Archive for category: London Olympics
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Olympics: Roddick, Raonic off to a Good Start, through to the Second Round
American Andy Roddick got off to a good start in his debut London 2012 match against Slovakian Martin Klizan. Serving an impressive 79%, Roddick was aggressive from the start, forcing errors from his opponent’s side. Ranked no. 52 in the world, the 23-year-old Klizan played well and defended 11/13 breakpoint [...] -
Cilic beats Melzer, Davydenko overcomes Stepanek at the Olympics
Marin Cilic and Nikolay Davydenko proceed to the second round of the London Olympic tournament without giving away a set. World No. 14 Croat Cilic, who was victorious on grass courts of Queen’s Club a month ago, fought a hard battle against Austrian Jurgen Melzer in the first set. It [...] -
Djokovic through to Olympic Second Round in 3 Sets
World no. 2 Novak Djokovic needed three sets to get through his opening match at the Olympic Games. Playing Italian Fabio Fognini, the Serbian was decidedly tense to start the match. The heavy favorite, he earned himself 3 opportunities to take the set and was unable to convert on any [...] -
Tsonga dismisses Bellucci, Ferrer overpowers Pospisil at the Olympics
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who lost at this year’s Wimbledon semis against the Brit Murray, made his way through to the second round of the 2012 London Olympics. The Frenchman defeated Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci in straight sets 6-7 (5) 6-4 6-4 under the closed roof of the All England Club centre court. [...] -
Japan’s Nishikori ousts Tomic at London Olympics
Fourth seed David Ferrer and fifteenth seed Kei Nishikori defeated their opponents in first round matches in the top half of the men’s singles Olympic draw. They were better than Vasek Pospisil and Bernard Tomic respectively. Although 5th-ranked Spaniard Ferrer is a clay court specialist, he nevertheless reached this year’s [...] -
Murray Fights Past Wawrinka to get through Olympics First Round
In the first indoor tennis match at the Olympic Games for 100 years, hometown favorite Andy Murray of Great Britain defeated Swiss no. 2 Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets. Three weeks after his devastating loss to Roger Federer on the same court at Wimbledon, Murray looked on-point today against Wawrinka. [...] -
London Olympics: Del Potro cruises into the second round
World no.9 Juan Martin del Potro moved into the second round of the 2012 London Olympics held at the All England Club in Wimbledon. The Argentine made light work of Ivan Dodig of Croatia, beating him 6-4 6-1 and setting up a next round encounter against Italy’s Andreas Seppi, who [...] -
Federer needs three sets to eliminate Falla
7 time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer battled his way into the second round of the Olympic games after beating Colombian Alejandro Falla 6-3 5-7 6-3. The Swiss dominated the first set and earned himself three matchpoints when Falla was serving to stay in the match at 3-5 in set two. [...] -
Isner overcomes Rochus in opener
American John Isner literally fired his way through to the sec0nd round as he produced 24 aces on his way to victory against Belgian Olivier Rochus, winning 7-6 (1) 6-4. With no breaks of serve, the first set went into a tiebreak. As Isner stormed to a 5-0 lead, there [...] -
Berdych Stunned in Olympic Opener, Tipsarevic defeats Nalbandian
6th seed and world no. 7 Tomas Berdych if out of Olympic contention following a shocking defeat at the hands of Belgian Steve Darcis. Ranked no. 75 in the world, Darcis hit 27 winners in the match to win in straight sets and create the first major upset of the [...] -
Olympic Tennis Men’s Draw Preview and Analysis
With Roger Federer’s triumph and Andy Murray’s tears still fresh in the memory, tennis returns to the hallowed turf of Wimbledon for a second time this summer with the Olympic tournament. Holding the event at the epicentre of world tennis has added extra prestige to the already much sought after [...] -
London 2012 Olympics Tennis Preview – Women’s Singles
Can Serena Williams maintain her dominance at the All England Club in 2012 by following up her Wimbledon title with Olympic Gold? Or will the unique nature of the Olympics give rise to another contender, such as world number one Victoria Azarenka, Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwanska, or Maria Sharapova who [...] -
The Olympic Games – Who Will Seize their Golden Chance?
After the drama of Wimbledon, we usually have to wait twelve long months to see the leading players gracing the grass of SW19 again. Players head off for European clay court tournaments and the North American hard court swing, leaving the green grass of London behind. However, this is no [...]
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