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Kim Clijsters to focus on Olympics; John Isner new number one American — The Friday Five

April 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson London or Bust To the dismay of her legion of fans and the WTA in general, Kim Clijsters announced that she will be unable to make one last run at Roland Garros. The Belgian is suffering from ankle and hip injuries and is healing much slower than anticipated. She is wisely opting [...]

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US Open Fourth Round Preview

September 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The final week of Grand Slam play for 2010 is about to begin and there are sixteen players left in the men’s draw. Noticeable absentees include the Andy’s (Murray and Roddick) and Tomas Berdych. Other than that I suppose David Nalbandian and Marcos Baghdatis bowed out slightly earlier than we had thought, but there are [...]

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Around the corner: Baghdatis is the top seed in New Haven

August 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Only a week to go before the final Grand Slam of 2010 and there is one last stop on the tour before we get to Flushing Meadows. This week offers the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament in New Haven where Marcos Baghdatis is the number one seed. The ATP World Tour 250 level tourney offers some [...]

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Around The Corner – Rogers Cup Gives Canada The Tennis Spotlight

August 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment

For a land known more for its on-ice accomplishments than on-court, Canada boasts one of the oldest tennis tournaments in the history of the game. Third behind Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in terms of longevity, The Rogers Cup seems to get better year after year. A quality field once again descends upon Toronto this [...]

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Around the Corner: Clay Court Tennis in Stuttgart and Bastad

July 12, 2010 By 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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Around The Corner: A Newport Preview

July 4, 2010 By 2 Comments

With Wimbledon ended it seems odd to have any grass-court tennis left and yet that is exactly what we have in the week ahead in Newport, Rhode Island. A sparse field is set for the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championship but there are a few names worth noting. Seeded first is American Sam Querrey. [...]

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YOUR GRASS IS MINE! 2010 WIMBLEDON PREVIEW

June 14, 2010 By 9 Comments

By Peter Nez With Wimbledon only one week away, the talk has shifted from sheer dominance on the sandy surface to an all out blitz of question marks and shrugging shoulders as to who will take away lawn glory. It’s hard to refute a 76-2 record on grass for the past seven years by defending [...]

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HISTORY FOR SCHIAVONE AND NADAL: THE FRIDAY FIVE

June 11, 2010 By 3 Comments

By Maud Watson A Veteran’s Historic Moment – Francesca Schiavone is not a household name to the casual sports fan. Her run to the Roland Garros women’s final was a quiet one that included a retirement from her opponent Elena Dementieva in the semis. Her foe in the final was Sam Stosur, the woman who [...]

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ROGER FEDERER: PUTTING THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE

June 7, 2010 By 82 Comments

By Peter Nez Roger Federer is in Halle, Germany this week playing his typical warm up tournament before Wimbledon (Germany’s only grass court event) where the latest news reports that Roger has signed a lifetime contract with tournament organizers, meaning he is committed to the event as long as he is playing professional tennis. “It’s [...]

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AROUND THE CORNER: ROGER FEDERER GOES HALLE WHILE ANDY MURRAY PLAYS LONDON

June 7, 2010 By 2 Comments

Less than twenty-four hours after Rafael Nadal’s impressive French Open victory and the ATP Tour is switching gears from the red clay of Roland Garros to the green grass of Halle and London. The short grass-court season is now upon us and over the next month we will witness a very different and exciting brand [...]

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