Steady, powerful Djokovic downs Federer to win Cincinnati
So many people love Roger Federer: his game, his personality and his influence. But on Sunday in Cincinnati, he was off, while Novak Djokovic was totally locked in. He won 6-4, 6-4, hitting with so much depth, with aggression and thoughtfulness. Federer had held 100 holds, but early in the first set, the Serbian pushed […]
Kvitova over Serena, Sabalenka bounces Pliskova
Petra Kvitova played terrific on Tuesday at night in Cincy, beating Serena Williams 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. At Wimbledon, the Los Angeles resident played pretty well, reaching the final — again. Still feeling the effects of motherhood, she was still a little bit slow against Angie Kerber. Like Kim Clijsters, Serena is finding coming back takes […]
Nadal wins Toronto, beating Tsitsipas
FROM TORONTO — Rafa Nadal keeps on battling, pushing himself, and he is always fighting. In the final here, he took down Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 7-6(4). He has won 33 ATP Master Series, the most ever, eclipsing two of the other great competitors, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. We all know that he is very […]
Zverev is maturing, Tsitsipas stuns Djokovic
FROM TORONTO – Will it be normal, week after week, day after day, to be able to perform well on the courts? I doubt it, but perhaps Alexander (Sasha) Zverev believes in it. He is pretty good, he is alright in the top 3. He plays freely — still — but now many people are […]
Isner continues ascent with win over Harrison
John Isner says that he really loves to play at the BB&T Atlanta Open. The 33-year-old has won it five times. While the top players don’t go there, still, there are enough very good competitors to make it a fun stop to kick off the US Open Series. When Isner is mentally down, he can […]
Federer overcomes Wawrinka: ‘I was clear with my game plan’
The 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer was angry. In the first tiebreak, he couldn’t swing the right way and Stan Wawrinka was on top of it. The Swiss Wawrinka was cracking the ball, deep and down the line. Wawrinka won the first set tiebreak 7-6. in t In the second set, Federer began to concentrate, […]
Tsitsipas reaches the Toronto final, upsets Anderson
FROM TORONTO – Here’s your introduction to Stefanos Tsitsipas, who has now reached the ATP 1000 Finals in Toronto. Maybe tennis fans knew that eventually he would would take his place at the top 20, but almost out of nowhere, he ha emerged. In the last six days, he beat the No. 8 Dominic Thiem, […]
Look for Isner to take Atlanta again
Here are our predictions for the BB&T Atlanta final. It’s déjà all over again as John Isner faces Ryan Harrison in the Atlanta final, just like they did 52 weeks ago. Isner won 7-6(6), 7-6(7) but the score doesn’t reflect the story; the tall American had a stunning 23/1 aces to double faults, while Harrison […]
Djokovic comes alive, wins Wimbledon
Remember when Novak Djokovic won everything? The No. 1 was unstoppable. But last year, his body broke. After 2017 Wimbledon, he stopped, for six months, and when he came back in the start of this year, he was way off. He was upset, nervous, and mentally constrained. But he kept on and at Wimbledon, his […]
Who’s closing in on the men’s semis?
FROM WIMBLEDON — In first glance, it looked like Milos Raonic is the favorite versus John Isner. But uh, uh. The American has beaten the Canadian three times, in Canada, in Cincinnati and Miami — all on hardcourt. In 2016, Raonic finally beat him, 7-6(5), 7-6(5) again at Cincy. Both of them have huge serves, […]
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