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There Was Another Hurricane Earl at the US Open
Sep. 3 | The 2010 US Open will feel the outer effects of Hurricane Earl on Friday, but it won’t be the first time the tournament was affected by a hurricane named Earl so to speak. Back in 1951, as documented in my book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95,...
Federer Hits Another Between-The-Legs Shot In US Open Opener
Aug. 31 | He did it again. Roger Federer, who last year hit one of the most incredible shots in US Open history – a between the legs passing shot winner past Novak Djokovic in the 2009 semifinals – hit an equally stunning shot in his 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 over...
NADAL SHOCKED BY BAGHDATIS; FEDERER, RODDICK, FISH ADVANCE IN CINCY
Aug. 21 | There will be no Saturday night renewal of the Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal rivalry as the world no. 1 Nadal was upset by Marco Baghdatis of Cyprus 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters...
FISH’S WIN IN ATLANTA SIGNIFICANT IN QUEST FOR RETURN TO TOP 20
Jul. 26 | By Charles Bricker What a pleasure it was to see Mardy Fish playing defense and hitting running forehands. Not just running forehands to stay in a point but running forehands that took him from defense to offense with one sweep of his racket. This...
NADAL PEAKING AT THE RIGHT TIME AT WIMBLEDON
Jul. 3 | By Charles Bricker One more balloon return of serve. That’s all Rafa Nadal needed to see at the turning point of this semifinal at Wimbledon Friday, and he put away the tiebreak that effectively signaled Andy Murray’s demise in this...
RODDICK’S WIMBLEDON DREAMS END IN SHOCK LOSS
Jun. 29 | Andy Roddick, the No. 5-seeded American and sentimental favorite at Wimbledon suffered a shock fourth-round loss Monday at the All England Club, ending his hopes of winning the title he was so narrowly close to last year. He erased an early deficit...
MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: A SUMMARY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF WIMBLEDON
Jun. 28 | STARS (Wimbledon – First Week) John Isner won the longest-known match in tennis history, outlasting Nicolas Mahut 6-4 3-6 6-7 (7) 7-6 (3) 70-68 Vera Dushevina beat fifth-seeded Francesca Schiavone 6-7 (0) 7-5 6-1 Kaia Kanepi beat sixth-seeded Samantha...
WHY SODERLING WILL BEAT NADAL IN WIMBLEDON QUARTERFINALS
Jun. 27 | By Charles Bricker I’ve cautioned you from Day 1 to not lose sight of Robin Soderling and now you don’t have any choice. You’re going to have to look at the big-serving, big-stroking, big-bodied Swede because he’s now just...
70-68! JOHN ISNER WINS LONGEST TENNIS MATCH OF ALL-TIME
Jun. 24 | John Isner of the United States won the longest tennis match ever Thursday, taking the fifth-set of his first-round Wimbledon match with Nicolas Mahut of France 70-68. The final time of match was an incredible 11 hours, 5 minutes. Isner and Mahut...
DJOKOVIC AND MURRAY WIN OPENERS IN DUBAI
Feb. 23 | DUBAI, UAE – Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4 6-4 and Australian Open finalist Andy Murray overcame a spirited challenge from Russian qualifier Igor Kunitsyn to win 6-2 6-3 to progress to the second round of...
VERDASCO TOPS RODDICK TO WIN SAP OPEN
Feb. 15 | Fernando Verdasco defeated Andy Roddick 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to win the SAP Open in San Jose, his first title in the United States and his four career ATP title. Roddick, ranked No. 7 in the world, was looking to win fourth San Jose title, following his win...
