Bernard Tomic added another bad publicity moment to his year this past weekend when video surfaced of him getting berated on the sidelines by Australian tennis great Tony Roche. Roche, dismayed at Tomic’s losing performance in straight sets to Germany’s Florian Mayer, gave young Tomic a verbal tongue lashing while [...]
On paper it looked like a done deal when Japan hosted Israel in the Davis Cup World Group play off – three players in the top 100 and another two ranked below 200, plus home court advantage. The Israeli team comprised two players outside of the top 100 and a [...]
Andy Murray’s U.S. Open title not only changed his life but also completed a rather remarkable trend this season that saw the top four men each win at least one of the Grand Slams. Does this mean we should expect more of the same next year or will one man [...]
Even before a ball had been struck, Andy Murray’s match against Novak Djokovic in the US Open final was full of significance. Not only would victory represent a first grand slam title for the Scot, eliminating the spectre of four successive defeats in major finals; it would also be the [...]
A Grand Slam Title is a dream of every single competitor on the ATP Tour. But that dream starts many years before entering the world of professional tennis. Many junior tennis players have got only one desire – to win a Grand Slam final lifting the coveted trophy above their [...]
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have been playing each other for almost half their lives; first as talented teenagers in the juniors, then as young hopefuls starting out on the tour and now for the biggest prizes as elite superstars. Murray is by one week the elder of the two [...]
Follow Murray v Djokovic Australian Open 2013 final LIVE: Murray vs Djokovic Live Commentary Novak Djokovic set up a 2012 US Open final against Andy Murray to be played today at 4pm New York time. The Serb came back from a set down against the Spaniard Ferrer, defeating him [...]
Australian Open 2013 final: Djokovic Murray Live Please click for today’s final Live Commentary here: Murray vs Djokovic Live US Open 2012 Final It should be an interesting encounter between the defedning champion Novak Djokovic and the British no.1 and Olympic winner Andy Murray. The Serb leads the head [...]
You do not have to search for very long to come across articles bemoaning the state of women’s tennis. “Wacky”, “crazy”, “unpredictable” – all of these words have been brandished in an attempt to describe how the WTA tour has played out recently. Fingers are pointed at the recent flux [...]
Head-to-Head: The rivalry began when they were 11 ½. Andy Murray, a week older, prevailed. As pros, though, Novak Djokovic holds a narrow 8-6 advantage. This year they’ve split four matches, with the Serb taking their epic Australia Open semifinal and the Scot grabbing their Olympic semifinal. Djokovic leads 6-5 [...]
The match stats told much of the story: 22 unforced errors; 4 winners. Caroline Wozniacki limped out of the US Open in the first round, losing to the unheralded Irina-Cameila Begu, 6-2, 6-2. She looked devastated as she shook hands with her Romanian opponent, but, professional as ever, endured the [...]
Current Head to Head between Federer v Djokovic (16-12) One speaks six languages and is the ad man’s dream whereas the other is highly cultured and a brilliant mimic. When they come together, the irrepressible force meets the immovable object, but the greatest winner is always the sport of tennis. [...]
Novak Djokovic wins the toss and elects to serve. There’s a quick turnaround here as the post-match on court interview is cancelled, along with the traditional hitting of balls into the stands. The organisers want the players out as soon as possible to avoid any more rain delays, although they [...]
2012 US Open men’s doubles title stays at home as the Bryan brothers prevailed over Paes/Stepanek in today’s final. The Bryans are now in possession of four Flushing Meadows trophies and 12 Grand Slam titles alltogether, equalling John Newcombe and Tony Roche’s record as a team. Another smooth victory for [...]
