Dan Martin on Tennis, Life and Occassionally Other Sports
Originally posted on Moo's Tennis Blog:
Roger Federer once again returns to Halle to begin his 2015 grass court preparations. Federer has racked up three consecutive appearances in the final in Halle and is unbeaten at this tournament since 2012, beating Mikhail Youzhny in the 2013 final (6-7 6-3 6-4) and Alejandro Falla in…
Dear readers, First, I want to thank everyone for a great 2015. Tennis Abides was founded in September 2011, and this is already the second best year in terms of visitors for the site. 2015 is not even 50% done. This will easily be our best year ever. My twitter follows have also risen by…
Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Rafael Nadal advanced to the Mercedes Cup final with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Gael Monfils on Saturday afternoon. Nadal did not drop serve a single time, saving all four of the break points he faced to prevail after one hour and 19 minutes. The 10th-ranked Spaniard is through to…
Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Rafael Nadal is one win away from the Stuttgart title, with Viktor Troicki standing in his way on Sunday. In ‘s-Hertogenbosch, meanwhile, David Goffin and Gilles Muller are battling in the final. Stuttgart: (1) Rafael Nadal vs. (8) Viktor Troicki Nadal and Troicki will be going head-to-head for the fifth…
Originally posted on Totally Tennis:
British number one Andy Murray is giving tennis fans the opportunity to win a priceless piece of sporting memorabilia while raising money for a cancer charity. The white tennis ball which is signed by Britain’s last two Wimbledon champions, Murray and Fred Perry is being auctioned off to raise money for St James…
Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Rafael Nadal and Bernard Tomic will battle for a semifinal spot in Stuttgart on Friday. Gael Monfils and Philipp Kohlschreiber are also in action. (1) Rafael Nadal vs. (5) Bernard Tomic Nadal and Tomic will be going head-to-head for the third time in their careers when they collide in the…
Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Rafael Nadal struggled in his first grass-court match of the season but managed to get the job done during second-round action at the Mercedes Cup on Thursday. Nadal held off Marcos Baghdatis 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-2 in two hours and 40 minutes. “It was a little bit of a strange match,”…
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