One of two grass court tournaments as a final warm up to Wimbledon, the AEGON International in Eastbourne is a fairly new ATP 250 event. Combined with the much older Women’s event, the Men’s event is in its fifth year. Four different players have won the trophy but only Andreas Seppi will [...]
Tennis fans around the world admire today’s champions for their spectacular athleticism and talent. As much as we admire the talent behind Federer, Nadal and Djokovic’s game, the legends behind the 1990′s transition to modern tennis is still in the minds of many old timers. Any tennis player that has [...]
Rafael Nadal vs David Ferrer French Open final preview Court Philippe Chatrier 3pm In the fourth all-Spanish French Open Final (94,98,02), Rafael Nadal will be looking to earn an astonishing eighth French Open title (an Open Era record) and with it, solidify his spot as the greatest clay court player [...]
After 13 years on tour, Spain’s David Ferrer is finally into his first ever Grand Slam final at Roland Garros. That he will compete for an elusive Major championship on the terre battue of Paris seems fitting considering he has 10 clay titles to his credit. But to think of [...]
Mexico F12 Qualifying June 10-16, 2013 Q-First Round (1)Pavel Krainik (CAN) d. Tomas Builes (COL) 2-6 6-0 6-1 Ivar Jose Aramburu Contreras (MEX) d. Alejandro Jose Adame Rabago (MEX) 7-6(6) 6-2 Jose Daniel Bendeck (COL) d. Vladimiros Mavropoulos-Stoliarenko (GRE) 6-2 6-2 Everth Dzib Peraza (MEX) d. Jesus Alberto Hernandez Velasco [...]
Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic French Open 2013 semi-final – 1pm Paris time – Court Philipp Chatrier Ever since Rafael Nadal‘s return to the circuit in February, there had been concerns how his ranking may effect the draw at the French Open. While he would eventually secure a place in [...]
Furth Challenger Qualifying June 3-9, 2013 Singles Seeds: (cut: Karlovskiy 1089) 1. Andre Ghem 2. Taro Daniel 3. Martin Fischer 4. Maxime Teixeira 5. Ricardo Hocevar 6. Yannik Reuter 7. Peter Torebko 8. Ricardo Rodriguez Q-First Round (1)Andre Ghem (BRA) d. Alexandre Folie (BEL) 7-6(8) 6-7(3) 6-2 Denis Yevseyev (KAZ) [...]
Mexico F11 Qualifying June 3-9, 2013 Q-First Round (1)Hassan Ndayishimiye (BDI) d. (WC)Santiago Munoz Quiroga (MEX) 6-1 6-0 Damian Farinola (AUS) d. Gabriel Inaki Espindola Mancera (MEX) 6-4 3-6 6-4 Alexander Merino (PER) d. (WC)Alejandro Jose Adame Rabago (MEX) 6-0 6-1 (14)Luis Fernando Ramirez (VEN) d. Pablo Sanchez Rivera (MEX) [...]
Kristina Mladenovic vs Samantha Stosur Court Philippe Chatrier 2012 semi finalist Stosur kicks off the action on the main court against the highly rated Frenchwoman Mladenovic. Both players bagelled their opponent in round one on their way to straight sets victories – Stosur over Kimiko Date Krumm and Mladenovic over [...]
Novak Djokovic vs David Goffin Court Philippe Chatrier After Rafael Nadal’s struggles by his standards against an inspired Daniel Brands, Novak Djokovic can make a statement in his opening round match against the 22 year old Belgian. Goffin made his breakthrough at this tournament last year, making the fourth round after [...]
Danish 10th seed Caroline Wozniacki, who lost in her first match of her last three tournaments (in Madrid, Rome and Brussels), played against the British number one, 37th ranked leftie Laura Robson, on Suzanne Lenglen court on Monday afternoon. The Dane went up 3-0 before Robson got two games in [...]
There used to be a time when the women’s draw was said to lack depth in the early rounds of a grand slam event. But with a dozen teenagers in the top 100 and a number of former top players who have struggled and fallen out of the top [...]
You can check out the full draw here: French Open 2013 Men’s Draw The French Open draw is finally here and one thing stands out straight away. The drama surrounding a potential Rafael Nadal-Novak Djokovic quarter final was defused after Andy Murray’s withdrawal pushed the Spaniard into the top four [...]
Full Draw Here: Roland Garros 2013 Men’s Draw The repercussions of seven-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal’s long absence from tennis continue to be felt even several months after his return. Despite world number two Andy Murray pulling out due to a back injury, the Spaniard only made it into [...]
