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Roland Garros Fast Forward: Li, Wozniacki, Berdych Face Intriguing Tests on Day 2

May 26, 2013 By Chris Skelton Leave a Comment

As we look ahead to Day 2, three top-ten players feature intriguing tests. Let’s start with the women this time. WTA: Li Na vs. Anabel Medina Garrigues: Facing the 2011 Roland Garros champion is a classic clay counterpuncher of a mold rarely in use anymore. Medina Garrigues came closer than anyone to defeating Serena on [...]

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Filed Under: Chris Skelton, Latest News, Lead Story, Live Coverage Tagged With: Albert Montanes, Albert Ramos, Anabel Medina Garrigues, angelique kerber, ATP, Carla Suarez Navarro, carlos berlocq, Caroline Wozniacki, Ekaterina Makarova, Gael Monfils, Grand Slams, Jerzy Janowicz, John Isner, Julien Benneteau, Laura Robson, li na, Mona Barthel, Paris tennnis, ricardas berankis, Roland Garros, Simona Halep, steve johnson, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tomas Berdych, WTA

What to Watch in the ATP This Week: Previews of Marseille, Memphis, and Buenos Aires

February 18, 2013 By Chris Skelton Leave a Comment

While none of the ATP tournaments this week enjoys a field of the pedigree that the WTA has produced in Dubai, the 250 tournament in Marseille features every member of the top ten’s lower half. We start with that event in our weekly preview, following it with the technically more significant tournament in Memphis [...]

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Filed Under: Chris Skelton, Latest News, Lead Story, Live Coverage Tagged With: Albert Montanes, Alexander Doglopolov, ATP, ATP 250, ATP 500, benoit paire, Bernard Tomic, Buenos Aires tennis, carlos berlocq, David Ferrer, David Nalbandian, Ernests Gulbis, Fabio Fognini, Feliciano Lopez, Fernando Verdasco, Gael Monfils, Gilles Simon, Horacio Zeballos, Igor Sijsling, jack sock, Janko Tipsarevic, Jerzy Janowicz, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, John Isner, Juan Martin del Potro, Julien Benneteau, Jurgen Melzer, Kei Nishikori, Lleyton Hewitt, Lukas Rosol, Marin Cilic, Marseille tennis, Martin Alund, Martin Klizan, memphis tennis, Michael Llodra, Milos Raonic, Nicolas Almagro, Nikolay Davydenko, Richard Gasquet, Ryan Harrison, Sam Querrey, Simone Bolelli, Stanislas Wawrinka, steve johnson, Thomaz Bellucci, Tomas Berdych, Tommy Haas

The Week Ahead in the ATP: Rotterdam, San Jose, Sao Paulo

February 11, 2013 By Chris Skelton 1 Comment

Like last week, the upcoming ATP slate features two European tournaments on indoor hard courts and a South American tournament on outdoor red clay. Only one of the Big Four participated in last week’s action, but this week his archrival returns to the spotlight as well. Rotterdam: Back in action for the first time since [...]

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Filed Under: Chris Skelton, Latest News, Lead Story, Live Coverage Tagged With: Albert Montanes, Albert Ramos, Andrea Seppi, ATP, benoit paire, Bernard Tomic, carlos berlocq, daniel gimeno traver, David Nalbandian, Denis Istomin, Evgeny Donskoy, Fernando Verdasco, Filippo Volandri, Gael Monfils, Gilles Simon, Grigor Dimitrov, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Horacio Zeballos, Ivo Karlovic, jack sock, Jeremy Chardy, Jerzy Janowicz, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, John Isner, Juan Martin del Potro, Julien Benneteau, Lleyton Hewitt, Marino Matosevic, Michael Llodra, Mikhail Youzhny, Milos Raonic, Nicolas Almagro, pablo andujar, Rafael Nadal, Richard Gasquet, Roger Federer, Rotterdam tennis, ruben ramirez hidalgo, Ryan Harrison, Sam Querrey, san jose tennis, Santiago Giraldo, Sao Paulo tennis, steve johnson, Thomaz Bellucci, Tommy Haas, Tommy Robredo, Vasek Pospisil, Xavier Malisse

Rafael Nadal pulls out the win and advances to the semis

March 18, 2011 By Andrea Lubinsky Leave a Comment

When Rafael Nadal plays a match, he’s the favorite. It’s tough to bet against the world No. 1. Ivo Karlovic barely even registers on the tennis radar these days. If he wasn’t the tallest player on tour, he probably wouldn’t even be part of the discussion. At 32, Karlovic is probably entering his last years [...]

