ATP Tennis Stats Date: May 27, 2013 Pts Won Rt 2nd Serve % MP Break Pts Converted % MP 1 Djokovic, Novak 57 29 1 Goffin, David 50 19 2 Gasquet, Richard 57 31 2 Monaco, Juan 50 21 3 Ferrer, David 56 40 3 Gulbis, Ernests 48 23 4 [...]
After weeks of exhibitions, the real tennis finally starts up again with three ATP 250 tournaments. The first we are focusing on is the Brisbane International. Last year’s winner Andy Murray returns to defend his title, with two more of the 2012 semi finalists in Gilles Simon and Alexandr Dolgopolov also appearing this [...]
Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Hyundai Hopman Cup has grown each year and serves as an important warm-up tournament ahead of the Australian Open. Here’s a quick look at the man who inspired the event’s creation and a preview of the 2013 field. Who Was Harry Hopman? Harry Hopman [...]
Every week at SteveG, we’ll be highlighting some of the best quotes said by players, coaches and more from the world of tennis. “We spoke at the end of last year and it was much more short term — ‘let’s see how the first few months of the season go’. [...]
While it doesn’t look likely that Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will move out of the “Big Four” penthouse atop the ATP Tour rankings anytime soon, that doesn’t mean that they won’t face some worthy challengers during the new season. So let’s take a look at [...]
17 time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer put a perfect ending to his South American exhibition tour as he defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in front of a 14,000 packed stadium in Bogota, Colombia. The Swiss maestro prevailed in three sets 7-6 2-6 6-3 in a match that was highly entertaining with [...]
Every week at SteveG, we’ll be highlighting some of the best quotes said by players, coaches and more from the world of tennis “Some minutes ago I met Federer, a very cute guy. To the girls I say that he’s 31 but, he’s married and he has two twins.” — [...]
Roger Federer beat Juan Martin del Potro in their second exhibition match in as many days, winning 6-4 7-6 (1) in front of the Buenos Aires crowd in Argentina. The first match went the Argentine’s way, who managed to fight back from a set down to overcome the Swiss legend [...]
Argentine Juan Martin del Potro defeated Roger Federer in front of the home crowd in Buenos Aires in the first out of two exhibition matches, prevailing 3-6 6-3 6-4. Despite Federer leading the head to head against Del Potro with 13-4, the Argentine has managed to win their last two [...]
The great Roger Federer has won four Australian Open titles in his career, more than any other active player. The Swiss has never lost before the semi-finals since he first won the trophy in 2004, a peerless feat of consistency that is a tribute to his ability to deliver the [...]
Head to head: Becker 25 – Edberg 10 The Becker/Edberg rivalry cannot be said to have been the greatest of titanic struggles in the men’s games. Both players got on with one another socially and relations on court were, if competitive, conducted with civility. In their junior days, Edberg was [...]
Ivan Lendl v Jimmy Connors Head to Head: 22-13 The rivalry between Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors during the 1980’s, albeit an intense one for both players, lacked the heightened intensity of other rivalries of the era. Lendl/McEnroe, for example, was marked by the sheer level of antagonism between polar [...]
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga easily defeated home favourite Thomaz Bellucci on the second day of the Gillette Tennis Tour from Sao Paolo. Bellucci could not repeat his form from the win over Roger Federer on day 1 as his French opponent sailed to a 6-2 6-2 victory. Early breaks in both sets would be enough [...]
On the first leg of his South American tour of exhibitions, Roger Federer fell to Thomaz Bellucci in three sets in front of a packed Sao Paolo Crowd. While Federer clearly was not at his best, it was still a nice win for Bellucci, who would break in the final game of [...]
