French Open 2012: Predicting How Top Players Will Finish at Roland Garros

The 2012 French Open is currently taking place and, of course, the top players in the world are dominating. It’s quite unlikely that anything is going to change and it is highly probable that Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray are going to be the ones who decide who wins at Roland Garros. Let’s take a look at how the tournament will most likely shake out.   Winner:... 

French Open 2012 Results: 5 Things We Learned on Day 2

The French Open is through two days of play and there are plenty of compelling story lines.  Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic both advanced to the second round in straight sets and look to be in good form.  The French Open may be the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world, due to the physicality it takes to win a best-of-five set match on clay. The points tend to be... 

USA vs. Brazil: Players Who Must Step Up for Team USA in Key Friendly

The United States picked up a convincing victory over Scotland, but the challenge will be a lot tougher when the American squad goes up against Brazil on Wednesday night. It should be a terrific measuring stick match for Jurgen Klinsmann’s improving side. Let’s take a look at three players who must have strong performances for Team USA to hang with one of the world’s best teams. It’s... 

USA vs. Brazil: Questions USMNT Must Answer in Friendly

The U.S. Men’s national team is off to a nice start in international play, but a serious test looms when they take on the Brazilians in a friendly on Wednesday. While it is an exhibition, the game will tell us a lot about where the team is as a whole and answer some key questions that we have.   Can they keep the goals coming? The Americans are coming off of an absolutely stellar performance... 

French Open 2012: Players Who Must Step Up Their Game in Round 2

On the road to glory, a few bumps in the road are forgotten. But for several players in the first round of the French Open, those bumps were almost the end of the road entirely. Perhaps they dropped an early set. Perhaps they were close to digging themselves a hole they wouldn’t have been able to escape. Or maybe they just didn’t look like themselves. Whatever the case may be, I’ve... 

French Open 2012 TV Schedule: When and Where to Watch All of Day 3’s Action

While still a ways away from the real drama of the French Open, action continues on Tuesday from Roland Garros as stars work toward a potential Grand Slam title. Surprises have been few and far between, but soon enough we’ll see big names taking on big names and stars will be heading home. We’re not there yet, but that just means there is non-stop tennis action to watch.   When: 5:00... 

Roger Federer: Swiss Legend Will Not Challenge Jimmy Connors’ Title Record

Roger Federer‘s 74 career tournament titles will never amount to Jimmy Connors’ 109 tourney championships. Federer has been a professional tennis player for roughly 14 years. That means he has won around 5.3 tournament titles per year of competition. With his current pace, Federer would need to play on his championship level for seven more years. That just isn’t realistic. This is... 

French Open 2012 Scores: Shocking Results from Roland Garros’ First 2 Days

The 2012 French Open is two days deep, and plenty of exciting action has already ensued. Andy Roddick and Jurgen Melzer were both eliminated, Venus Williams prevailed and Juan Martin Del Potro won his first match. These were just some of the storylines from the tournament’s opening days. Let’s take a look at most shocking results of the first two days.   Andy Roddick Eliminated Roddick... 

Rafael Nadal: Rafa Will Have No Problem Winning 7th French Open Title

Rafael Nadal is the King of Clay, there’s no denying that. The six-time champion at Roland Garros will have no problem breezing through the field at the French Open to secure his record seventh title in Paris. Rafa doesn’t play his opening-round match until Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. ET against Simone Bolelli. After that, he has an extremely easy route to the final as his draw lets him avoid... 

Novak Djokovic: 5 Biggest Hurdles for Djoker at the 2012 French Open

With the French Open upon us, the biggest question is one that regards big two in tennis today. Will Rafa retain his title and remain the King of Clay or will Novak Djokovic accomplish the prestigious career grand slam? This article covers both people, but focuses more on the latter, as I will use the draw to break down which potential matchups could prove traps for the Serb, as well as what he needs... 

« Previous Page — Next Page »

Latest News

• Former England Manager Graham Taylor Dies at Age 72
• Bruce Arena Names USMNT January Camp Invitees
• Karamoko Dembele Makes England U15s Debut After Playing for Scotland in November
• USMNT Watch: Bobby Wood Nets 1st Bundesliga Goal Since September
• Rugby Player Bruno Andres Doglioli Banned 3 Years for Tackling Female Referee