The Roland Garros men’s main draw action is set to start on Sunday, but the drama begins as soon as the draw is announced. Men’s Seedings: 1) Novak Djokovic 2) Andy Murray 3) Stan Wawrinka 4) Rafael Nadal 5) Kei Nishikori 6) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7) Tomas Berdych 8) Milos Raonic Novak Djokovic will attempt to complete … Continue reading
Category Archives: Tennis
Will Maria Sharapova Get A Fair Hearing?
A hearing has been scheduled in Maria Sharapova‘s doping case, with a possible ruling before Wimbledon begins. This year’s Roland Garros, of course, is out. It’s a disciplinary hearing. International Tennis Federation (ITF) president David Haggerty said Wednesday that the Tennis Integrity Unit typically takes ”two to three months” to process a case. That could … Continue reading
Is This Season’s ADIDAS Clay Court ‘Look’ The Ugliest Ever?
Are this season’s ADIDAS clay court ‘look’ the ugliest ever? Leave it Adidas—the brand that has always had the worst-fitting and colorblind designs—to try and overcome it by getting rid of the color altogether. It looks like a mix of zebra/NFL ref/something “sporty” that one of the old sitcom’s ‘Golden Girls’ would wear… What do … Continue reading
Juan Monaco Wins Second Title at River Oaks
RESULTS – Sunday, April 10, 2016 Singles Final Juan Monaco (Argentina) d [4] Jack Sock (USA) 3-6 6-3 7-5 The week began with basketball on everyone’s mind and it ended with golf consuming everyone’s attention, but in between there was some amazing tennis played at the River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas. I’m talking … Continue reading
American Jack Sock Ready To Defend Title in Sunday Clay Court Final
Two past champions, Jack Sock (2015) and Juan Monaco (2012), will meet in Sunday’s title match at the 2016 Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. This is just the fifth time in the Open Era that two past champions are meeting in the final. Fourth-seeded defending champion Jack Sock beat top-seeded John Isner 7-6 (4), 6-3 on … Continue reading
US Men’s Clay Court Championship: Hyeon Chung Moves On To The Quarterfinals
Hyeon Chung, who beat 18-year-old Tommy Paul Wednesday, has reached his second career ATP World Tour quarterfinal. The win by the 19-year-old Korean marks the fourth time a teen has reached this tournament’s quarterfinals since it moved to Houston in 2001 (Andy Roddick – 2001 and 2002, Ryan Harrison – 2012). Chung was last year’s ATP World Tour Most Improved … Continue reading
Wednesday at River Oaks: No. 1 Seed John Isner To Play On Center Court
Wednesday night brings the return of John Isner to the Center Court at the 2016 Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. The former champion is the tournament’s number one seed. Isner is seeking his 50th career clay court win on Wednesday. The No. 1 American is also closing in on another milestone as he enters … Continue reading
US Men’s Clay Court Championship – “You Ought To Be Here”
The tradition continues. Banners of tennis players blow in the breeze, telling you that this is the chosen spot in all of the U.S. as far as clay court tennis is concerned. Not even the anticipation of a slight April sunburn should keep you away. Winter is officially over when it’s ATP time on the … Continue reading
Tennis: Four Americans Advance at River Oaks
Each of today’s four winning Americans will have the opportunity to reach the main draw if they also win on Sunday (joining another nine Americans already in the draw). Should all four win Sunday, it would mark the most Americans in the tournament, 13, since 2007. RESULTS – Saturday, April 2, 2016 Qualifying – First Round [1] Bjorn … Continue reading
Miami Open Results — Friday, April 1st
RESULTS – FRIDAY, 1 APRIL 2016 Singles – Semi-finals [1] N. Djokovic (SRB) d [15] D. Goffin (BEL) 76(5) 64 [6] K. Nishikori (JPN) d [24] N. Kyrgios (AUS) 63 75 SCHEDULE – SATURDAY, 2 APRIL 2016 STADIUM start 1:00 pm WTA – [15] S. Kuznetsova (RUS) vs [13] V. Azarenka (BLR) Not Before 3:00 … Continue reading
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