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A first-time Wimbledon champion could be crowned in the 2014 women’s final. On Saturday, July 5, Petra Kvitova will take on Eugenie Bouchard for the title. Kvitova isn’t new to All England Club finals. She won Wimbledon in 2011 by the score 6-3, 6-4 over Maria Sharapova. Bouchard is new. This is only the second time the 20-year-old has participated in the tournament. And in her first...
Published: July 1, 2014
Rafael Nadal is outperforming Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Roger Federer at Wimbledon 2014 in something that he shouldn’t take confidence in. Playing from behind. Entering his Round 4 match with Nick Kyrgios, Nadal has lost three sets in the tournament. That’s more than Djokovic, Murray and Federer combined. And all of Nadal’s losses have come in the first set. In Rounds...
Published: June 24, 2014
Roger Federer‘s six Wimbledon titles held little weight in oddsmakers’ minds entering the 2012 Wimbledon. Federer hadn’t won in nine straight Grand Slams, the longest drought of his career since pre-2003. In those nine Slams, he had only advanced to the final once. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic had distanced themselves from him, winning five and four titles, respectively, over the...
Published: June 21, 2014
If Tiger Woods ever wants to win another major championship, returning to his 2013 form at Quicken Loans National would be a great first step. On Friday, Woods announced on Facebook that he would compete in the tournament at Congressional Country Club next week. This shocked golf. Ask Comcast SportsNet’s Rob Carlin. CBS Sports’ Kyle Porter speculated early this week...
Published: June 17, 2014
Martin Kaymer has more than enough talent to be a PGA superstar. But superstars aren’t defined by talent alone. Kaymer won the 2014 U.S. Open in dominating fashion. His closest competitor finished eight strokes behind him. But this isn’t just his second major victory because of a lack of ability. It’s inconsistency. In February 2011, Kaymer became the world’s No. 1 player. This...
Published: June 10, 2014
Up-and-coming golfers couldn’t have picked a better major to make a name for themselves in than the 2014 U.S. Open. With Tiger Woods out, the spotlight will have a chance to shine on someone else, especially the winner. Post-U.S. Open storylines won’t center on Woods’ loss for once, but rather whoever won. Here are a few of those up-and-coming golfers to watch out for. All odds are...
Published: June 10, 2014
Odds in the 2014 U.S. Open favor Rory McIlroy, but the field has plenty of potent sleepers. According to Odds Shark, only three golfers—McIlroy, Adam Scott and Phil Mickelson—even enter with odds higher than 20-1. Here the most underrated of the bunch. 5. Webb Simpson, 50-1 Las Vegas has little faith in Simpson. Of course, so did it when he won the 2012 U.S. Open. Despite...
Published: June 8, 2014
For the past four years, the French Open has ended the same way, but 2014 could be different. From 2010 to 2013, as well as 2005 to 2008, the French Open has culminated with Rafael Nadal winning the men’s singles tournament. It’s how he earned his nickname, “King of Clay.” However, the clay courts of Roland Garros may not be the same safe haven against Novak Djokovic on Sunday. Here’s...
Published: October 7, 2013
Roger Federer isn’t catching Jimmy Connors at this rate. Federer tied John McEnroe at 77 for the third-most singles titles of all time with his one tournament victory in 2013, but is 32 behind leader Connors. Federer already has the most Grand Slam men’s singles titles ever. With Connors out of reach, he can’t add much more to his legendary legacy. Therefore, if he fails to bounce...
Published: June 29, 2013
A winning streak will be shattered with unbeaten Brazil and Spain scheduled to face off in the 2013 Confederations Cup final. The Brazilians earned a title berth when they defeated Luis Suarez and Uruguay by the score of 2-1 in the semifinals. They Spaniards did so by sneaking past Gianluigi Buffon and Italy in a match which needed penalty kicks to break a 0-0 tie. Spain scored on seven attempts,...