Novak Djokovic hasn’t yet reached the top spot in men’s tennis, but during a meaningful week in Miami, a young man is making an attempt to restore what he so quickly lost. Djokovic battled into the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open with a convincing 6-3, 6-4 victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The match doesn’t quite [...]
It’s been known to happen on a tennis court: One player experiences a scary moment and gives the appearance of physical shakiness, only to see an opponent lose concentration. This is precisely what occurred in the first men’s semifinal of the BNP Paribas Open, as fourth-seeded Andy Murray recovered from a fall to blitz second-seeded [...]
Physical fitness is part of the battle in the world of men’s tennis, but it can sometimes feel like an insult to tell a player that he won a match only because of superior stamina. Friday afternoon in Indian Wells, Calif., Andy Roddick made sure that any comparisons with rival Novak Djokovic would be confined [...]
Serena Williams profile. Australian Open, U.S. Open, French Open, Wimbledon and other Tennis Tournaments achievements.
Ernests Gulbis is only 20 years old. When one recalls the fact that Roger Federer won his first Grand Slam title just a month short of his 22nd birthday, it’s premature to say that Gulbis, a wondrously talented Latvian gunslinger, isn’t delivering on his potential. The key for Gulbis, as the 2009 tennis season continues, [...]
In one sense, it was a huge surprise that tenth-seeded David Nalbandian crashed out of the Australian Open in the second round. Then again, one of the tennis world’s most puzzling players can never proceed through a tournament without serving up a surprise. On paper, the Argentine had no business ducking out of the year’s [...]
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 [...]
David Nalbandian gave Argentina a roaring start at the 2008 Davis Cup final in front of a rowdy home crowd in Mar del Plata on Friday afternoon. Nalbandian crushed David Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 in one hour and 59 minutes to give the Argentines a 1-0 lead over visiting Spain, which is with Rafael Nadal [...]
A preview of Friday’s singles matches at the 2008 Davis Cup final between Spain and Argentina.
Three weeks ago Venus Williams the 28 year old ‘veteran’ and winner of 5 Wimbledon titles and 2 US Open titles, decided to enter a relatively small tournament in Zurich Switzerland, where the top prize was a mere $95,000, so she could collect sufficient points to qualify for the year ending Sony Ericsson Championships in [...]
