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The ATP season shifts back to clay this week, where it will remain mostly for the next four months in anticipation of the French Open. Although this year’s Royal Guard Open from Viña del Mar in Chile doesn’t have the same star power as it did a year ago when Rafael Nadal made his highly anticipated return, the ATP World Tour 250 series event features plenty of intriguing...
Published: February 4, 2014
The first round of the Davis Cup is in the books for the 2014 tournament, and there were some early surprises over an exciting weekend of tennis action. Here is a look back at the results for each match and a breakdown of each tie. Czech Republic 3 Netherlands 2 R. Haase (Ned) def. R. Stepanek (CZE); 3-6, 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-1 T. Berdych (CZE) def. I. Sijsling (NED); 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 T. Berdych/R....
Published: February 4, 2014
Eugenie Bouchard, 19, has been called the new golden girl, the future face of tennis and the next Maria Sharapova. That’s a lot of hype for a teenager who has yet to win her first WTA title. Bouchard‘s surprising run to the semifinals at the 2014 Australian Open demonstrates she has talent. But could all the early hype hurt her? Already on the future star radar, Bouchard leaped...
Published: February 4, 2014
During Tiger Woods‘ era of domination, there really weren’t all that many major championships to be won. When a man wins 14, that doesn’t leave all that many for anyone else. That era, for the most part, seems to have passed. Woods has shown over the last few years that he’s still a force to be dealt with, even though he hasn’t been able to close. As a result, the door...
Published: February 3, 2014
Bubba Watson is one of the best professional golfers in the world, so it was only a matter of time before he put a golf club in his son’s hands. Down at the Phoenix Open in Arizona, Watson had a chance to spend time with his one-year-old son, Caleb. When the younger Watson got a club, he gave it his all. The one-year-old got a chance to tee off: Caleb also had to work his way out of a bunker: [Bubba...
Published: February 3, 2014
Marin Cilic will have his hands full defending his title at the 2014 PBZ Zagreb Indoors, which takes place in Zagreb, Croatia, and is a yearly stop on the ATP World Tour 250. The men’s-only event features many of Eastern Europe’s finest tennis players, with No. 12-ranked Tommy Haas and No. 14-ranked Mikhail Youzhny leading the way. In addition to the singles draw, there is a competitive...
Published: February 3, 2014
With the first major tournament out of the way and the tennis world now shifting to the second month of the season, the 2014 Open Sud de France tournament officially starts the month of February for the tennis world in Montpellier, France. The big-name players like Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic or even the most recent Grand Slam winner in Stanislas Wawrinka won’t grace the courts in Montpellier,...
Published: February 3, 2014
Wins for France, Wales and Ireland got this year’s Six Nations off to a booming start, with all three home teams managing to defend their turf with varying degrees of difficulty. The opening weekend didn’t fail to impress, upholding its billing as possibly the tightest rendition in the tournament’s history, shown by the closer margins by which results were decided. Now that the dust...
Published: February 3, 2014
The news that Ross Brawn has ruled out a return to Formula One in the near future means that the sport will be the poorer for his absence. As revealed by the Daily Telegraph‘s Daniel Johnson, Brawn announced at a fishing event in Aberdeenshire that he would not be returning to the sport amidst rumours that he could be in line for a role at McLaren with the return of Ron Dennis to Group CEO. But...
Published: February 3, 2014
Some of England’s kits over the years are more iconic than others. The 1966 vintage, for example, will for obvious reasons be worn for football eternity. In this brilliant infographic, produced by Printsome, we see the evolution of England kits from 1872 to 1982. Part two of this project will take the England kit from 1983 to present day. We’ll be posting that soon. Read more International...