Every week at SteveG, we’ll be highlighting some of the best quotes said by players, coaches and more from the world of tennis “No, I don’t. I think it was back in the 1800s.” Serena Williams when asked if she could remember her first WTA Championships. “He probably won’t lose [...]
For the full draw, click here: ATP Paris Masters 2012 Draw Next week sees the final Masters 1000 of the year, the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris is the final tournament before the season ends, except for those participating in the World Tour Finals. This year is the 41st edition of the [...]
Juan Martin Del Potro moves on to the quarter finals in Basel after a fairly comfortable victory over Brian Baker, winning 7-5 6-1. Baker held his own for much of the first set, dropping just three points in his first five service games but was unable to do much on [...]
As Maria Sharapova and Agnieszka Radwanska stepped into the Sinan Erdem Arena at 11pm on Wednesday night, few thought that theirs would become the longest match of the day. Victoria Azarenka had just completed a stunning comeback victory over Angelique Kerber, saving match points to win in 3 hours and [...]
The third match of the day in Istanbul, a repeat of the French Open final between Maria Sharapova and Sara Errani, ended with the exact same scoreline. But the contest was a much tougher battle than the numbers suggest, and Sharapova, drenched in sweat from as early as the first [...]
John McEnroe vs Jimmy Connors Head to Head: 20-14 The rivalry between Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe was visceral and passionate. It had none of the mutual respect and admiration of that other great rivalry of the 1980’s, that between Borg and McEnroe. McEnroe’s rivalry with Borg was, in part, [...]
The ATP World Tour Finals is the culmination of the tennis season as the final men’s event of the year. Though originally the event didn’t count in terms of a player’s rankings, it is now considered the biggest tournament outside of the four Majors and often determines the year-end No. [...]
Former world no.1 Lleyton Hewitt pulled off an upset as he beat 4th seeded Argentine Juan Monaco in the first round of the 2012 Valencia Open, winning 6-3 6-4 in one hour and 42 minutes. This is a big blow for Monaco, who is a contender for a spot at [...]
The draw for the season-ending WTA championships was made in Istanbul on Sunday evening, at a high-profile ceremony featuring all of the title contenders. The elite tournament sees the eight best-performing players of the year split into two round robin groups, with the top two from each making it through [...]
The TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships is the culmination of the 2012 season with the tour’s elite eight players competing for the coveted title. Here’s a look at how each woman booked her place in this week’s event. 1. Victoria Azarenka: After having long been touted as a future Major [...]
Every week at SteveG, we’ll be highlighting some of the best quotes said by players, coaches and more from the world of tennis “Very happy with the title in Vienna. I dedicate it to all mothers, especially mine. Thank you very much for your messages and your support!” Juan Martin [...]
Venus Williams, who has not played since being knocked out in the second round of the US Open, due to the effects of an ongoing auto immune disease and a bad back injury, took a familiar place on court in a tournament final on Sunday in Luxembourg. Up against the [...]
Andreas Seppi dealt with Jaziri in two comfortable sets, while his seeded colleague Thomaz Bellucci turned around the semifinal clash against Karlovic. They will now meet tomorrow in Moscow 2012 finals. Tunisian Malek Jaziri produced a solid run of victories at Kremlin Cup in Moscow this year, but was completely [...]
For the full draw, click here: ATP Basel 2012 Draw The Swiss Indoors is one of two ATP 500 tournaments this week. The tournament has been going for over forty years with the likes of Stefan Edberg, Ivan Lendl, John Mcenroe and Pete Sampras amongst past winners of the tournament. There [...]
