The official draws for the U.S. Open were announced Thursday and for the third time this season, the bookmakers and the men’s seeding committee do not see eye-to-eye in a Grand Slam event.
Ever since his March left wrist injury, top seed Nikolay Davydenko has struggled to find his early season form.
Five time Monte Carlo winner Rafael Nadal reached his second final of the year after beating countryman David Ferrer 6-2, 6-3. Nadal stretched his winning streak to 31 at the principality of Monte Carlo and now leads 10-3 in career head to head against Ferrer.
In a match that reminded tennis fans of another epic encounter, Marcos Baghdatis returned to prominence at the tournament that first made him a household name. Three and a half years ago, at the 2006 U.S. Open in New York, Baghdatis – the colorful Cypriot with an endlessly expressive personality – warred with Andre Agassi [...]
Andy Murray wasn’t expected to win the Rome Masters this week at the Foro Italico tennis complex. In the same breath, the Scotsman also didn’t figure to bow out in his first match at this venerable claycourt event. One bad day at the office is a fact of professional sports, but Murray’s great misfortune is [...]
One day after victorious Spanish Davis Cup captain Emilio Sanchez Vicario officially stepped down from his position at the head of the winning team from Spain, Alberto Mancini called it quits as the Argentine general. During his tenure as Argentina’s captain, which began in 2004, the country has lost twice in finals, first against Russia [...]
Fernando Verdasco and Felciano Lopez made Spain easily forget Rafael Nadal…at least for one monumental weekend. Spain, without the No. 1 player in the world, went into Mar del Plata and stunned the host Argentines 3-1 to win the 2008 Davis Cup. Verdasco clinched the title with a thrilling 6-3, 6-7(3), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 over [...]
Who needs Rafael Nadal when you have Feliciano Lopez…and Fernando Verdasco? Going into the 2008 Davis Cup final, the question was how Spain could win without Nadal, but two days later the question is now the one above. Argentina took an improbable 2-1 lead over host Argentina on Saturday afternoon in Mar del Plata as [...]
The draw ceremony for the 2008 Davis Cup final between Spain and Argentina was held on Thursday afternoon in Mar del Plata. Spain is sending out David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez for the first two singles rubbers, while Argentina will counter with David Nalbandian and Juan Martin Del Potro. On Friday it will be Ferrer [...]
A thrilling 2008 season filled with surprises, a new No. 1, and arguably the best tennis match of all time has come and gone, but not for the eight players and two countries contesting this weekend’s Davis Cup final. It’s Spain vs. Argentina for the title. The time for controversy and not-so-good off the court [...]
