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 [...]
Tomas Berdych eased past 74th-ranked Yen-Hsun Lu in his 2nd round match in Cincinnati. The 5th seed’s trademark powerful forehand was in full display on center court as he showed no mercy to Lu who was celebrating his 29th birthday. The 6’5” Czech traded a pair of early breaks with [...]
In the first of a series building up to this year’s US Open by looking back at classic matches at the tournament, Jimmy Connors rolls back the years. Jimmy Connors vs. Aaron Krickstein (4th Round, 1991) 3–6, 7–6(10-8), 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(4) Aaron Krickstein makes for an unlikely combatant in [...]
“I am very sad to announce that I am not ready to play the US Open in NY. Thanks to my fans for their support and specially, the new yorkers” – with these words, shared via his Twitter account, King of Clay Rafael Nadal announced to disappointed tennis fans across [...]
“Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is interesting; what they don’t reveal is essential!” — Anonymous When Andy Murray routed Roger Federer for the Olympic gold medal, he turned the Big 3 into the Big 4. But Murray still hasn’t won a Grand Slam title, while Federer has [...]
As the American hard court swing really gets underway, Juan Martin Del Potro remains forever the enigma. Viewed by many as the best player outside the top four, his fans expectantly await the day when he lifts a second Grand Slam title. However, since clinching the US Open three years [...]
The Rogers Cup in Toronto last week was certainly an opportunity for those who showed up there with the withdrawals of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and several other top men who competed in the Olympics the week before. But if someone was going to be a surprise finalist, I’m sure [...]
Novak Djokovic successfully managed to defend his Rogers Cup title as he put on a superb performance to defeat Richard Gasquet in Sunday’s final, winning 6-3 6-2. In a tournament that saw many rain interruptions throughout the week, the Serb mastered both his opponents and the weather with some brilliance [...]
Click Here for Cincinnati Main Draw At the time of writing, the Cincinnati draw has not been hit as much as Toronto, with only Rafael Nadal and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga the absentees from the top ten. However, it would be very surprising if there were no more before the [...]
At the French Open, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic contested their fourth major final in a row, seemingly set to battle each other for supremacy for some time to come. Fast forward two months and not only is Roger Federer Wimbledon champion and number one, but Andy Murray has an [...]
Before the eagerly awaited final between Wimbledon champion Serena Williams and French Open champion Maria Sharapova, NBC analyst Rennae Stubbs said, “It’s hard to believe Serena’s form here is even better than at Wimbledon. It’s been flawless.” Who could argue? After trouncing Australian Open titlist and No. 1-ranked [...]
