You are here:
Home / Tennis As Usual - Ricky Dimon
Posted by Ricky Dimon on October 23, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The St. Petersburg draw is already in shambles after just two rounds of the tournament, as seeds are tumbling out at an alarming rate. No. 5 Marin Cilic, No. 6 Dmitry Tursunov, and No. 7 Mario Ancic were all upset in their openers.
Filed under Tennis As Usual - Ricky Dimon · Tagged with Andreas Seppi, Andrey Golubev, Andy Murray, David Nalbandian, Dmitry Tursunov, Ernests Gulbis, Fernando Verdasco, James Blake, Jarkko Nieminen, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Josselin Ouanna, Juan Martin del Potro, Juan Monaco, Julien Benneteau, Kristof Vliegen, Marat Safin, Marin Cilic, Mario Ancic, Mikhail Youzhny, Mischa Zverev, Nikolay Davydenko, Roger Federer, Viktor Troicki
Posted by Ricky Dimon on October 22, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Roger Federer got his bid to capture a third straight title in Basel off to winning start on Tuesday, but not without a scare. American Bobby Reynolds took the second set in a tiebreaker, but Federer turned things around to prevail 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3 in one hour and 50 minutes.
Filed under Lead Story, Tennis As Usual - Ricky Dimon · Tagged with Agnieszka Radwanska, Ana Ivanovic, Andre Agassi, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Benjamin Becker, Bobby Reynolds, Dmitry Tursunov, Ernests Gulbis, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Ivan Ljubicic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Josselin Ouanna, Marin Cilic, Mikhail Youzhny, Nikolay Davydenko, Patty Schnyder, Richard Gasquet, Roger Federer, Tommy Robredo, Vera Zvonareva, Viktor Troicki
Posted by Ricky Dimon on October 20, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The women were grossly overshadowed by the men last week; that’s simply what happens when there is a Masters Series event on the men’s side. And that’s especially what happens when a shocking semifinal Saturday features Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer tumble out in succession, both after blowing one-set leads.
Filed under Lead Story, Tennis As Usual - Ricky Dimon · Tagged with Ana Ivanovic, Andy Murray, Flavia Pennetta, Gilles Simon, Jelena Jankovic, Lindsay Davenport, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Sony Ericsson Championships, Venus Williams
Posted by Ricky Dimon on October 19, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Before this, his breakout 2008 campaign, Simon was a virtual unknown outside of die-hard tennis fan circles. Even now he has to be the least-known player inside the top 20. It goes without saying that he is far from a fan favorite.
Posted by Ricky Dimon on October 17, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Much was expected of Monfils when-as an 18-year-old-he rolled through the juniors to win the first three Grand Slams of the year (the Australian Open, the French Open, on Wimbledon). He was supposed to be the next big thing for France, and possibly even for all of tennis. And who could deny the hype?
Posted by Ricky Dimon on October 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment
With ATP Tour action really taking off this week at the Masters Series Madrid, the women are getting thoroughly overshadowed. It should not go unnoticed, however, that this week’s WTA event in Zurich, Switzerland boasts an outstanding field, especially considering the draw size is just 28.
Filed under Tennis As Usual - Ricky Dimon · Tagged with Amelie Mauresmo, Ana Ivanovic, Andy Roddick, Anna Chakvetadze, ATP Tour News, Caroline Wozniacki, Daniela Hantuchova, David Nalbandian, Francesca Schiavone, Jelena Jankovic, Maria Kirilenko, Masters Series Madrid, Monica Nuclescu, Nikolay Davydenko, Novak Djokovic, Patty Schnyder, Petra Kvitova, Roger Federer, Venus Williams, Vera Zvonareva, Victoria Azarenka, WTA Tour News, Zurich
Posted by Ricky Dimon on October 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The perceived post-U.S. Open lull on the ATP Tour provided opportunities for some lesser-known players to make name for themselves, and two unheralded competitors did just that last week
Filed under Tennis As Usual - Ricky Dimon · Tagged with Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, ATP Tour News, Davis Cup, Fernando Gonzalez, Gael Monfils, Igor Kunitsyn, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Martin del Potro, Mario Ancic, Novak Djokovic, Philip Petzschner, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Stockholm Open, US Open
Posted by Ricky Dimon on October 12, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Unless you are a true die-hard tennis fan, you have not been pondering the aforementioned question until today. Little-known German Philipp Petzschner is in the final of both the singles and doubles tournaments at the Bank Austria Tennis Trophy in Vienna.
Filed under Tennis As Usual - Ricky Dimon · Tagged with Alexander Peya, Andy Ram, Bank Austria Tennis Trophy, Elena Dementieva, Fabrice Santoro, Feliciano Lopez, Fernando Verdasco, Gael Monfils, Igor Kunitsyn, Jelena Jankovic, Kremlin Cup, Marat Safin, Max Mirnyi, Mischa Zverev, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Philipp Petzschner
Posted by Ricky Dimon on October 9, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Marat Safin stole the show in Moscow, where most of the tennis action is taking place this week since both men and women are competing at the Kremlin Cup. As usual, Safin made headlines for something other than his play.
Filed under Tennis As Usual - Ricky Dimon · Tagged with ATP Tour News, Carlos Bernades, Daniela Hantuchova, David Nalbandian, Eduardo Schwank, Fernando Gonzalez, Flavia Penetta, Gilles Simon, Janko Tipsarevic, Joachim Johansson, Jonas Bjorkman, Juan Monaco, Kremlin Cup, Marat Safin, Mario Ancic, Nikolay Davydenko, Noam Okun, Philipp Petzschner, Robby Ginepri, Russia, Simone Bolelli, Stanislas Wawrinka, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Venus Williams, Vera Zvonareva, Viktor Troicki
« Previous Page
