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Posted by McCarton Ackerman on September 6, 2009 · 1 Comment
With the crowd against him and Andy Roddick becoming more energized as the match progressed, John Isner dug deep to pull off the biggest upset of his career.
Filed under The Circuit - McCarton Ackerman · Tagged with ace, aces, Andy Roddick, Arthur Ashe, Arthur Ashe Stadium, backhand, break of serve, break point, crowd, game, ground strokes, John Isner, match, midway, straightforward fashion, tiebreaker, victory, volley, washington d c
Posted by McCarton Ackerman on September 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Coming into the US Open, Fresno native Robert Kendrick hoped to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time, but his dreams were cut short on Thursday morning.
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Posted by McCarton Ackerman on September 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The US Open is where Fresno native Raquel Kops-Jones first burst into the spotlight last year, but she bowed out quietly this year in a surprising first round loss.
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Posted by McCarton Ackerman on September 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Playing in front a packed crowd on Court 8, Cecil, who received a wild card into the main draw for winning the NCAA championships earlier this summer, found herself overwhelmed by the occasion and her opponent’s game.
Filed under Featured Columns · Tagged with break point, coach, crowd, dad, game point, italy, learning experience, mallory, match point, NCAA, NCAA Champion, NCAA championships, opponent, rallies, scoreboard, Tathiana Garbin, tempo, unforced errors, veteran player, wild card
Posted by McCarton Ackerman on September 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment
In a match between two of the tallest players in pro tennis, Greensboro native John Isner fought off 10 set points in one of the longest tiebreakers in US Open history, and advanced into the second round with a 6-1, 7-6 (14), 7-6 (5) win over Victor Hanescu of Romania, the No. 28 seed in the event.
Filed under The Circuit - McCarton Ackerman · Tagged with ace, ATP Tour News, backhand, balls, baseline, break point, end result, foregone conclusion, forehand, John Isner, long time, match, open history, overhead smash, romania, tiebreaker, tiebreakers, unforced errors, unthinkable, Victor Hanescu
Posted by Justin Cohen on August 24, 2009 · 2 Comments
No. 1 seed Roger Federer of Switzerland capped off an impressive week by defeating No. 4 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia, 6-1, 7-5, in two hours and six minutes on Sunday afternoon to capture his third Western & Southern Financial Group Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati.
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Posted by Justin Cohen on August 20, 2009 · 3 Comments
World No. 1 and two-time champion Roger Federer cruised past Argentine Jose Acasuso, 6-3, 7-5, in 70 minutes on Wednesday afternoon to advance to the third round at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters 1000 in Cincinnati.
Filed under Lead Story, TSF · Tagged with aces, Andy Roddick, break point, breakpoints, David Ferrer, double faults, eighth game, financial group, first victory, Grand Slam, ground strokes, hurry, Jose Acasuso, late night, Marin Cilic, remarkable return, Roger Federer, Sam Querrey, time champion, wednesday afternoon
Posted by Justin Cohen on August 13, 2009 · 2 Comments
Former world No. 1 Kim Clijsters continued her remarkable comeback to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour with a second consecutive win over a Top 20 player, this time defeating world No. 20 Patty Schnyder.
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Posted by Randy Walker on May 3, 2009 · 1 Comment
Using the social network “Twitter” to update fans and followers via his blackberry on changeovers, Courier beat McEnroe 6-3, 4-6, (10-4 in Champions Tie-breaker) in a special “Legendary Night Exhibition” at the Turning Stone Resort in Central New York.
Filed under Featured Columns, Lead Story · Tagged with break point, champion series, double fault, fifth game, forehand, heat of battle, Jim Courier, John McEnroe, legendary night, mac 2, networking device, professional tennis player, rules of tennis, series mac, social networking, tennis circuit, tennis match, tie breaker, turning stone resort, Twitter, twitters
