Rio Olympic Tennis: Nishikori Wins a Point after Dropping His Racquet

何事もあきらめちゃいけないことを教えてくれる錦織さん pic.twitter.com/JMk89WYir5 — NishikoriGIF (@NishikoriGIF) August 6, 2016 From another angle Wow! What a point by @keinishikori in #Rio2016 via @Mikno78 pic.twitter.com/pkoZhZfqvA — Tennis24.com (@Tennis24com) August 6, 2016

Rio Olympic Tennis: August 6 Women’s Singles Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD First, a big thanks to the ATP’s website for listing the men’s schedule.  I had to go to the olympic site to get a listing of women’s olympic matches.  The WTA should list the schedule too.  The women’s slate for August 6th features a lot of good matches so I’ll jump…

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Rio Olympic Tennis: August 6 Men’s Singles Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD Albert Ramos-Vinolas VS (4) Kei Nishikori – Kei should win, but his deep run in Canada may make an adjustment to Rio a bit slower than some other players’ process of adaptation. Malek Jaziri VS (5) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga – I like Tsonga so long as he is feeling healthy. (6) Gael Monfils VS Vasek Pospisil – Pospisil has a canon serve…

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Atlanta 2016: Semifinal Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD Yoshihito Nishioka VS (2) Nick Kyrgios – Kyrgios being left out of the olympic games more than likely put him into the Atlanta draw.  Kyrgios has a great chance to reach an ATP final and purge some of the negativity that came from his Wimbledon and Toronto exits. John Isner VS (WC) Reilly Opelka – 2.09…

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Olympics 2016: Guga Enters the Olympic Stadium with the Torch!

Any debate about tennis’ place in the olympic games is settled by this.  What a great honor for Gustavo Kuerten! Emocionado fica @gugakuerten ao participar da abertura da Olimpíada do Rio de Janeiro. pic.twitter.com/AEgv0F81ny — DC Esportes (@esportesdc) August 6, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js .@gugakuerten twirled, laughed & waved with joy to steal the show at the…

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Olympic Tennis 2016: Other Opening Ceremony Photos and Videos

Beautiful symbol of hope for the planet at #RioOpeningCeremony Time for real action on #climatechange #doit4thekids pic.twitter.com/WjUwpFLSnY — Nemo (@CoralSeaOz) August 6, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js .@serenawilliams taking a selfie with flag bearer @WaydeDreamer #teamSArise pic.twitter.com/2RGoH0aIK8 — TeamSouthAfrica (@teamsa16) August 5, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js In his Rio 2016 opener, Novak Djokovic will face the man who beat him…

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Olympic Tennis 2016: Champions Carry their Flags

Rafa! #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/R7MjqT9heW — Stroppa Del (@stroppadel) August 6, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Rafa!! :') pic.twitter.com/6Rk1Iz9iPv — Nida (@nidssserz) August 6, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js .@andy_murray practicing waving the flag before we walk out! 👍#OpeningCeremony #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/SSsHe9aWkJ — Team GB (@TeamGB) August 6, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js We're sure @Andy_Murray's racket handling skills are better than his flag bearing ones!#Rio2016 #BringOnTheGreathttps://t.co/jXozR4VWzw…

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What Should the Big Tournament in Canada be Named?

Maybe I am a traditionalist when it comes to tennis, but I always liked the name Canadian Open.  It seemed to convey this may not be a Grand Slam event, but it is pretty important. With corporations more or less getting to name events they sponsor (that seems fair), tournament names change a lot.  Still,…

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Arthur Ashe Stadium Roof Closes

Olympic tennis and Cincinnati are the next two big events, but it is nice to know that the US Open will have a roof in place when the 2016 event commences. Some initial difficulties A time-lapse video of its construction