Originally posted on The Grandstand:
A development that has been years in the making became official earlier this week, when Lleyton Hewitt was announced as Australia’s new Davis Cup captain. Hewitt, 34, takes over from interim captain Wally Massur. “I want to be here for the long haul,” assured the former world No. 1, who will…
Month: November 2015
Can Roger Federer Win the World Tour Finals?
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The World Tour Finals seedings are set and the eight best tennis players in the world are turning their attention toward London for the year-end championship. It may not garner quite the publicity of any Grand Slam event, but the O2 finale is always a special time filled with exceptional…
World Tour Finals seedings set
Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Seeds at the upcoming World Tour Finals were finalized on Saturday when David Ferrer lost to Andy Murray in the semis of the BNP Paribas Masters. Ferrer will move up inconsequentially from No. 8 to No. 7 but could have climbed all the way to fifth with the Paris title.…
Djokovic Beats Murray, Retains Paris Masters Trophy
Originally posted on The Sport News Portal:
Novak Djokovic made light work of Andy Murray in the Paris Masters final, beating the second-seeded Briton 6-2, 6-4 for his 10th title of an outstanding year that now includes a record six Masters titles to add to his three Grand Slam wins on Sunday. With 10 titles…
Novak Djokovic Currently Lacks a Rival
Novak Djokovic Currently Lacks a True Rival, but Tennis like Nature Abhors a Vacuum On a few occasions in my tennis viewing life, a player has separated himself so far from his competition as to lack an identifiable rival. I saw matches prior to the 1985 Wimbledon championships, but I did not start following tennis…
Djokovic three-peats in Paris for sixth Masters title of 2015
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Novak Djokovic continued his dominant 2015 campaign by winning a third straight BNP Paribas Masters title on Sunday, when he cruised past Andy Murray 6-2, 6-4. Djokovic gave back a break early in the second set but more than made up for it by breaking Murray a total of four…
Paris Masters 2015: Championship Prediction – Murray vs. Djokovic
Andy Murray vs. Novak Djokovic Novak as Grandmaster (I promise not to overuse chess analogies) Novak Djokovic has accomplished something pretty amazing. He reached all four major finals in 2015 posting a 3-1 record in those events. He also has reached the championship match of all 8 Masters 1000 events he entered. Aside from skipping Madrid,…
Paris final preview and pick: Djokovic vs. Murray
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The Paris title will come down to Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray on Sunday. Murray is No. 3 in the world but will climb to second on Monday and be seeded No. 2 in London regardless of this result. Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will be squaring off for the…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 