Federer Appears Half-hearted About Davis Cup
FOR TENNISREPORTERS.NET SUBSCRIBERS ONLY By Chris Bowers, Special to TennisReporters.net FROM THE US- SWITZERLAND DAVIS CUP TIE IN FRIBOURG – For a man universally admired for his style, dignity and statesmanship, Roger Federer remains an enigma. A man with a respect for tennis’ historical traditions that is almost over-emotional at times, he seems to have [...]
Fed Cup drama: Germans in tears, Azarenka pulls out vs Mchale
There is nothing like an Olympic year to produce interesting Fed Cups ties, as many players must participate in order to maintain their Olympic eligibility. The most intriguing World Group tie is taking place in Stuttgart, where Germany lost two close matches to the defending champs from the Czech Republic. The Germans have a [...]
Murray Makes Progress In Marathon Loss
FOR TENNISREPORTERS.NET SUBSCRIBERS ONLY FROM MATT CRONIN IN MELBOURNE Andy Murray’s 6-3, 3-6, 6-7(4) 6-1, 7-5 loss to Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the Australian Open will likely be described as heroic in many British papers, but the fact remains that even though he burned the soles off his shoes in a strident attempt [...]
TR Retro: Nadal d. Federer in 09 Aussie Open final
MELBOURNE – The so-called soon to be greatest player ever was out-fought by his most significant rival again, putting a long pause in the discussion of Roger Federer’s place in the history. In a truly remarkable and gutsy performance, Rafael Nadal shook down Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2 in the final of the [...]
Whats happening at the Aussie Open Monday Jan. 23
It seemed highly improbable coming into the match given his vast injury history, but Lleyton Hewitt took Novak Djokovic to almost three hours in a 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 defeat that had Rod Laver Arena racing until 1:04 AM. Two-time Slam champ Hewitt left to a standing ovation. If the hobbled Hewitt never plays another [...]
Davis Cup thrills everywhere
Outside of what should be a thrilling U.S. vs. Switzerland World group tie (see Chris Bowers’ article on this site), there are seven others ties about to go off on Friday. Here’s a quick look at all of them: CANADA v FRANCE Venue: Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, CAN (hard – indoors) This is a huge [...]
BREAKDOWN: DJOKOVIC VS NADAL, AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINAL
HEAD TO HEAD: 16-13 Nadal, but Djokovic has won their last six meetings, all in 2011 finals: 3 on U.S. hard courts at Indian Wells, Miami and the U.S. Open; two on clay at Madrid and Rome; and one on grass at Wimbledon. Prior to 2011, Nadal had taken the Serbian down in all four [...]
The Breakdown: Kvitova vs. Sharapova
THEIR HISTORY: The 21-year-old Czech hit through the 2004 Wimbledon champion at the All England Club 6-3, 6-4 to win her maiden Slam in 2011. She also advanced past Sharapova in 2011 Tokyo when her foe retired with an ankle injury ahead 4-3 in the first set. Sharapova actually beat Kvitova in their first meeting [...]
Whats happening at the Aussie Open, Tuesday Jan 24
MELBOURNE - Rafael Nadal survived Tomas Berdych 6-7(5), 7-6 (6) 6-4 6-3 in four hours and 16 minutes and will get the opportunity to face his great rival Roger Federer, whom he has not faced in the semifinals of a major since 2005 Roland Garros – a win for the Spaniard. Nadal played a very [...]
What’s Happening at the Australian Open, Saturday, Jan. 21
FOR TENNISREPORTERS.NET SUBSCRIBERS ONLY BY MATT CRONIN FROM MELBOURNE Lleyton Hewitt was just hoping his body would hold up for his opening match against Cedrik-Marcel Steebe. But he grabbed a four-set win there, advanced past old rival Andy Roddick when the American retired in the second round with an injury, and then on a raucous [...]
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