shocks Serena In Canadian Open Toronto, Faces Simona Halep In Final
Teen Belinda Bencic pulled off one of the biggest upset of the season beating Serena Williams Saturday night in Toronto.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:51 am in Canadian Open | 44 Comments »
August 8th, 2015
Serena Williams and 16 of Top 17 at WTA Toronto; Tennis-X Notes
Sixteen of the Top 17 turn out this coming week for the Rogers Cup in Toronto, where world No. 1 Serena Williams will test the right elbow injury that has forced her to withdraw from her last two tournaments.
Posted by Staff @ 6:12 pm in Canadian Open, Tennis, Toronto | Comments Off on Serena Williams and 16 of Top 17 at WTA Toronto; Tennis-X Notes
July 19th, 2015
Venus Williams in Turkey; WTA/ATP Previews This Week
Tough starts for (1) Venus in the 2nd rd. vs. the Bastad runner-up Barthel, (4) Cornet vs. Wickmayer, (5) Giorgi vs. Cibulkova, and (2) Svitolina vs. Rybarikova…Veterans Daniela Hantuchova and Francesca Schiavone also floating around…Wildcards went to Turkey’s Cagla Buyukakcay and Ipek Soylu, and the No. 4 seed Cornet…Pulling from the event were Belinda Bencic, Alexandra Dulgheru, Kristina Mladenovic, Monica Niculescu and Flavia Pennetta…Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki beat No. 2 Roberta Vinci in last year’s final…Pavlyuchenkova (2010) is the lone returning former champ in the field.
Posted by Staff @ 10:21 pm in Tennis | Comments Off on Venus Williams in Turkey; WTA/ATP Previews This Week
July 12th, 2015
Serena Williams in Swedish Cake Walk, Men at Newport; ATP/WTA Previews
Notes: When world No. 1 Serena Williams is your only Top 20 player in the field, is it safe to say you’ve put all your eggs (aka appearance money) in one basket?…Wildcards were awarded to Swedes Sofia Arvidsson, Susanne Celik and Rebecca Peterson…Pulling from the event were the American triumvirate of Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Christina McHale and Sloane Stephens…In last year’s final Barthel beat Chanelle Scheepers…Former champs in the field are Barthel (2014) and Serena Williams (2013).
Posted by Staff @ 11:55 pm in Tennis | 3 Comments »
June 22nd, 2015
ATP/WTA Previews: Kvitova, Woz in Eastbourne
Notes: Tough draws go to (1) Ferrer after a bye potentially vs. Baghdatis…Wildcards went to Brits Kyle Edmund and James Ward, American Taylor Harry Fritz, and German Alexander Zverev…
Posted by Staff @ 1:30 am in Tennis | Comments Off on ATP/WTA Previews: Kvitova, Woz in Eastbourne
June 3rd, 2015
Serena Hits Slam-Winning Gear; French Open Women’s Semis on Thursday
“I wasn’t able to serve well in my first couple of matches here because I hurt my arm in Madrid, and in Rome I had to pull out,” she said. “I haven’t had a great claycourt season, so I’m pretty excited to have gotten this far.”
Posted by Staff @ 5:50 pm in French Open, Tennis | 29 Comments »
June 1st, 2015
French Open Women’s Quarterfinals Previews and Predictions
Ivanovic is 6-0 career, beating the Ukranian this year in Madrid in straights. Two of the meetings were on clay, where the Serb hasn’t lost a set. You do the math.
Winner: Ivanovic in straights
Posted by Staff @ 10:49 pm in Tennis | 9 Comments »
June 1st, 2015
Serena Wakes in Time But Sharapova, Kvitova Exit at French Open
The Czech’s biggest career win equaled two other career wins over world No. 2-ranked players — Justine Henin at the Paris indoors in 2007, and Caroline Wozniacki at Stuttgart in 2010. She will now tomorrow meet No. 21 seed Garbine Muguruza, who overpowered No. 28 Flavia Pennetta 6-3, 6-4.
Posted by Staff @ 4:44 pm in French Open | 1 Comment »