With the hardcourt season well underway, the WTA’s top players are eyeing the trophy in Cincinnati en route to the US Open. Following her Olympic gold medal, 2nd seed Serena Williams will return to action here and could set up a number of interesting matchups in the quarterfinal and semifinal [...]
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 [...]
2001 US Open champion Lleyton Hewitt and 106th ranked James Blake have been confirmed as wild card entrants for this year’s Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows by the USTA (United States Tennis Association). Both Hewitt and Blake have enjoyed something of a career revival this tennis season, and as such [...]
In a tournament hampered by rain and withdrawals, the Monday night finals between Petra Kvitova and Li Na provided a spectacular finish to the week in Montreal. Both in search of their first title of the year, the duo battled through a tight first set. After an hour of incredible [...]
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 [...]
After playing two grueling matches on Saturday, Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki did not have enough left to battle Petra Kvitova for a spot in the WTA Rogers Cup final. Wozniacki was strong in the first set, attacking Kvitova who was struggling on her serve. Aided by a slew of double faults [...]
2011 ATP Tennis Stats ATP ATP Service ATP Break ATP Return Aces Games Won Points Converted Games Won December 5, 2011 December 5, 2011 December 5, 2011 December 5, 2011 November 7, 2011 November 7, 2011 November 7, 2011 November 7, 2011 October 3, 2011 October 3, 2011 October 3, [...]
After suffering the brunt of heavy rain showers interrupting two of his matches at the recent Toronto Masters, world number 2 Novak Djokovic has called for North American tennis events to implement court covers. Events based in the US such as the US Open and the recent Toronto tournament are [...]
Rarely in the history of tennis has the top of the men’s game been so dominated by four players as at the present. In the 1960’s, we had the era of Laver/Newcombe/Roche, in the 1970’s/80’s we had Borg/McEnroe/Connors, followed by the eras of Becker/Edberg/Cash and of Sampras/Agassi – groups of [...]
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 [...]
Richard Gasquet and Mardy Fish enter the 2012 Toronto Masters quarterfinals after beating Tomas Berdych and Juan Monaco respectively. Fourth seed Czech Berdych has reached three Toronto quarterfinals in his career, but was stopped in the third round this year, losing a two-set match against 14th-seeded French Gasquet. Berdych started [...]
Rain delays have disrupted play at the WTA Rogers Cup in Montreal, but several key matches were completed before the skies opened on Friday. In the Center Court matinee 5th seed Petra Kvitova defeated 9th seed Marion Bartoli handily in just over 1 hour. Bartoli struggled on her serve from [...]
Announcing his withdrawal yesterday from the Roger’s Cup tournament currently taking place in Montreal, Canada, tennis insiders are now wondering whether the Olympic champion will be fit enough to play at the US Open in just a couple of weeks’ time. Due to face tennis prodigy Milos Raonic for a [...]
Not really known for being a hotbed of tennis talent, Slovenia is experiencing somewhat of an upturn in the men’s game. Slovenian has always been better known for their female players, Katarina Srebotnik is a former No. 1 in doubles, while Polona Hercog is a two time WTA Tour title [...]
