Home » Posts tagged with "break point"
Posts tagged with "break point"
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...
ZVONAREVA CARVES HER NICHE IN RUSSIAN TENNIS AT WIMBLEDON
Jul. 1 | By Ritesh Gupta By making it to the ladies singles final at Wimbledon, Vera Zvonareva has proved that there is so much more to the sport than just the slambang brand of tennis. After toiling for years, the 25-year old Russian seems to have been finally...
ANALYZING WIMBLEDON LOSSES FROM VENUS AND ANDY
Jun. 29 | By Charles Bricker This was a surprising loss by Venus Williams on Tuesday, but it was not shocking and anyone who is “stunned” or in “disbelief” that the older of the sisters won’t win Wimbledon this year hasn’t...
VENUS SHOWS CHAMPION’S GRIT IN DEFINING MOMENTS
Jun. 28 | By Ritesh Gupta Sometimes how hard an underdog may try, the favourite just knows how to find a way out. The fourth-round clash between the five-times Wimbledon champion Venus Williams and Australian Jarmila Groth aptly showed how the ones will...
MONFILS LOSES CONTROVERSIAL CONCLUSION; RODDICK, ISNER ADVANCE
May. 27 | Gael Monfils lost in the second round of the French Open Thursday, losing the conclusion of his much-discussed controversial match to Fabio Fognini of Italy 2-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 9-7. The 13th-seeded Monfils had saved three match points before their...
FEDERER BEGINS FRENCH OPEN DEFENSE WITH EASY WIN
May. 24 | Roger Federer kicked off the defense of his French Open crown Monday defeating Peter Luczak, an Australian residing in Sweden, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 in 1:48 minutes of play. Federer, the world No. 1, committed only 11 unforced errors, lost only 14 of the...
NADAL IN NUMBING FORM IN WINNING SIXTH STRAIGHT IN MONTE CARLO
Apr. 18 | By Charles Bricker Even if you’ve several times seen a comparable display of magnificence from Rafa Nadal, it was impossible not to once again leap from your seat, or shout with joy, or, for the more sedated viewers, simply shake your head...
CLIJSTERS NIPS HENIN IN EPIC SEMIFINAL: VENUS NEXT
Apr. 2 | By Randy Walker Kim Clijsters is now 2-0 in her head-to-head against top rival and fellow Belgian Justine Henin in her “second career” as the 2009 U.S. Open champion and super Mom defeated Henin 6-2, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6) in a Thursday night epic...
DJOKOVIC UPSET BY ROCHUS AT KEY BISCAYNE
Mar. 27 | Novak Djokovic’s mistakes mounted, and so did the fans’ frustration. Midway through the final set, when the Serb sent yet another unsightly shot wide, there was a collective groan and a smattering of boos. A short time later, when Djokovic walked...
DETERMINED DJOKOVIC THROUGH TO SECOND CONSECUTIVE FINAL
Feb. 27 | Dubai, UAE, February 26th, 2010 - Defending Champion Novak Djokovic rose to the occasion in front of a lively capacity crowd at the Dubai Tennis Stadium on Friday, taking an energy-sapping two hours 55-minutes to overcome charismatic Cypriot Marcos...
IN-FORM CILIC MAINTAINS WINNING WAYS
Feb. 24 | Dubai, UAE, February 23rd, 2010 – Croatia’s Marin Cilic continued his winning ways this year by defeating Arnaud Clement of France 6-2 6-4 to reach the second round of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday. The number six seed has...
