Stanislas Wawrinka came through his third round encounter with Ukranian Alexandr Dolgopolov with surprising comfort, taking just under two hours to earn a 6-4 6-4 6-2 win. He will face defending champion Novak Djokovic for a place in the quarter finals. Dolgopolov never looked comfortable throughout and dropped his serve in [...]
To digress from tennis briefly, the great US college rivals, Notre Dame (known as the ‘Fighting Irish’ and based in South Bend, Indiana) and Navy (based at the US Naval Academy in Anapolis, Maryland) opted this season to play their opening match instead of on US soil, at the Aviva [...]
Novak Djokovic moved through to the fourth round of the US Open with a straight forward win over France’s Julien Benneteau. Djokovic hit 41 winners and just 12 unforced errors in a dominant 6-3 6-2 6-2 victory. While the score wasn’t quite as one sided as Djokovic’s first two rounds [...]
The fourth round of the women’s tournament begins and the men continue to battle in third round encounters. These are my top five picks for today. [19] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs [9] John Isner (USA) Arthur Ashe Stadium (H2H John Isner 3-0) No.1 American John Isner finally gets scheduled for the [...]
Novak Djokovic took just 99 minutes to win his second round encounter against the Brazilian Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-2 6-1 6-2. Djokovic was a constant menace on his opponents serve although the 6/16 break points won stat leaves a bit to be desired. The first set went quick as Djokovic [...]
Red Hot Favourites The defending champion, Novak Djokovic, demolished Paolo Lorenzi in the first round and he is unlikely to have any further problems with Rogerio Dutra Silva in the second round. The Brazilian did brilliantly to beat Teymuraz Gabashvili in the first round, but his run will come to [...]
Please see our other analysis here: Roger Federer Serve Technique Novak Djokovic Backhand As we watch the US Open on TV or live in person, we can continue to marvel at the grace and elegance of Roger Federer’s forehand. The few of us who have the opportunity to watch the [...]
Defending champion Novak Djokovic demolished Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi in the first round of the 2012 US Open, allowing him only two games on the way to a 6-1 6-0 6-1 victory. Lorenzi had a dream start into the match as he broke Djokovic’s serve in the opening game of the [...]
Wednesday sees the final set of first round matches played and the start of the second round, here are my top five picks for matches to watch. Xavier Malisse (BEL) vs [9] John Isner (USA) Arthur Ashe Stadium (H2H Xavier Malisse 2-1) After a strong few weeks in Toronto and Winston [...]
Unlike 2011, when Novak Djokovic dominated the men’s game and entered the US Open as a solid favorite, parity among the Big 4 makes 2012’s last major tournament more intriguing. This season they have evenly divided the three Grand Slam events and the Olympics. Sadly, ultimate warrior Rafael Nadal, [...]
As Roger Federer recently celebrated his 31st birthday this month, it might be worth taking a look at how many more Grand Slam singles titles he could win in his career given his return to No. 1 and the elite list of competitors he might face at each event. Australian [...]
Hopeful that he will be able to carry the momentum from his gold and silver medal-winning performances at the London Olympics this summer to the last Grand Slam of the year, Andy Murray is aiming for victory at the US Open. Facing the Russian Alex Bogomolov in his first-round match [...]
World number 2 and reigning US Open title-holder Novak Djokovic has spoken of his disappointment at Lance Armstrong recently, following the famous cyclist’s doping downfall. Armstrong, who has had his seven Tour de France titles (won between 1999 and 2005) stripped by the US Anti-Doping Agency, has confirmed that he [...]
Being the only major in 2012 to not increase its prize money to first round losers, next year’s Australian Open may be forced to go ahead without the world’s leading male players. It’s been well reported this year that tennis’ Big Four – Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and [...]
