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Fue Buena listed their “2011: Photos of the Year.” Most of the year’s memorable moments feature, including Rafa’s DC victory, Fed’s finger wag at Roland Garros and Djokovic’s victory at Wimbledon. I was scrolling through their page, when this photograph caught my eye: Photo: Nicola Costantino The photo is a recreation of…
Month: April 2012
Power Ranking for April 8 – April 14
Dan Martin’s 2012 Power Rankings for the Week of April 8 through April 14 – Not a lot of change this week due to Davis Cup 1. Novak Djokovic – Novak is clearly the number one player in the world. 2. Roger Federer – Fed’s 2012 titles in Dubai, Rotterdam and Indian Wells have him holding the number…
Morocco and Houston Tennis Predictions for 4-9-2012
Predicted Winner in BOLD C = Correct, X = Incorrect Here is a nice preview for the week’s events Grand Prix Hassan II – Morocco First Round Igor Andreev vs. Albert Montanes – Neither player has made much noise on tour recently. Andreev’s forehand is lethal, but he is slumping. I pick Montanes to advance. …
Davis Cup: Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee
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del Potro d. Cilic, 6-1 6-2 6-1 Argentina are through to the SF, after taking the tie 4-1. **Update: DelPo also confirmed he will make himself available for the SF tie against the Czech Republic in September. Photo: Reuters A smiling El Rey is a hug machine this weekend. Photo: Davis Cup…
Davis Cup: A Dramatic 5-Setter, Argentina Up 2-1
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Nalbandian-Schwank d. Cilic-Karlovic, 3-6, 7-6, 6-3, 6-7 8-6 Photo: Getty Given the drama from the first day of the tie, I had been hoping for a slightly less topsy-turvy doubles rubber, in which Argentina emerged the victor. It wasn’t easy, but Schwalbandian won the crucial doubles rubber. After a 5 hours match,…
Family Circle Cup Final Predictions
Family Circle Cup Final Predictions Predicted winner in BOLD Final I know Lucie Safarova just served up a double bagel. I know Safarova pushed Serena hard last summer (see video clip). It is clay, and Safarova is a lefty. All of these factors might mean that an upset is brewing. Still, Serena Williams is playing…
Family Circle Cup Semifinal Predictions
Predicted Winner in BOLD Semifinals Samantha Stosur (2) vs. Serena Williams (5) – Stosur’s wins over Serena at the 2011 US Open and 2010 French Open prove she can beat Serena. If this were Roland Garros, I’d pick Stosur at this stage as Serena is not overly match tough and the situation may impact the…
Davis Cup: Dramatic Day for Team Argentina, 1-1
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Cilic d. Nalbandian, 5-7 6-4 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3 Altogether, it was a mixed bag for Team Argentina on Friday. El Rey played the opening rubber against Cilic, in a match that lasted over 5 hours. It was not a pretty match, by any means (with a combined 241 UFEs), and both…
Link to watch the USA – France Davis Cup Tie live
The USTA live stream Tennis needs to use new media to get the sport out there as often as possible so this is cool.
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 