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Monte-Carlo R2 previews and picks: Federer vs. Chardy, Nadal vs. Pouille
Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will kick off their Monte-Carlo campaigns on Wednesday. They are set for respective meetings against Frenchmen Jeremy Chardy and Lucas Pouille. Jeremy Chardy vs. (2) Roger Federer Federer and Chardy will be squaring off for the fourth time in their careers and for the fourth…
Indian Wells R2 previews and picks: Tomic vs. Coric, Cilic vs. Monaco
Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Marin Cilic’s comeback from a shoulder injury will begin on Saturday in Indian Wells. Cilic is facing Juan Monaco in the second round, while Bernard Tomic is going up against Borna Coric. (32) Bernard Tomic vs. (Q) Borna Coric Tomic and Coric will be going head-to-head for the first time…
Monte-Carlo previews and picks: Dimitrov vs. Verdasco, Cilic vs. Mayer
Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Grigor Dimitrov and Marin Cilic will kick off their Monte-Carlo campaigns on Tuesday. They are set for respective meetings with Fernando Verdasco and Florian Mayer. Fernando Verdasco vs. (9) Grigor Dimitrov Dimitrov and Verdasco will be squaring off for the third time in their careers when they collide in round…
Angelique Kerber Edges Madison Keys In 2015 Family Circle Cup Final
Originally posted on Fairways and Forehands:
Angelique Kerber (click to enlarge) At least I learned something about my fandom today. When Li Na retired, I had a lot of players from whom to choose as my top favorite. I settled on a foursome of Madison Keys, Petra Kvitova, Simona Halep and Ana Ivanovic. But following…
Djokovic, Nadal on same side of Monte-Carlo draw
Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Both Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal found themselves in the top half of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters draw when the ceremony was held on Saturday. Thus the top two favorites for the title are on a collision course for the semis, but neither one–especially not Nadal–will be looking that far…
Should Hawkeye be used on clay?
Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Playing in his last U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship before a scheduled retirement at the 2016 Australian Open, Lleyton Hewitt lost his first-round match to Go Soeda 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-3 on Tuesday. After Hewitt squandered a match point on his own serve at 5-4, 30-40 in the second set, a…
I GOT IT
Originally posted on Marcus Cootsona Tennis:
Why not admit it? I’ve never known exactly what to do with clay court tennis. For one thing, the launch into the clay court season, coming as it does after the hardcourt shootouts and primetime battles of Indian Wells and Miami, throws us into a different continent with a…
Time for some clay!
Originally posted on universal tennis enthusiast:
Spring is finally here and so is the clay court season. April and may are the 2 months dedicated to clay court tournaments. The action is mostly situated in Europe except for Houston U.S.A ,Casablanca Morocco that is hapening as im writing this and Turkey. This is probably my favorite…
WTA Charleston, 3rd Round Preview: Jelena Jankovic v Danka Kovinic
Originally posted on Moo's Tennis Blog:
Jelena Jankovic continues to dazzle at the Family Circle Cup, both on and off the court (mainly off the court!) and is into the third round where she will play Danka Kovinic. Jankovic made things difficult for herself against Tatjana Maria in their second round encounter but eventually came…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 