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Rafa looking for more duels with Federer, Soderling believes he can crack rivalry and Murray out to break his own duck

January 6, 2011 By 2 Comments

*2010 ended with the Top 2 doing battle at the o2 Arena in London in the final of the ATPWTFs. They also kicked off 2011 by rallying on water, and then going head to head in the final of the Doha Championships, which Rafael Nadal took in straight sets. Now the Spaniard wants more chances [...]

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Adios Carlos Moya – The Friday Five

November 19, 2010 By 1 Comment

By Maud Watson Baby Steps Well, the bad news is that the USTA isn’t putting a roof on any of their courts…yet. The good news is that they have approved a more than $300 million budget to begin making a string of much-needed upgrades to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The first change [...]

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Nadal Expects to play London, Federer and Murray Call for Longer Winter Break, Wozniacki on Player Council

November 11, 2010 By 1 Comment

*World No. 1 Rafa Nadal expects to be fit for the ATP Tour Finals in London despite pulling out of the Paris Masters this week with injury. “I am not worried at all about London,” said the Spaniard. “It was not an easy decision [to pull out of Paris] because Paris is a special city [...]

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Vera Zvonareva’s Run at US Open and Wimbledon Was no Fluke – The Friday Five

September 17, 2010 By 1 Comment

By Maud Watson A Familiar Face & a First – When the last ball was struck at the final major of the year, the fans at Flushing Meadows saw two of the game’s biggest stars crowned the victors in what was an historic US Open. On the women’s side, Kim Clijsters secured her third consecutive [...]

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ATP Tidbits – Verdasco & Murray as models, Federer’s CGI question & a Serbian dinner invitation

August 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Summer in the Eastern US signifies 100 degree temperatures and 95% humidity. So it’s no surprise that two of the hottest tennis stars around recently each did photoshoots in preparation for the summer’s hottest sporting ticket, the US Open. Roger Federer, always trying to set the standard, one-uped the two men by making a viral [...]

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Murray Gets Wimbledon Revenge on Nadal

August 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Andy Murray enjoyed a little post-Wimbledon revenge on Saturday at the Rogers Cup in Toronto as he handled world number one Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the finals. Murray played as crisp tennis as I’ve seen from him since the Australian Open in January and appeared composed and prepared from the very opening [...]

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Top Four Players Advance to Rogers Cup Semi-Finals

August 14, 2010 By 1 Comment

The top four players in the world took to the court today in Toronto offering fans a terrific line-up of ATP action. By the end of the day, they did not disappoint. During the day session reality set for David Nalbandian as his career best win streak was halted at eleven. Beaten with ease by [...]

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Fan Watch: Rafael Nadal vs Stan Wawrinka

August 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Lisa Grebe talks about Rafael Nadal’s first singles appearance at the Rogers Cup. After a tough and nailbiting first set versus Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka , Rafa picks up the pace and shows Stan who’s the man. He takes home the win with a 7-6 6-3 win. The tie break took 92 minutes and was the [...]

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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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The Weekly Debrief – Top Moments of the Week

July 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

In the week following any Grand Slam, and especially right after the Spring slam combination of Roland Garros and Wimbledon, news is usually sparse. Even for us dedicated tennis devotees, it can feel like tennis overload at this point in the season. However, this week was an exception with Davis Cup action, an ATP 250-level [...]

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