With 28 of the last 29 Grand Slam titles divided between them, it would be foolhardy to pick anyone other than Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer to win the 2012 edition of Wimbledon. The Championships begin tomorrow at the All England Club. Andy Murray, the fourth member of the Top Four, has fallen […]
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Triumphant Trio Loom Large at Wimbledon
June 24, 2012Murray Completes Asian Trifecta with Win over Ferrer at Shanghai
October 16, 2011Defending champion Andy Murray defeated Spaniard David Ferrer 7-5, 6-4 in the final of the Shanghai Masters Sunday afternoon, winning his third title in three weeks on the fall Asian swing. Murray came into Shanghai having won championships at the Thailand Open in Bangkok and the Rakuten Japan Open in Tokyo the previous two weeks. […]
French Qualifier Robert Upsets Berdych at Roland Garros
May 23, 2011Unheralded journeyman Stephane Robert scored the biggest upset of Day 2 at the French Open this afternoon, defeating No. 6-ranked Tomas Berdych 3-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 9-7 in a first round match. It was a day of firsts for the 31-year-old French qualifier, ranked No. 140 in the world. Until Monday, Robert had never won […]
Raonic Bombs Blake at SAP Open
February 10, 2011Former world No. 4 James Blake has seen the future and it just might be Milos. That would be big-serving Milos Raonic, a 20-year-old Canadian, whose star is rising on the ATP Tour almost as fast as his serve. Raonic bounced the 170th-ranked Blake out of the SAP Open in San Jose yesterday with a […]
Australian Open Men’s Quarterfinal Picks
January 24, 2011And now there are eight. The men’s quarterfinals are set at the Australian Open. All but two of the top eight seeds made it through four rounds to play another day. In the top half of the draw, top-seeded Rafael Nadal meets No. 7 seed David Ferrer and No. 5 seed Andy Murray plays unseeded […]
Ferrer Drubs Nalbandian for Auckland Title
January 15, 2011Anytime the Davids get together, it’s almost always a long-drawn-out battle. Today wasn’t one of those days. Top-seeded David Ferrer trounced Argentine David Nalbandian 6-3, 6-2 Saturday afternoon in the final of the Heineken Open in just 68 minutes. It was the No. 7-ranked Ferrer’s 10th career title and second at Auckland, a traditional warm-up […]
Nalbandian Merits Comeback Player of the Year Props
December 5, 2010David Nalbandian didn’t win ATP Comeback Player of the Year, but in my opinion the former world No. 3 Argentine was the most deserving of the four players nominated for 2010. The award, voted on by ATP players, was presented two weeks ago. Mardy Fish, Robin Haase and Kei Nishikori were the other nominees. Dutchman […]
Nadal and Soderling Redux at the French Open?
May 25, 2010Rafael Nadal is every bit le bete sauvage he was two years ago when he won his fourth straight French Open. Last year’s loss to Robin Soderling in the fourth round at Roland Garros was an anomaly for Nadal. It was his first loss ever at the French. Taking nothing away from the Swede, Rafa […]
Nadal Defeats Ferrer for 5th Rome Masters
May 2, 2010No. 3 seed Rafael Nadal won his fifth Rome Masters crown earlier today, dispatching fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-5, 6-2 in one hour and 44 minutes in a match twice interrupted by rain. Nadal, who ended an 11-month title drought two weeks ago with a win in Monte Carlo, picked up his 27th clay-court title […]
Cilic the Favorite at Indian Wells
March 11, 2010Not sure if the Red Hot Cilic Peppers will be making the trek from Australia to the California desert, but if they do it’s a good bet they’ll have plenty to cheer about over the next 11 days. The BNP Paribas Open, the first of 2010’s nine Masters Series events, starts today at Indian Wells […]
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