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Roland Garros 2013 Women’s Draw Preview and Analysis – French Open 2013
For the full draw, please click here: French Open 2013 Women’s Draw The draw for the 2013 French Open has yielded a number of fascinating early round match ups, as well as potential blockbuster quarter-finals. The big news is that Victoria Azarenka has been drawn in Maria Sharapova’s half, with [...] -
Roland Garros Men’s 2013 Draw Released
Full French Open 2013 Men’s Draw Analysis Here: French Open 2013 Men’s Draw Andy Murray, Juan Martin del Potro and Thomaz Bellucci have withdrawn from this year’s tournament due to injuries. Top seed Novak Djokovic will square off againt Belgian David Goffin in the opener. The Serbian world no.1 has [...] -
Roland Garros Women’s 2013 Draw Released
For the Full Roland Garros Women’s Draw 2013 Preview and Analysis, please click here: French Open 2013 Women’s Draw No.1 seed Serena Williams will square off against Georgia’s Tatishvili, whilst second seed Maria Sharapova faces Su-Wei Hsieh in round one. Victoria Azarenka got drawn against Russian Elena Vesnina and [...] -
Andujar overcomes Simon, faces Monfils in Nice semi-finals
Pablo Andujar beat second seed Simon to advance into Open de Nice Côte D’Azur 2013 semi-finals where he will square off against Gael Monfils. Wild card holder Monfils, currently ranked 109th, cleared another hurdle at the Nice tournament as he eased past unseeded Dutch player Robin Haase in straight sets. [...] -
Yannick Noah’s 30th Anniversary of French Open Victory
France’s Yannick Noah remains not only one the sport’s great players but one of its great personalities as well. It is hard to believe that this will be the thirtieth anniversary of Noah’s surprising and historic run to the Roland Garros men’s title, an achievement that still carries weight considering [...] -
Nieminen reaches Dusseldorf SFs after Haas walkover, plays Sijsling next
Jarkko Nieminen is to meet Igor Sijsling in the Power Horse Cup 2013 semi-finals, whilst Haas has retired from the Dusseldorf tournament. In the clash of unseeded players Sijsling, ranked 68th, brushed aside World no. 95 Jan Hajek of Czech Republic in their first ever ATP confrontation. The Dutch athlete [...] -
Roger-Vaselin defeats Querrey and books Nice semis against Montanes
Edouard Roger-Vasselin sent home Sam Querrey to set up an Open de Nice Côte d’Azur 2013 semifinal clash against Albert Montanes. Thirty-two year old Spaniard Montanes got the better of his one year younger rival Paul-Henri Mathieu in a bit more than an hour of play. World no. 82 Montanes [...] -
Monaco to square off against Pella in Dusseldorf SFs
Juan Monaco entered semi-finals at Power Horse Cup 2013 in Dusseldorf where he will meet his 101st-ranked compatriot Guido Pella. After dismissing top seed Janko Tipsarevic in the second round, Argentine qualifier Pella surprised another seeded Serb player in Dusseldorf quarter-finals, this time he overcame Viktor Troicki, seed number seven. [...] -
US Open to Find New Home on ESPN
In two years’ time the US Open will begin to be aired in the US by ESPN instead of CBS, in a move which has been welcomed by many tennis fans. The reported deal is one which will last eleven years, and was priced at an estimated $770 million, [...] -
Tomic’s Roland Garros Appearance in Doubt
With the Brit Murray having already withdrawn, it appears that there are doubts over another top player’s appearance at the French Open. Feisty Australian Bernard Tomic’s management have yet to confirm that he will appear on the clay courts in Paris although an announcement is expected shortly. Doubt over [...] -
ATP Nice 2013 Draw Preview and Analysis
Full draw here: ATP Nice 2013 Draw One of two final warmup tournaments before the French Open, the Open de Nice Côte d’Azur is an ATP 250 event on the clay of Nice, France. The tournament last year was won by Nicolas Almagro, who chose not to compete while losing [...] -
ATP Dusseldorf 2013 Draw Preview and Analysis
Full draw here: ATP Dusseldorf 2013 Draw Formerly the World Team Cup, the Power Horse Cup has become a singles event for the first time replacing the round robin team event that previously was held in Dusseldorf, Germany. The ATP 250 event boasts three top 20 players while notable late withdrawals [...] -
Jimmy Connors Tennis Career and Records
Jimmy Connors just published his book called ‘The Outsider: My Autobiography’, and stevegtennis has decided to dedicate some space to this tennis legend. Jimmy Connors was part of that tennis elite of the 1970s and 1980s which also included Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl: an elite, interestingly, that [...]
