While Venus Williams enjoys a heaven-sent draw in the top half of the ladies’ singles bracket at Wimbledon, the bottom half of the draw is about to have its heavyweight encounter. On the best day of the entire tennis calendar–when every round of 16 match is played in both the ladies’ and gentlemen’s singles fields [...]
Did anyone outside Melanie Oudin‘s family members, close friends, and coaches know about a 17-year-old from the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, Georgia, before the 2009 Wimbledon Championships began? Didn’t think so. But now, this uncommonly resourceful teenager is on the minds of every pundit, scribe and broadcaster at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet [...]
Roger Federer continued his quest to become the most decorated tennis player in history by strolling through his first round match at Wimbledon in straight sets against Yen-Hsun Lu. Federer graced centre court in typically stylish fashion and warmed up in a smart wasit coat, which made the later Serena Williams rain coat look really [...]
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 [...]
Novak Djokovic had his work cut out as he defeated Belgian qualifier Olivier Rochus to reach the Halle tournament final with a 7-6 6-4 win on Saturday. The world number four will play Germany’s Tommy Haas who had earlier edged past Philipp Kohlschreiber in three sets. Despite reaching the final and beating Rochus in straight [...]
Andy Roddick won the shootout between former champions when he squeezed past Lleyton Hewitt 7-6, 7-6 to reach the quarter-finals at Queen’s Club on Thursday. The game was overshadowed by a bomb threat delayed the start of the third round showdown but tournament organisers released a statement to squash any public fears for security. “A [...]
Wherever 17-year-old Simona Halep goes, she becomes the center of attention. This has been happening for a long time. Simona Halep is the overly endowed reigning French Junior Champion who recently competed in the and who is now preparing to compete at Wimbledon.
Lleyton Hewitt is gearing up for a huge match against Andy Roddick at Queens. The Australian believes that his performance in the match can determine whether he is still good enough to be able to compete at the top level and make a serious impact at Wimbledon. The former champion of the biggest tournament in [...]
Maria Sharapova continued her warm up for Wimbledon and her improvement of fitness by taking just 70 minutes to beat Stephanie Dubois at the AEGON classic in Birmingham. It was a truly efficient display for a lady who showed superb concentration and efficiency to pick off and destroy a player who was clearly inferior to [...]
Rafael Nadal insists that he will be fit and ready to defend his Wimbledon crown once the tournament starts at the end of this month. Nadal has been in Barcelona receiving treatment for tendinitus in his knee caps that has created doubt over whether or not he would be able to play in Wimbledon and [...]
