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David Ferrer is Exactly Where He Wants To Be

April 4, 2013 By 1 Comment

By Yeshayahu Ginsburg David Ferrer is exactly where he wants to be. Over the past few years he has made himself into the most consistent player in the game outside the “Big 4”. He is a warrior on the court who plays a dogged, determined defensive game that frustrates and wears down his opponents. He [...]

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Argentina Could Evade Underdog Status in the Davis Cup Final

November 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

It wasn’t so long ago that players from Argentina dominated the ATP rankings, with Guillermo Canas, Guillermo Coria, Gaston Gaudio, Mariano Puerta and David Nalbandian all spending time in the top 10. The only one of those players still active today is Nalbandian, and he’s going for something again that he and his compatriots weren’t [...]

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Estoril Open: Top seed Robin Soderling struggles but wins, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga loses

April 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

By Luís Santos Top seed Robin Soderling got into all sorts of trouble in his first clay match of the season. Soderling started strong claiming an easy first set 6-1. As the second set rolled on, the Swede fell behind 0-3 as errors crept into his game. Chardy didn’t waste any time going up 5-2. [...]

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Pride Over Points; Ana Ivanovic Turns Down Wildcard For Montreal – The Friday Five

August 13, 2010 By 1 Comment

By Maud Watson First Time for Everything – One of the big news items this week was the fact that for the first time since the ATP rankings began, no American man is in the Top 10. The United States has always had one of the richest tennis traditions, producing some of the game’s greatest, [...]

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Roger Federer Faces Doubts In Toronto

August 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Roger Federer held his first tournament press conference at the Rogers Cup on Monday and was bombarded by questions about his current slip to the No. 3 position in the ATP rankings. Such is the reality the Swiss star faces wherever he goes these days as his game has dropped a notch in recent months. [...]

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AROUND THE CORNER

February 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Open 13 – Marseille, France With six players in the top-fifty of the ATP rankings system, France is certainly well represented in the upper echelon of the men’s game. The tournament in Marseille enjoys a significant French presence that starts with number two seed, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The defending champion from a year ago has had [...]

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FEDERER NEARS EDBERG RECORD; KUBOT SHINES BRIGHT FOR POLAND

January 23, 2010 By 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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Tennis In The Commonwealth

October 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The following is Leigh Sanders’ weekly look at tennis headlines in “The Commonwealth” or the traditional tennis powerhouses that were former members of the British Empire, most notably Australia, South Africa, India, Canada and, of course, Great Britain.

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Brothers And Sisters At The US Open – The Richeys And Dinara And Marat

September 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The best brother and sister combinations in the history of tennis – Dinara Safina and Marat Safin of Russia and Nancy and Cliff Richey of San Angelo, Texas – are all in attendance at the 2009 U.S. Open.

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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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