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Posts tagged with "break points"
CHARLIE BRICKER: FEDERER FIRST-ROUNDER FURTHER REVEALS THE SLOW FADE
Jun. 21 | By Charles Bricker Roger Federer was looking, and no doubt feeling, justifiably smug after breezing through the fifth set of a match that twice left him staring at an historic first-round defeat at Wimbledon. But at some point, when the euphoria...
YOU CAN’T TAKE VICTORY AWAY FROM SERENA WILLIAMS
May. 29 | By Ritesh Gupta Experiencing both the highs and the lows, going from top gear to literally dragging herself on court, this is something which Serena Williams is used to, especially when she is performing at some of the world’s biggest tournaments. Williams’...
BREAK POINTS AGAIN FELL FEDERER AGAINST NADAL: THE ROBBIE KOENIG BLOG FROM MADRID
May. 16 | It’s always special when Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer lock horns. Their rivalry transcends sport and my inbox gets flooded with predictions of who will win. It doesn’t happen to that extent when anyone else contests a final! It was a good...
ROGER vs. RAFA XXI
May. 15 | MADRID—Roger Federer will meet Rafael Nadal in a second consecutive Madrid Masters final after beating David Ferrer of Spain 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 on Saturday. Nadal came from behind to beat Spanish countryman Nicolas Almagro 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the first...
HENIN WINS TO SET UP DEMENTIEVA CLASH
Mar. 25 | KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. – Justine Henin, playing in her first tournament in almost two years with an official WTA Tour ranking, advanced to the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open Wednesday by beating Jill Craybas 6-2, 6-2. Henin double-faulted five...
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...
SERBS SURGE THROUGH QUARTER FINALS
Feb. 25 | Dubai, UAE, February 24th, 2010 - Andy Murray was upset by Janko Tipsarevic and Nikolay Davydenko was forced to retire after losing the first set of his second round clash with Michael Berrer on Wednesday, as the Serbs showed their dominance on an...
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...
RODDICK WINS SHOOTING MATCH WITH LOPEZ
Jan. 22 | By Bud Collins Bud Collins, the world’s most famous tennis journalist and author of the definitive tennis history book THE BUD COLLINS HISTORY OF TENNIS, profiles the Andy Roddick and Felciano Lopez match Friday at the Australian Open. The following...
Federer’s First Season-Ending Championship
Nov. 24 | Roger Federer Roger Federer is playing in the ATP World Tour’s season-ending championship for an eighth time in 2009 at the O2 Arena in London. It was in 2002 when Federer first qualified for the ATP World Tour finale as a xx-year-old. Rene Stauffer,...
