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Posts tagged with "Wimbledon"
Sep. 2 |
Is there a changing of the guard happening in American tennis?
Andy Roddick, the man who has held the torch for American tennis since his US Open victory in 2003, suffered his earliest loss in a Grand Slam tournament since 2008, losing in the US...
Aug. 29 |
It was a memorable Saturday for 20-year-old Irina Falconi, the former Georgia Tech All-American who easily defeated Canadian Stephanie Dubois in the final round of qualifying to earn her first entry into the U.S. Open main draw.
In fact, make that...
Aug. 21 |
Down love-4, 15-40 in the final set and with his serve — of all things — looking like it needs a tune up really badly, Andy Roddick headed for his changeover chair.
It was only when he looked up to see Mardy Fish moving to the deuce...
Aug. 12 |
By Charles Bricker
This wasn’t even close to a World War II battleship coming out of mothballs. Still, there was no mistaking the rust dripping off Rafa Nadal’s game in his first match in 37 days.
Rafael Nadal
He had, for him, an astounding...
Aug. 11 |
By Bob Stockton
* A revolutionary new technique will be implemented at the All England Club in 2012 that will allow the facility to resurface its grass courts for the London Olympics, which will be held on the same courts just two weeks after the...
Jul. 24 |
By Charles Bricker
The thermometer said 93 degrees, which probably meant it was about 193 on the asphalt stadium court, where John “Marathon Man” Isner looked anything but indefatigable on one extremely hot and humid Saturday afternoon...
Jul. 18 |
Serena Williams is in doubt to compete in the US Open later this summer as the world No. 1 will undergo surgery on her right foot after cutting it on a broken glass at a restaurant.
Williams, who earlier this month won her fourth Wimbledon title,...
Jul. 10 |
By Randy Walker
NEWPORT, R.I. – It could easily received consideration as “the greatest tennis of all time.”
Except it was a second-round match at the lowest-level ATP World Tour event between two middle-ranked players.
Prior to...
Jul. 9 |
By Randy Walker
NEWPORT, R.I. — One thing you can say about Newport, R.I. is that the fish is very good.
Cod, Salmon, Grouper and … Mardy.
Mardy Fish, America’s No 5 ranked player and the No. 5 seed at the Campbell’s Hall...
Jul. 4 |
By Charles Bricker
And so at the precise age of 24 years, 1 month and 1 day, Rafa Nadal won his eighth Grand Slam title, exactly 10 months younger than when his elite contemporary, Roger Federer, won his eighth major back in 2006.
Although statistically...
Jul. 4 |
By Blair Henley
The roof has closed on Wimbledon for another year and now the waiting game begins. Tennis fans will have to survive almost two months before the buzzing energy and late-night excitement of the U.S. Open takes over. But here’s something...
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...