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Andy Murray in a Fitness Race as Juan Martin del Potro Visits the Pope — The Friday Five

May 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Fitness Race It seems that all of the chatter about Nadal’s seeding for Roland Garros may have been for nothing, as the Spaniard may be guaranteed the No. 4 seed even if he fails to win the title in Rome. Unfortunately, his potential guarantee of a top four seed may come at [...]

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Grigor Dimitrov: Slow and Steady Leads to Greatness

May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Yeshayahu Ginsburg During Wimbledon 2011, three young players that were expected by many to someday be top tennis players were all playing their second-round matches at the same time. Two of them were competing in what many thought would be their coming-out parties. One was playing quite poorly against a middling opponent. The names [...]

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Andy Murray Knocks Operation Puerto; Roger Federer’s Basel Woes — The Friday Five

May 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Cover-Up Let the conspiracy theories begin! On Tuesday, Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes, the man smack dab in the middle of Operation Puerto, was found guilty of nothing more than endangering public health. He got off with a one-year suspended jail sentence, was banned from practicing medicine, and fined a measly $6,000. In [...]

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Americans Harrison, Smyczek, Kudla Book Semifinal Spots at Tallahassee Tennis Challenger

May 2, 2013 By 1 Comment

TALLAHASSEE, FL, May 2, 2013 – The red, white and blue rolled on Thursday at the Tallahassee Tennis Challenger. No. 2 seed Ryan Harrison played some of his best tennis of the week at the $50,000 USTA Pro Circuit event, beating fellow American Donald Young 7-6 (5), 6-4 to book a place in the semifinals [...]

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Why Novak Djokovic Will Win Roland Garros

May 2, 2013 By 11 Comments

By Jane Voigt, owner of DownTheTee.com May 2, 2013 — Novak Djokovic is on a mission this spring: to win Roland Garros. His victory is not assured, however it is highly likely. Here’s why. He can overcome any obstacle, whether physical or mental, on any tennis court surface. In Paris, we see red. Red clay. Second, Djokovic’s [...]

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ATP Munich Gallery: Dodig Defeats Cilic; Dolgopolov and Kohlschreiber Also Thru

May 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment

MUNICH (May 1, 2013) — Defending BMW Open champion Philipp Kohlschreiber took just 63 minutes to defeat world No. 195 Evgeny Korolev in his opening match, 6-2, 6-4. Croat Ivan Dodig also found himself in the quarterfinals after ousting tournament No. 2 seed and fellow Croat Marin Cilic in an easy two sets, 6-4, 6-2. Ukrainian [...]

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Alex Kuznetsov Q&A: USTA Roland Garros Wild Card Hopeful on His Start and Goals in Tennis

May 1, 2013 By 2 Comments

May 1, 2013 — The last three weeks have been a game-changer for 26-year-old Alex Kuznetsov as he has shot up the rankings one hundred spots to world No. 176, and is also in the lead for the USTA Roland Garros wild card as part of the Har-Tru Wild Card Challenge. Last month, the Ukraine-born [...]

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Nicolas Almagro So Close to Stepping Up, But Still So Far

May 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Yeshayahu Ginsburg Unfortunately for Nicolas Almagro, his last match against Rafael Nadal feels like it went pretty much the same way all of his other matches have. Almagro is very good against most players on tour, especially on clay. He has improved on all surfaces over the past few years and now consistently goes [...]

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Ivo Karlovic Hospitalized in Miami for Viral Meningitis, Not a Stroke

April 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment

April 28, 2013 — After falling ill and being readmitted to a Miami hospital, Ivo Karlovic is now recovering from an official diagnosis of viral meningitis according to Croatian media outlet Večernji list. When news first broke out over social media two days ago that Karlovic was hospitalized, initial reports suspected a “mild stroke.” Večernji list then [...]

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Novak Djokovic Steps Up; Roland Garros Debate on Seedings — The Friday Five

April 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Change in the Air It’s still early in the clay court season, but already there’s an increase in the chatter regarding Novak Djokovic’s chances of completing not only a career Grand Slam, but possibly the calendar-year Grand Slam. The reason behind the increased chatter is that he did something that nobody has [...]

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