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Random French Open Thoughts
The fun for viewers is seeing who makes the French Open as wild cards, who often become tomorrow’s top players. Look at Jo-Wilfried Tsonga a while ago nearly won the Australian Open as an unseeded player! Look at him today advancing at Roland Garros with a great win over Juan Monaco.
The Robbie Koenig Blog: Can Anyone Beat Rafa In Paris?
Anyway, the clay court season thus far, one word….” NADAL”….the kid is from another planet!!! Mentally and physically, on this surface, he’s the greatest I’ve ever seen, and probably the best of all time…and he’s only just 23 (in a few days)!!!
Mondays With Bob Greene: We do not wish to politicize sports
Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships and the Regions Morgan Championships.
An ATP Preview
Now that the first Grand Slam of the year is behind us, it is time to turn our focus to multiple locations and the resumption of the 250 level tournaments. The three stops this week include Vina de Mar, Chile, Zagreb, Croatia and Johannesburg, South Africa. While Nadal, Federer and many of the big boys are taking some time off, there are still some notable names in action this week.
Voo’s First Round Wrap-Up From Paris
Last year’s semifinalist Marcos Baghdatis has been struggling with injuries throughout the season and retired due to pain in his lower back in the first round match against Sam Querrey.
St. Pete seeds lack Simon survival skills
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.
Mondays With Bob Greene: We might even choose to boycott the new tour
Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the Kremlin Cup and the Stockholm Open.
Marat Safin Beats Defending Champion Nikolay Davydenko
Moscow-born player Marat Safin ousted the defending champion Nikolay Davydenko 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 after 2 hours 28 minutes. Davydenko was serving to win the first set at 6:5 and was two points away from taking the set in the tie-break.
David Nalbandian Sails To The Next With Easy Win Over Pim-Pim
Voo Dzidowski’s roundup from the fascinating world of tennis. Today with updates from Moscow, Vienna and Stockholm. News about Igor Andreev and David Nalbandian
Tennis As Usual: Hey Marat, You Won the Match
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.
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