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Posted by Leigh Sanders on March 17, 2010 · 1 Comment
Serbian Novak Djokovic and the big Croat Ivan Ljubicic take to the court Wednesday once more to do battle in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open ATP Masters 1000 tournament at Indian Wells.
It is the fifth time the two will duel over the net and the second this year, [...]
Filed under Commonwealth Tennis, Lead Story · Tagged with afternoon heat, angry protest, bald eagle, BNP Paribas, courtside, croat, fifth time, foe, fruition, Indian Wells, Ivan Ljubicic, mid afternoon, Novak Djokovic, point game, service game, straight sets, tannoy, tramline, umpire, volley
By Maud Watson
Return of the Bull – Rafael Nadal says that he is planning to return to tennis in the desert at the Indian Wells Masters 1000 event, the BNP Paribas Open. He states that his knee is healing nicely, and furthermore insists that he can return his body to peak physical condition. Nadal [...]
Filed under Lead Story, The Friday Five · Tagged with Andy Roddick, BNP Paribas, caesars, champions series, competitive tennis, daniel gimeno traver, David Nalbandian, gimeno, home crowd, Indian Wells, Ivan Lendl, main event, Marat Safin, Mats Wilander, Potito Starace, Rafael Nadal, safe bet, straight sets, Venus Williams
Posted by Stephane Carter on January 12, 2010 · 1 Comment
I have been follower of Jelena Dokic career ever since she caused that great upset by defeating Martina Hingis in straight sets at Wimbledon back in 1999.
After a long absence from the tennis courts, mostly because of family problems, I was happy to read that she was working on a come back. And it’s a [...]
Filed under Lead Story, Tennistastic · Tagged with absence, Australian Open, Elena Baltacha, follower, hobart, Jelena Dokic, last attempt, Martina Hingis, poll, quarterfinals, Shahar Peer, straight sets, tennis courts, vote, wild card, Wimbledon, work in progress
By Maud Watson
Henin Collects Another Scalp – The weekend before it was Flipkins and Pennetta, and this past weekend it was current world No. 20, Nadia Petrova. Henin once again vanquished her foe in straight sets in an exhibition match in Cairo. Granted, Henin has not faced the likes of either Williams sister, Clijsters, or [...]
Filed under Lead Story, The Friday Five · Tagged with 2012 olympic games, ATP World Tour, Australian Open, boys are back in town, clijsters, hall of famers, ioc, Justine Henin, mixed doubles, questionable rulings, Roger Federer, roger federer and rafael nadal, straight sets, tennis players, The Friday Five, wightman, williams sister, Xavier Malisse
By Maud Watson
The Real Deal – Kim Clijsters is quickly going on to prove that her dash to the US Open title was no fluke. In an exhibition match played earlier this week in her native Belgium, Clijsters once again defeated former world No. 1 Venus Williams. This time the Belgian secured an emphatic straight [...]
Filed under Lead Story, The Friday Five · Tagged with accolade, Australian Open, banner year, career grand slam, compatriot, Flavia Pennetta, hollywood actors, Ivan Lendl, jitters, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Kirsten Flipkens, morgan freeman, native belgium, real deal, Roger Federer, sensational sydney, straight sets, tennis fans, Venus Williams
Andre Agassi advanced into the final of the $150,000 Cancer Treatment Centers of America Tennis Championships at Surprise Saturday with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Wayne Ferreira of South Africa.
Filed under Featured Columns · Tagged with Aaron Krickstein, Andre Agassi, ariz, cancer treatment centers, cancer treatment centers of america, career record, champions series, fellow american, good games, outback, saturday evening, service break, service games, straight sets, tennis championships, tennis circuit, tennis players, time in my life, Todd Martin, Wayne Ferreira
Posted by McCarton Ackerman on August 27, 2009 · 6 Comments
On a scorching Wednesday afternoon, 2004 Roland Garros champion Gaston Gaudio, and 2001 Australian Open finalist Arnaud Clement crumbled in the heat, falling to little-known players in uninspired first round losses.
Filed under The Circuit - McCarton Ackerman · Tagged with abigail spears, Arnaud Clement, Australian Open, Carsten Ball, Donald Young, Gaston Gaudio, Grand Slam, japanese player, juan pablo brzezicki, Karolina Sprem, Kimiko Date, match of the day, nasdaq 100 open, reister, Roland Garros, Somdev Devvarman, stephanie foretz, straight sets, tim smyczek, wisconsin native
Posted by Justin Cohen on August 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Croatian serving machine Ivo Karlovic smashed 21 aces en route to dismissing No. 13 seed Gael Monfils, 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-6(2), in two hours and 10 minutes on Monday afternoon to advance to the second round at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters 1000 in Cincinnati.
Filed under TSF · Tagged with break points, David Ferrer, financial group, Florent Serra, hiccup, Ivan Ljubicic, Ivo Karlovic, mischa, Novak Djokovic, Paul-Henri Mathieu, quarterfinals, Roger Federer, second serve, service games, six points, spaniard, Stanislas Wawrinka, straight sets, third game, zverev
Posted by Justin Cohen on August 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Kim Clijsters’ highly anticipated comeback to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour after a two year hiatus was marked by an impressive, 6-4, 6-3, victory over No. 12 seed Marion Bartoli on Monday night at the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open in Cincinnati.
Filed under Lead Story, TSF · Tagged with break points, competitive tennis, entourage, financial group, hiatus, jada, julia vakulenko, Kim Clijsters, Marion Bartoli, momentum, monday night, open champion, peers, physical demands, professional tennis, Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, straight sets, time schedule, Venus Williams, warsaw poland
