The Pick: VENUS WILLIAMS VS. VICTORIA AZARENKA, QATAR OPEN, FEB 27
Williams is 4-0 versus Azarenka, which is pretty surprising. Four years ago, Williams discovered that she was ill and it was very difficult for her to play at all. During the last year overall, she looks a lot better, which is why the 34-year-old is about to crack the top 10 very soon. The […]
THE PICK: ROGER FEDERER VS. RICHARD GASQUET AT DUBAI, FEB 26
The great Federer took off when he bested Fernando Verdasco 6-4 6-3 in Dubai. For a while, the Spaniard was on top of the ball, but then he went quickly and quietly. Federer dominated the net, and he was crushing his one-handed backhand. Federer is very confident against Gasquet … and who wouldn’t be when […]
The top 10 Feb. 23: Simon wins Marseille, but how about the Slams?
Gilles Simon played extremely well in Marseille, fast, in control and hitting the ball viciously. Simon smacked Gael Monfils 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4) to win the title for the second time. Simon has not been overwhelming over the past year, but the 30-year-old has been quite good at certain tournaments, reaching the 2014 ATP Masters 1000 […]
The Top 10, February 7-15: the winners and finalists
Stan Wawrinka: The Swiss said that he felt dead when he walked on the court against Novak Djokovic in the Aussie Open semis and lost in five sets, somehow disappearing in the fifth when he couldn’t run and went down 6-0. But against Tomas Berdych in the Rotterdam final, he shined, coming through 4-6, 6-3, […]
Australian Open final: Novak Djokovic vs. Andy Murray
Rod Laver Arena / Night 1-Novak Djokovic vs. 6-Andy Murray It’s Murray, Murray, Murray again! Or is he actually playing well enough to finally win his first Australian Open title? The Brit has been playing very well, in fact, better than anyone else during the tournament. He was very smart and aggressive against Grigor Dimitrov […]
The Pick: 1-NOVAK DJOKOVIC VS. 2-ROGER FEDERER, DUBAI, FEBRUARY 27
These two have played each other 36 matches, with Federer winning 19 matches and Djokovic having won 17 matches. It has been very, very close and while the 33-year-old Federer has slipped a tiny bit, in two out of three sets he is incredibly impressive. Last year, Federer bested the Serbian 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the […]
Pick of the Day, Feb 25: Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Flavia Pennetta, Doha
Is the Polish Aga Radwanska in a slump? Yes, she is. The former 2012 Wimbledon finalist and the once No. 2 hasn’t played very well since the start of the season. She fell to Garbine Muguruza in a tight contest in Sydney, went down to Venus Williams in the fourth round at the Australian Open, […]
The top 10: Halep & Pliskova ready to clash
Simona Halep says that she is under pressure at the big tournaments. Perhaps, but the Romanian was a little nervous when she was playing at home in the Fed Cup against Spain. They won 3-2, but the rising Garbine Muguruza took her out. When Halep arrived at Dubai, she was the top seed as No. […]
Fed Cup winners: Sharapova, Mladenovic & Garcia, Petko, Pliskova
WORLD GROUP I, FIRST ROUND FRANCE d ITALY 3-2 Genoa, Italy, clay How the heck did this happen to Italy? Sara Errani and Camila Giorgi played just fine on Saturday, with Errani playing very steady and defeating Caroline Garcia 7-6(2) 7-5. Then, Giorgi raced around and whacked her returns over Alize Cornet 6-4 6-2. On […]
Untouchable: Djokovic wins 5th Slam in Aussie Open
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN – Novak Djokovic is now the best Australian Open men’s player ever, as he wins his 5th Grand Slam there. Sure, the Serbian has been frustrated at other Slams; he’s been darn good and very consistent. On Sunday, Djokovic looked sore and injured but he kept getting up after falling down, […]
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