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From the monthly archives: May 2010
It’s getting serious. As in no yoking around! 2010 FRENCH OPEN ORDER OF PLAY DAY 10: TUESDAY, JUNE 1 Court Philippe Chatrier 14:00 Start Women’s Singles – Quarterfinals Francesca Schiavone(ITA)[17] vs. Caroline Wozniacki(DEN)[3] Men’s Singles – Quarterfinals Roger Federer(SUI)[1] vs. Robin Soderling(SWE)[5] Men’s Doubles – Fourth Round Marc Lopez(ESP) /Pere Riba(ESP) vs. Wesley Moodie(RSA)[4] /Dick [...]
Continue Reading →Just a quick wrap today: Justine Henin was defeated on the terre battue of Roland Garros for the first time since 2004 on Monday, falling in three sets to Sam Stosur: 2-6, 6-1, 4-6. “I just wanted so much that the adventure could keep going,” Justine said afterwards, though she insisted that her loss was [...]
Continue Reading →The singles players finish up their fourth rounds on Monday, and boy, are their some surprising names on the schedule. Ginepri? Gabashvili? Groth? There are even a few that don’t begin with “G.” So is Monday the day we get a Major upset? Or is it going to be a straight sets snooze fest? Watch [...]
Continue Reading →NBC viewers – what did you think of today’s coverage? You know, squishing Sharapova vs. Henin, Petrova vs. Venus, Federer vs. Wawrinka and the Williams sisters’ doubles match into one three-hour thick, tape-delayed tennis club sandwich? (Even when there was actual live tennis going on?) It left a bad taste in my mouth, but I [...]
Continue Reading →Lots of great matches coming up on Sunday at Roland Garros, starting with the third set of Sharapova vs. Henin. We also have intriguing possibilities in Venus vs. Petrova, Berdych vs. Murray and the Swiss Man vs. the Swiss Stan. Click here for the French Open TV Schedule (beware of NBC’s tape delay!) and here [...]
Continue Reading →Andy Roddick was dismantled by Russian qualifier Teimuraz Ga”bash”vili 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday at Roland Garros – any match where Roddick doesn’t play at least one tiebreak is a wash out. In case you don’t know too much about Teimuraz Gabashvili, here’s all you need to know about him: He’s crazy. And he doesn’t [...]
Continue Reading →Ever wonder how Roger Federer can be called the Greatest of All Time when he has a 7-14 losing record against the World No. 2? Rafael Nadal answered that question in Paris on Saturday after his straight set victory vs. Lleyton Hewitt: Q. I have a different question for you. Everyone in tennis loves Roger, [...]
Continue Reading →It’s all about the ladies on Saturday at Roland Garros. Serena vs. Pavlyuchnkova should be fun, followed by the dramatic conclusion of hometown heroine Aravane Rezai vs. Nadia Petrova. After Nole vs. Hanescu and Nadal vs. Hewitt we have the cherry on top: Henin vs. Sharapova. I only hope it doesn’t get too dark for [...]
Continue Reading →The big upset that wasn’t: defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova lost on Friday to Maria Kirilenko: 3-6, 6-2, 4-6. Sveta sounded about as surprised by the result as the rest of us were: Q. Obviously you must be very disappointed. How does it feel to lose your title here? SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: I have it from last [...]
Continue Reading →Mercedes Benz recently dropped its sponsorship of the ATP tour, but the it hasn’t dropped the sport. The luxury car company announced today that its partnering with Roger Federer (via Mercedes Benz): Mercedes-Benz today announced a multi platform global marketing partnership with the 16-time Grand Slam Champion and world’s number one tennis player, Roger Federer. [...]
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