Posted by WTM on January 26, 2010 · 1 Comment
Is Andy Murray headed for destiny Down Under?
The great British hope is looking to become the first British man to win a major singles title since Fred Perry won the last of his eight majors at the 1936 U.S. Championships. His abbreviated 6-3, 7-6, 3-0, ret., victory over No. 2 seed and defending champion Rafael [...]
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Posted by WTM on January 19, 2010 · 1 Comment
Serena Williams was on her best behavior Tuesday in her first match in a Grand Slam tournament since her famous outburst at the 2009 US Open, beating up on Urszula Radwanska of Poland 6-2, 6-1 in the first round of the Australian Open.
Williams played the match on Rod Laver Arena with a heavily-taped upper right [...]
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Posted by WTM on November 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Nikolay Davydenko won the biggest title of his career Sunday defeating Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-4 to win the year-end Barclay’s ATP World Tour Finals in London. Davydenko became the first Russian to win the season-ending championships and pocketed $770,000 with the victory. The Russian played flawless tennis from the baseline all week, registering [...]
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