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On top of the world, and his head. Photo by Paul Zimmer via DavisCup.com Davis Cup finals weekend put Argentina on Spanish clay and Rafael Nadal in his happy place. It was no surprise that it ended in tears for Del Potro & Co., given how passionately they wanted to bring the cup home [...]
Continue Reading →GettyImages via Daylife Yay! Though the Bryan Brothers suffered a historic loss today in Austin – losing a first set in DC competition for the first time ever - they still managed to pull out the must-win victory against the very game pairing of Verdasco/Granollers: 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. I got a lump in my [...]
Continue Reading →Spain’s Davis Cup team players Rafael Nadal (L) and Fernando Verdasco address a news conference in Charleroi March 1, 2011. Spain will face Belgium during their Davis Cup World Group 1st round match from Friday till Sunday. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) I’d be seriously remiss if I let the weekend go by [...]
Continue Reading →Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt (R) shakes hands with David Nalbandian (L) of Argentina after their first round match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 18 January 2011. Nalbandian won in five sets. EPA/JOE CASTRO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT fotoglif912972 Three huge cups of coffee into this morning, and I was still regretting [...]
Continue Reading →Just a little update from the Rogers Cup. Andy Murray took out David Nalbandian in a easy 6-2, 6-2 win. It’s his first win over the Argentine in three tries.
Continue Reading →Sorry, everyone. My full time gig is interfering with the tennis. Damn my need for affordable health insurance! I’m finally getting caught up on Rogers Cup action from Toronto. And I’m catching the red (or should I say pink?) eye to Canada tomorrow evening – after a full Pasadena to-do with harp, flute and fifty [...]
Continue Reading →You got a live fifth rubber, you want David Nalbandian on your team. Even an old, injured, rusty version. After Nikolay Davydenko pulled himself together and evened things up 2-2 in Moscow on Sunday vs. Leonardo Mayer, David took to the court vs. current World No. 14 Mikhail Youznhy and beat him in straights. Not [...]
Continue Reading →Friday was an exciting and surprising first day of Davis Cup quarterfinal action. Let’s take a look. France leads Spain: 2-0 in France Wha? Michael Llodra, bluntly described as France’s “oldest and lowest ranked player” on the Davis Cup website, took out World No. 10 Fernando Verdasco on Friday in four sets. It was the [...]
Continue Reading →The 2010 Davis Cup quarterfinals are here, less than a week after the Wimbledon finals. Who is ready to fight on? SPAIN VS. FRANCE: Wimby champ Rafael Nadal has pulled from the anticipated Spain vs. France quarterfinal in Clermont-Ferrand, France, to rest his knees. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is also out with a knee injury. As the [...]
Continue Reading →David Ferrer, Rafael Nadal, Fernando Verdasco and Novak Djokovic advanced to the semifinals on Friday at the Monte-Carlo Masters. I was a little disappointed by the Nole vs. Nalbandian match – I thought that was going to be an all out brawl. Still holding out for a Nole vs. Nadal barn burner, though. I think [...]
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