November 23rd, 2019
Nadal Leads Spain Into Davis Cup Final Against Surprising Canada
Canada will try to make history Sunday in Madrid by beating Rafael Nadal and Spain for their first Davis Cup title.
Posted by Staff @ 9:50 pm in Davis Cup | 13 Comments »
November 21st, 2019
Nadal, Djokovic Lead Their Countries In Davis Cup QFs
Canada is already into the semifinals, who will them?
Posted by Staff @ 8:37 pm in Davis Cup | 5 Comments »
August 28th, 2019
Nadal Dominant In US Open Debut, 4 Top 10 Seeds Fall; Djokovic, Federer Back Wed.
Nearly half the Top 10 exited Tuesday at the US Open.
Posted by Staff @ 12:37 am in US Open | 16 Comments »
March 12th, 2017
Pospisil Shocks Murray in 2nd Rd. at Indian Wells; Djokovic, Nadal, Federer Today
“It’s crazy to think I had to play pre-qualifying here two years ago,” said the elder Zverev, who will next face Thiem.
Posted by Staff @ 12:47 am in Indian Wells | 29 Comments »
October 10th, 2016
Tsonga Wins; Djokovic, Del Potro Up Tuesday at ATP Shanghai Masters
It was the 31-year-old Tsonga’s first match since the US Open after knee surgery.
Posted by Staff @ 11:26 pm in Shanghai | 26 Comments »
July 10th, 2016
Ferrer Leads Bastad; Johnson on Grass at Newport; ATP Previews
Rafael Nadal (currently injured) beat Fognini in last year’s final…Leo Mayer (2014) is the only former champ in the field.
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June 18th, 2016
Grass Tennis Preview: Radwanska, WTA Stars in Eastbourne, Not So Much in ATP Nottingham
Four Top 10 seeds and a former Wimbledon champ round out the stout draw…The 16 seeds all receive opening-round byes…Floaters galore, with tough opening matches for…
Posted by Staff @ 4:49 pm in Tennis | 13 Comments »
April 25th, 2016
It Was Snowing At The Munich Tennis Tournament!
A new surface in Munich?
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 9:14 am in Munich | 2 Comments »
April 24th, 2016
Del Potro Returns at Munich; ATP Previews This Week
No Top 20 players, but Istanbul you do have Bernie “The Tank Engine” Tomic! For at least a round…
Posted by Staff @ 10:11 am in Estoril, Istanbul, Munich, Tennis | 8 Comments »
January 2nd, 2016
Djokovic, Nadal Lead Loaded Doha; ATP/WTA Week 1 Previews
Federer has won the most singles titles of any player in Doha, and is a perfect 3-0 in finals…Ferrer beat Berdych in last year’s final…Nadal, who is playing doubles with Verdasco, has won the most doubles titles of anyone at the event with four (2005,’09,’11,’15)…Former singles champs in the field are Ferrer (2015), Nadal (2014), and Federer (2011,’06-05).
Posted by Staff @ 8:56 pm in Tennis | 52 Comments »
August 1st, 2015
Murray in, Serena Out on U.S. Hardcourts; ATP/WTA Previews
All 16 seeds receive opening-round byes, but some potential interesting second-rounders with (12) Pospisil vs. (WC) Haas, (4) Gasquet vs. the hot-handed Muller, break-up boy (6) Dimitrov vs. the resurgent Baghdatis, and (7) Lopez vs. (WC) Hewitt on his retirement tour…
Posted by Staff @ 1:55 pm in Stanford, Tennis, Washington | 12 Comments »
July 25th, 2015
Rafa Heads Hamburg, Isner in Atlanta; ATP/WTA Previews
Notes: Time for the tournament sponsored by an online betting site as the tour fights rampant match-fixing…Loaded dirt field…Rafa makes his first appearance since being upset at Wimbledon…Tough starts for (1) Rafa vs. Hot Sauce
Posted by Staff @ 11:47 pm in Tennis | 10 Comments »
July 7th, 2015
Federer, Murray Head Toward SFs, Djokovic Faces Cilic Test; Wimbledon QF Picks And Pans
Sean Randall handicaps the Wimbledon men’s quarterfinals. Can the top 3 – Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray – advance to the semifinals?
Posted by Sean Randall @ 3:46 pm in Wimbledon | 341 Comments »
June 7th, 2015
ATP/WTA Previews: Nadal Helps Debut Stuttgart Grass Event
Notes: The tournament makes the switch to grass as part of the tour’s extended grasscourt season…Tough starts for (1) Nadal against the Baghdatis-Rosol winner, and (8) Troicki vs. Coric…Wildcards went to Germans Tommy Haas, Maximilian Marterer and Alexander Zverev…Pulling from the event were Julien Benneteau and Jiri Vesely…The Bryan brothers are the top seeds in doubles…Nadal (2007,’05) is the lone returning former champ in the field.
Posted by Staff @ 6:07 pm in Tennis | 39 Comments »
September 21st, 2014
ATP/WTA Preview: Loaded Women’s Field at China Debut Event
Notes: It’s the debut of the Premier 5 Series event in China…Victoria Azarenka pulls from the event with a foot injury, and announces she will miss the rest of the year…Potential tough starts include (1) Serena Williams after a bye vs. her nemesis Cornet, the struggling (6) Bouchard after a bye vs. the resurgent Peng, (4) Sharapova after a bye vs. countrywoman and former world No. 2 Kuznetsova, (5) Radwanska after a bye vs. the Venus/Garcia winner, (16) Petkovic vs. the comer (Q) Vekic, (12) Cibulkova vs. the big-hitting Keys, and (14) Safarova vs. the likewise big-hitting Lisicki…
Posted by Staff @ 6:47 pm in Tennis | 1 Comment »