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Andy Roddick awakens rivalry against Roger Federer: “There is no script in sports”

March 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The Federer-Roddick rivalry is no longer a myth. It truly exists and was on full display this evening at the Sony Ericsson Open as Roger Federer and Andy Roddick battled for a spot in the fourth round. Gone are the days of these two players meeting each other in Grand Slam finals, but the electrifying [...]

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Ryan Harrison Talks Roger Federer, His Expectation to Win, and Why He Doesn’t Set Goals

March 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Ryan Harrison nearly forced a third set against Roger Federer today at the Sony Ericsson Open, but the Swiss prevailed 6-2, 7-6(3) in just under one-and-a-half hours on court. In his post-match press conference, Harrison talked about his expectation to win every match, why he doesn’t set ranking or tournament performance goals, and Federer’s renewed authority [...]

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Learning from Roger Federer’s Demeanour

September 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment

By Ritesh Gupta The ball went up in the air and the way it swirled in the cold windy conditions, it looked as if the server completely lost the connection with the ball for that split second. He decided not to connect and chose to have a re-go at it. Nothing unusual till this point, [...]

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Don’t Sell Your Federer Stock Just Yet – The Friday Five

July 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson The Tumble Continues – One of the big headlines at the All England Club this past Wednesday was the dismissal of six-time champion Roger Federer at the hands of Tomas Berdych.  Despite Federer’s history at SW19 and the difference in seeding between the two, I have trouble calling this a big upset. [...]

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RODDICK OVERCOMES LLODRA IN TESTING ENCOUNTER

June 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment

By Ritesh Gupta Witnessing a contrasting duel where one thrives on pace while the other seldom offers the same is something one hardly comes across in the men’s tennis today. Deft touches, exchanges at the net, pulsating half-volleys…all this is a treat to watch especially on the hallowed courts at Wimbledon. Such contrasting style of [...]

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ATP REVIEW WITH VOO

February 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Robin Soderling came to Rotterdam having lost his last six matches and started the tournament by losing the first set in his opening match with Florent Serra. But since then, he played some of best indoor tennis and won nine consecutive sets, at 6-4 2-0 for him in the final, a 2007 champion Mikhaily Youzhny [...]

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Isner Upsets Roddick In An Open Classic

September 6, 2009 By 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.

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Kendrick crashes out to Haas in US Open

September 4, 2009 By 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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Kendrick Moves Into Second Round of US Open

September 1, 2009 By 1 Comment

Taking advantage of a visibly injured opponent, Kendrick crushed groundstroke winners in front of a packed crowd on Court 4, easily moving into the second round with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 win over Martin Vasallo-Arguello of Argentina.

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Murray Survives Scare To Advance In Cincinnati; Federer, Nadal Advance

August 22, 2009 By 3 Comments

Defending champion and No. 3 seed Andy Murray of Scotland rallied from a set and break down in the second set to edge past lucky loser Julien Benneteau of France, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, in two hours and 11 minutes on Friday afternoon to advance to the semifinals at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters 1000 in Cincinnati.

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