After Novak Djokovic’s excellent 2011 that saw him take three grand slams and five Masters 1000 titles, it definitely seemed like he was ready to hold the number one spot for a lengthy amount of time, possibly even years. However, with only three titles so far this year (Australian Open, [...]
US Open 2012, the fourth Grand Slam Tournament of the year, will commence on Monday (27th August – 9th September). The Draws for both men’s and women’s competitions are to be released tomorrow (Thursday 23rd August) at 12pm ET and stevegtennis will bring you a detailed preview and analysis. Seeding [...]
Befitting his official ATP ranking status of No. 1 in the world, 17-time Grand Slam winner and all-round tennis ace Roger Federer has been confirmed as the top seed for the US Open this year. Seedings were officially announced this week, with draws for the men’s field expected to be [...]
US Open New York, NY, USA August 27-September 9, 2012 Surface: Hard Main Draw: 128 $24,054,000 Singles Seeds: (cut: Rochus 105) 1. Roger Federer (SUI) 2. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 3. Andy Murray (GBR) 4. David Ferrer (ESP) 5. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 7. Juan Martin Del Potro [...]
It’s no big surprise that the major topic of discussion last week was Rafael Nadal’s announcement that he was withdrawing from this month’s U.S. Open due to an ongoing knee injury that also forced him out of the Olympics. But what was an even bigger surprise, at least for me, [...]
For full match commentary, please click Here Roger Federer cruised to a 5th title win at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati after beating Serb Novak Djokovic in straight sets 6-0 7-6 (7). Djokovic clearly struggled to get into his rhythm in the first set. His serve has let [...]
ATP FINALS 2012 LONDON LIVE HERE: Federer vs Djokovic Live ATP World Tour Finals 2012 Federer – Djokovic 6-0 7-6 (7) 9-7 SET AND MATCH FEDERER! The Swiss legend wins his 5th Cincinnati title and his 21st Masters title alltogether. Superb performance from Federer, who clearly likes these [...]
Avenging his loss in the Olympic bronze medal match, Novak Djokovic handily defeated Juan Martin del Potro in the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio. Saving 6 break points and striking 6 aces, the world no. 2 was the aggressor and broke del Potro’s serve 3 [...]
Roger Federer overcomes Stanislas Wawrinka in Cincinnati semifinal match and is prepared for yet another epic duel against Novak Djokovic. Top seed Federer is an expected winner of the semifinal clash against his compatriot and doubles partner Stanislas Wawrinka. They won the Olympic doubles gold in Beijing playing side by [...]
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will battle out the 2012 Cincinnati Masters title in the Sunday’s dream final. The Swiss world no.1 defeated his coutryman Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets 7-6 (4) 6-3 as Djokovic avenged this year’s Olympics bronze medal defeat against the Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, beating [...]
Roger Federer booked a semifinal spot at the Cincinnati Masters after overcoming American Mardy Fish in straight sets 6-3 7-6 (4). The Swiss improved his head to head against Fish to 8-1, having also beaten the American in their 2010 Cincinnati final encounter in three hard fought sets 6-7 7-6 [...]
World no. 1 Roger Federer breezed by Aussie teenager Bernard Tomic in his 3rd round match on Thursday. The Swiss maestro recently turned 31 and is showing little sign of slowing down. Dropping just 13 points on his serve, he scored the win at 6-2 6-4 in just over an [...]
Switzerland’s top two players both eased into the 3rd round in Cincinnati following straight-set victories. Vying to retain his world no. 1 status, Roger Federer cruised past Alex Bogomolov Jr. in his opening match at the Western & Southern Open. The four-time winner here took just 1 hour to secure [...]
14th seed Kei Nishikori was forced to battle back from a set down against American wildcard James Blake in the second round of the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio. Struggling on his serve in the opening set, the 32-year old Blake was able to break twice to take [...]