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Filed Under: Andrea Lubinsky, Lead Story Tagged With: Albert Montanes, David Ferrer, Gilles Simon, Ivo Karlovic, Rafael Nadal, Tommy Robredo

Photo Feed: Jeremy Chardy in Bucharest

September 23, 2010 By Erwin Ong Leave a Comment

BCR Open Romania: Frenchman Jeremy Chardy, eighth seed at this week’s BCR Open Romania in Bucharest, is through to the third round and faces top seed Albert Montanes in the quarters. (Draw) A ring on his left finger, hmmm? (photo by Anca Tudosa from the BCR Open Romania website)

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Weekly Debrief: McEnroe vs Roddick. Yes You Read That Right!

July 19, 2010 By Romana Cvitkovic Leave a Comment

This week has been exciting for the tennis world with announcements from players, a few Spanish winners sprinkled in between, and a match between Andy Roddick and John McEnroe. Yes, you read that right. Roddick vs. McEnroe. Let’s check out this week’s Top Moments in the Weekly Debrief. Top Six 1. Thought we were done [...]

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Around The Corner: Hamburg And Atlanta Hit It Off This Week

July 19, 2010 By Mike McIntyre Leave a Comment

The International German Open – Hamburg, Germany The German Open offers European clay-court specialists another opportunity to pad their ranking point totals for the year. Russian Nikolay Davydenko is seeded first but given his play as of late I wouldn’t expect much in terms of results here. Struggling to find his game after returning from [...]

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Almagro And Montanes Put Spain In Winner’s Circle

July 19, 2010 By Mike McIntyre Leave a Comment

Spain continues to reap athletic rewards as the Spanish duo of Nicolas Almagro and Albert Montanes won the two clay-court titles on the ATP Tour this past week. Montanes defeated Gael Monfils 6-2, 1-2 in Stuttgart before the Frenchman had to retire with a right ankle injury. It was the second title of the year [...]

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Around the Corner: Clay Court Tennis in Stuttgart and Bastad

July 12, 2010 By Mike McIntyre Leave a Comment

With the short grass court season already over, the ATP Tour turns to a couple of clay court tournaments in Europe this week. Stuttgart: The chance at redemption to a multitude of players who have missed significant portions of the tennis season due to injury is offered at Stuttgart this year. Russian Nikolay Davydenko is [...]

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FEDERER NEARS EDBERG RECORD; KUBOT SHINES BRIGHT FOR POLAND

January 23, 2010 By Voo De Mar 1 Comment

* October 13, 1986 – this is the date when Wojtek Fibak, the best player in history of Polish tennis, was a top 100 player for the last time in his long career. Twenty-three years later, on Nov. 16, 2009, Lukasz Kubot became the second player from Poland to rank in the top 100 in [...]

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Roland Garros Fast Forward: Li, Wozniacki, Berdych Face Intriguing Tests on Day 2

What to Watch in the ATP This Week: Previews of Marseille, Memphis, and Buenos Aires

The Week Ahead in the ATP: Rotterdam, San Jose, Sao Paulo

Rafael Nadal pulls out the win and advances to the semis

Photo Feed: Jeremy Chardy in Bucharest

Weekly Debrief: McEnroe vs Roddick. Yes You Read That Right!

Around The Corner: Hamburg And Atlanta Hit It Off This Week

Almagro And Montanes Put Spain In Winner’s Circle

Around the Corner: Clay Court Tennis in Stuttgart and Bastad

FEDERER NEARS EDBERG RECORD; KUBOT SHINES BRIGHT FOR POLAND

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