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Novak Djokovic wins memorable season finale over Roger Federer

November 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Melissa Boyd Novak Djokovic followed up his historic 2011 season with another stellar campaign in 2012 which he capped on Monday with a 7-6(6), 7-5 victory over Roger Federer to capture his second title at the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 in London and finish as the World No. 1 for the [...]

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Andy Murray Immortalized In…LEGO

August 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Andy Murray is likely to be knighted one day for his Olympic gold medal-winning performance at the 2012 London Games, defeating seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer on Centre Court at the All England Club. However, until the Scotsman becomes “Sir” Andy Murray, he will have to settle for being immortalized….in LEGO. All Olympic champions from [...]

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Olympic Tennis History Documented in New Kindle EBook

July 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The history of the tennis competition at the Olympic Games is documented in a new KINDLE ebook “Olympic Tennis: An Historical Snapshot” released by TennisGrandstand, LLC. The book provides readers with a compilation of anecdotes, summaries, scores, medalists and records from all of the Olympic tennis competitions from 1896 to 1924 and from 1988 to [...]

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Federer and Tsonga to Meet in ATP World Tour Finals – Live Coverage

November 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

by Ahmed Ibrahim All or nothing. That’s what this crowd at the O2 Arena expects when you take the court and in the Semi-Finals of the ATP World Tour Finals that is what is needed. No relying on bizarre round robin results; just you versus your opponent. A win and you are in the Finals; [...]

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Berdych Defeats Ferrer to Knock Djokovic out of London – Live Coverage

November 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

by Stephanie Neppl By the time the final round robin match was ready to begin at the ATP World Tour Finals on Friday night, the O2 crowd was truly energized. Not only were they promised an intriguing match between David Ferrer and Tomas Berdych, but the result would decide whether Berdych or world #1 Novak [...]

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Tipsarevic Beats Djokovic to Mark His Place at the ATP World Tour Finals – Live Coverage

November 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

by Ahmed Ibrahim Twists and turns. That is the Round Robin format of this ATP World Tour Final, and Novak Djokovic is no exception as he had to wait several more hours to find out if his stellar 2011 had come to an end. Unfortunately for Djokovic, his stay in London was cut short after [...]

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Ferrer and Berdych Win in Contrasting Styles at ATP World Tour Finals – Live Coverage

November 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment

by Stephanie Neppl Berdych Battles Past Tipsarevic Disappointed tennis fans didn’t  hide their initial lack of interest in the Tomas Berdych/Janko Tipsarevic match on Wednesday at the ATP World Tour Finals.  It seemed as though many fans hadn’t seen the news that Scot Andy Murray had pulled out of the tournament. When the players entered [...]

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Nadal No Match for Superb Federer in London – Live Coverage

November 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment

by Ahmed Ibrahim and Stephanie Neppl Expectations. It’s hard to not be caught up in the hype when Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal face off on the tennis courts. Before meeting in the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals, the two had met on 25 previous occasions, including countless Grand Slam finals. Given their illustrious history, it’s [...]

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Live Coverage from London: Federer Begins Title Defense With Victory Over Tsonga

November 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment

by Ahmed Ibrahim Keep it simple, finish it quick. Words that were heard in the O2 Arena as Roger Federer got his title defense underway by disposing of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2 2-6 6-4 in 89 minutes at the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday. With Federer in a bullish mood he wasted no time in [...]

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Live Coverage From London: Nadal Pushed All the Way By A Battling Fish

November 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment

by Ahmed Ibrahim In a match that many had predicted would be over very quickly, few could believe their eyes when Rafael Nadal and Mardy Fish went the distance at the O2 Arena in London for the ATP World Tour Finals. The match was certainly long – to the tune of 2 hours and 53 [...]

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