Serena Williams To Fall Out of Top 10: America Top 10-Less for the First Time

The USA will not have a singles player in the top 10 for the first time after Serena Williams will not come back to defend her points in Rome causing her to fall from the World No. 10 next week. She would have been defending her doubles title with sister Venus Williams in Madrid if she was not injured. Serena could fall several points. Bethanie Mattek-Sands is the next highest ranked woman for the... 

Madrid Masters: Another Magic Spell Unfolds for Rafael Nadal

For an event with such a short history, the Madrid Masters and its Magic Box venue have won more than their share of headlines, and this year promised more of the same. The Spanish capital won tennis Masters status in 2002 as part of the European indoor swing but was moved to May and to clay in 2009. It became the first Masters in Europe to become a “mini Major” when the ATP joined with... 

Novak Djokovic vs. David Ferrer. Time to See Just How Good the Djoker Is on Clay

Unfortunately, the third-round blockbuster match I wrote about yesterday ended up being a giant buzz kill as Juan Martin Del Potro yet again is sidelined and chose to retire pre-match before facing Rafael Nadal. Here is hoping to a very, very quick recovery to Delpo.  All eight quarterfinalists have now been found, and looking at the names, Roger Federer vs. Robin Söderling and Novak Djokovic... 

Julia Goerges Upsets Caroline Wozniacki Again and Bethanie-Mattek Sands in QFs

Tennis Now No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki followed the footsteps of No. 2 Vera Zvonareva in getting upset in the third round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday. Once again, Julia Goerges found the key to breaking Wozniacki’s consistency on court by staying in the game with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 win. Goerges and Wozniacki now share a tied head-to-head series at 2-2 after Goerges won their last... 

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer: Keen To Make Sure History Books Don’t Forget Them

The second major of the season is only 18 days away and while much is being said about a potential blockbuster final between the best man of the season, Novak Djokovic, and the clay-court king, Rafael Nadal, we should never underestimate the 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer. Of course, Djokovic has a good chance to become the new world No. 1 in a couple of months and all the credit... 

Roger Federer Narrowly Defeats Feliciano Lopez at the Madrid Masters 2011

7-6, 6-7, 7-6. Without going too far into the details of Roger Federer’s latest victory in his opening match against Feliciano Lopez, it would be suggested that scorelines like that just tend to stick out in the print. Of course, it was far more dramatic even than that, with Federer edging past Lopez in the first set tiebreak 15-13, only to be dominated in the second, and then have to save a... 

Rafael Nadal: Is He Ripe for an Early Exit in Madrid by Juan Martin Del Potro?

The talk in Madrid is already on the “dream-final” between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, where one winning streak will have to come to an end. But predicting the two of them in the final as a given, it a bit premature as both of them would willingly agree to. As the Madrid draw came out, it was hard not to notice how close the two names Rafael Nadal, world No. 1 and the king of clay... 

Wednesday’s Results for Ladies in Madrid: Zvonareva Falls, Kvitova in QFs

Tennis Now   Sixteenth seed Petra Kvitova waltzed into the Madrid Open quarterfinals after defeating World No. 2 Vera Zvonareva 6-1, 6-4 to tie their head-to-head series 2-2. Kvitova save seven of eight break points and broke Zvonareva four of six times. Kvitova had success over Zvonareva on clay last year in Rome. In the third round matches, World No. 32 Lucie Safarova upset seventh seed Jelena... 

Madrid Wednesday ATP Results: Federer’s Rough First Match Djokovic Reaches 30-0

Tennis Now I will start off saying, “May the 4th be with you,” to Spaniard Feliciano Lopez, who took world no. 3 Roger Federer to three intense tiebreakers for some epic tennis for the last match of the day at the Mutua Mardrid Open. Federer eventually won 7-6(13), 6-7(1), 7-6(7) and improved his record against Lopez 8-0 for their first face-off on clay in their careers. Up until the third... 

Kim Clijsters Withdraws from Italian Open with Ankle Injury

ESPN and NBC Sports reported, Kim Clijsters, No. 2-ranked in women’s tennis, has withdrawn from the Italian Open to recover from an ankle injury. The injury happened last month at a wedding party. Clijsters last played against Victoria Azarenka in March at the Sony Ericsson Open Quarterfinals in Florida. Two other players not participating in the Italian Open are the Williams sisters. Venus... 

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