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10 Things We’ve Learned from the Australian Open

January 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment

1. Agnieszka Radwanska needs more weapons: Radwanska is many people’s favourite player with her quirky, imaginative style – combining speed with a deft touch. But despite arriving in Melbourne in the form of her life, we saw Radwanska come unstuck in the latter stages once again when up against a big hitter. Despite having more [...]

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More Memories of Melbourne: Grading the Australian Open (ATP)

January 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment

  Having completed the recap of the WTA field at the Australian Open, we issue report cards for the ATP.  As before, grading reflects not just results but expectations, quality of opposition, and other factors.  Djokovic:  The master of Melbourne like none before him, the Serb became the first man in the Open era to [...]

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Federer Survives Weekend at Bernie’s

January 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment

James Crabtree is currently in Melbourne Park covering the Australian Open for Tennis Grandstand and is giving you all the scoop directly from the grounds. By James Crabtree MELBOURNE — The anticipation was incredible. Outside of the arena hordes of devotees found any free patch they could to watch the game on one of the [...]

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Bernard Tomic in Roger Federer’s Living Room

January 17, 2013 By 1 Comment

James Crabtree is currently in Melbourne Park covering the Australian Open for Tennis Grandstand and is giving you all the scoop directly from the grounds. By James Crabtree MELBOURNE — There is a classic line in the 80’s Hoosiers basketball movie that has never been more apparent. “Look, mister, there’s… two kinds of dumb, uh… [...]

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The Good, The Bad and the Ugly: Berankis, Tomic, Janowicz

January 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Yeshayahu Ginsburg The favorites and top seeds all got through their second-round matches without much drama. David Ferrer was pushed by a powerful Tim Smyczek, who really began showing his true potential in the match. Still, Ferrer got through in four sets as he was just too solid and consistent for the young American. [...]

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Expectations Rewarded: Federer Dismisses Davydenko to Set Up Tomic Clash

January 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment

As he prepared for his 20th meeting with Nikolay Davydenko, Federer certainly knew what to expect from the Russian who had won only two of the previous nineteen.  A shot-maker who excels at taking groundstrokes early and creating acute angles with them, Davydenko compensated with those skills and with a crisp return for his lack [...]

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Wizards of Oz (IV): Tomic, Gasquet, Raonic, Kvitova, Wozniacki, And More on Day 4

January 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Leaving Federer vs. Davydenko for a special, detailed preview by one of our colleagues here, we break down some highlights from the latter half of second-round action on Day 4. ATP: Brands vs. Tomic (Rod Laver Arena):  A tall German who once caused a stir at Wimbledon, Brands has won four of his first five [...]

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Australian Open Grounds Pass: Beatlemania with Federer and “Team” Dimitrov

January 14, 2013 By 4 Comments

Jesse Pentecost is on the grounds of the Australian Open, covering matches and practice sessions and giving you an intimate behind-the-scenes look of the tennis season’s first Slam. By Jesse Pentecost I would be overstating the case to say that more than a minority believed Grigor Dimitrov to defeat Julien Benneteau. Even among those of [...]

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Wizards of Oz (II): Murray, Tomic, Tsonga, Wozniacki, Kvitova, and More from Day 2

January 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Our daily preview series continues with six matches from each Tour. ATP: Haase vs. Murray (Rod Laver Arena):  When they met at the 2011 US Open, the underdog nearly stunned the Scot by building a two-set lead.  Haase then won just six games over the last three sets as he continued a bizarre career trend [...]

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Did Bernard Tomic just diss Roger Federer, and vice versa?

January 13, 2013 By 1 Comment

January 13, 2013 — Young Australian hopeful and first time ATP title winner, Bernard Tomic, feels “unstoppable” going into this week’s Australian Open. His confidence is riding high after defeating world No. 31 Kevin Anderson in three sets for the Sydney title over the weekend, but has his ego gone too far? With his defeat [...]

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