There are so many good choices at the 2010 U.S. Open that a longshot has a strong chance to outdistance a few veterans and walk away with a stirring championship in a fortnight or so. Defending titleholder, Juan Martin DelPotro, will be missing but Argentina has reason to be confident as their newest ace, hot David Nalbandian goes headhunting.
Ever since his March left wrist injury, top seed Nikolay Davydenko has struggled to find his early season form.
Rain delays, suspensions and cancellations proved to be a great equalizer as bookmaker favorites Rafa Nadal and Justine Henin will now have to win six marches in ten days to earn their crowns at Roland Garros.
The City of Lights ran into darkness as one of France’s favorite sons, Gael Monfils, will have to return tomorrow to determine the outcome of a stunning five set thriller.
At the biggest tournaments in tennis, Michael Llodra is considered a lightweight. At the 2010 Open 13 event in his native country, the left-handed Frenchman lived up to his last name. Mr. Llodra – make that, Monsieur Llodra – was simply a load over the past week at the Palais des Sports in Marseilles, France. [...]
At the Open 13 tennis tournament – which has now completed the quarterfinal round – it’s fair to say that home cooking has been the order of the week. This ATP 250 event held in Marseilles has witnessed three French competitors advance to the final four. Saturday’s semifinals will have a richly Gallic flavor, and [...]
The Open 13 in Marseilles, France, an ATP 250 event played on indoor hardcourts, has completed most of its 14 first-round matches. The tournament field was supposed to include Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro, but the two stars pulled out of the event for different reasons (and, for that matter, with different levels [...]
The Open 13 tennis tournament in Marseilles, France, is quite literally proving to be an “open” tournament. In Thursday’s round of 16 matches – singles and doubles alike – the smell of cutthroat competition wafted through the sterile indoor air at the Palais des Sports. If anyone thought that the top seeds in this event [...]
There were no major surprises this year as the All England Club released the seeds for the 2009 Wimbledon tournament. Both the men’s and women’s lists almost mirror the top 16 ATP world rankings as Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray top the men’s seeds respectively. There were suggestions that 5 times winner Federer [...]
Top seed Andy Murray kept his challenge for a first Queen’s title on course with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Spain’s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. The world number three had enjoyed a comfortable win over Andreas Seppi in his previous match and looked good again as he battled past Garcia-Lopez in straight sets to set up a [...]
