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From the monthly archives: March 2010
2010 SONY ERICSSON OPEN ORDER OF PLAY THURSDAY APRIL 1 *All times ET. And Happy April Fool’s day! STADIUM start 1:00 PM [13] M Bartoli (FRA) vs [3] V Williams (USA) – WTA Not Before 3:00 PM [16] T Berdych (CZE) vs [10] F Verdasco (ESP) - ATP Almagro/Robredo vs [3]Dlouhy/Paes Starting at 7:00 PM [13] [...]
Continue Reading →After Roger Federer was bounced out of Miami last year by Novak Djokovic, he famously said “It was unfortunate, you know, but thank God the hardcourt season is over” And there was this: Q. How do you evaluate your play in the first part of the hardcourt season? ROGER FEDERER: It’s the end. It’s the [...]
Continue Reading →I thought Roger Federer had some interesting things to say in his press conference after losing to Tomas Berdych in Miami’s Round of 16 last night. It’s a bit of a grab bag of excuses (conditions, sickness), realism (lack of confidence, need to practice) and hope (fuels his desire, looking forward to the clay court [...]
Continue Reading →Roger Federer lost to Tomas Berdych at 12:15 am on Wednesday morning in Miami: 6-4, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6). A bunch of other stuff happened at the tournament on Tuesday, but I’m just going to focus on this for now. Roger won as many points as Berdych did (119) and enjoyed a better serving night [...]
Continue Reading →Don’t worry about Novak Djokovic, he’s recovering just fine from his early defeat at the Sony Ericsson Open. In fact, he’s taking full advantage of his unexpected time off, turning a business trip into pleasure. Serbian site Svet reported on Nole’s Miami weekend (article and photos via Great Tennis Photos via Svet). Please excuse my [...]
Continue Reading →2010 SONY ERICSSON OPEN ORDER OF PLAY WEDNESDAY MARCH 31 *All times ET STADIUM start 11:00 am Y Chan (TPE) / J Zheng (CHN) vs [8] E Makarova (RUS) / S Peng (CHN) – WTA Not Before 1:00 PM [WC] J Henin (BEL) vs [2] C Wozniacki (DEN) – WTA Not Before 3:00 PM [6] [...]
Continue Reading →“I’m happy to be through in straight sets, to be honest” admitted Roger Federer after his tight third round victory over No. 61 ranked Frenchman, Florent Serra, on Monday. A highlight reel shot from his match vs. Serra: Federer will play Tomas Berdych in the Round of 16.
Continue Reading →Hi everyone – just a quick update on the happenings on a rainy Monday at the Sony Ericsson Open. Monday in Miami did have some upsets, but few of them were that surprising. Top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova was upset by lucky No. 13 seed Marion Bartoli, but Sveta was suffering a muscle pull in her [...]
Continue Reading →2010 SONY ERICSSON OPEN ORDER OF PLAY MONDAY MARCH 29 *All times ET STADIUM start 11:00 am [[8] J Tsonga (FRA) vs [12] J Ferrero (ESP) – ATP Not Before 1:00 PM [3] V Williams (USA) vs [6] A Radwanska (POL) – WTA [6] A Roddick (USA) vs B Becker (GER) – ATP [15] D [...]
Continue Reading →Not a title you see everyday at ATP.com: “Kim Kardashian Feature”! Even if you think this is completely dumb, you can still enjoy the ATP narrator’s ironic tone as he runs through Kardashian’s resume. Also, I enjoy thinking about the PR people’s decision to plant her at F-Lo and Nando’s match. “She won’t even have [...]
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