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Is Andy Roddick still having a good time on a tennis court? Is it fun for the American to be dumped out of a major before the quarter-finals? Does he really believe he can still beat Roger Federer, or Rafael Nadal? If the answers to all three questions are positive, then there’s a good chance to see Roddick reaching the semifinals, the final of Wimbledon, or the US Open. However, it’s obvious...
Published: February 13, 2011
Despite being in the stands with her family, Jada Clijsters was not paying attention to the match. The three-year-old maybe didn’t even realise Kim was defeated when playing for her second Paris GDF Suez trophy. A sour neck prevented the Belgian from being at her best while Petra Kvitova is going to be the player to watch this year. The Czech beat Clijsters 6-4, 6-3 to win her first...
Published: February 11, 2011
Five years ago, Kim Clijsters was the No. 1 player in the World. Not many would have believed she would be at this position once she decided to retire. In 2009, Kim decided to return to competitive tennis after an exhibition she played with Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi, to honour the roof on the Centre Court of Wimbledon. She then won the U.S. Open, surprising everyone.” The training sessions...
Published: February 9, 2011
Australian Open winner Kim Clijsters is two matches away from overtaking Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki as World No. 1. The 27-year-old, who is playing the Paris Indoors this week, is scheduled to meet Germany’s Kristina Barrois in the second round, and the draw should favor her into the semifinals. The Belgian, who just lead her team to the semifinals of the Fed Cup after defeating the USA,...
Published: February 7, 2011
Even Tom Cruise, Peter Graves, or Steven Hill would have found their first Mission Impossible if they had to play Belgium in the first round of the Fed Cup. Since the Williams sisters were unavailable to play the tie against the Kim Clijsters team, the hopes for winning were slim. Of course, team USA played the final of this competition over the last two years also without Serena or Venus. It...
Published: January 31, 2011
Many viewers who followed this year’s first major final have been stunned to watch Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal upset before the final. This was only the second final in 23 majors that both world number one and two are missing. Instead, we had the world number three taking on Andy Murray, with Novak Djokovic claiming his second Australian Open title—his second career Grand Slam, and at...
Published: January 27, 2011
Michael Chang won the French Open in 1989 as an American. Therefore we can’t count the former world No. 2’s trophy as a win for Asia. However, the New Jersey native devoted a lot of energy and money to the evolution of tennis in China. It might be thanks to him that Na Li will be playing her first Grand Slam final in a major on Saturday. The No. 9 seed saved a match point before turning...
Published: January 26, 2011
1997 marked a breakthrough in Women’s tennis. It was the first time many people heard the name Anna Kournikova, when she reached the semifinals at Wimbledon, and therefore television ratings for Women’s tennis improved. Since then many other athletes followed her footsteps with much better results. Players such as Maria Sharapova, Anastasia Myskina, Ana Ivanovic, or Caroline Wozniacki are...
Published: January 25, 2011
The Spanish constitution acknowledged Juan Carlos as King of Spain on November 22nd 1975.At that time Rafael Nadal was not even born. To this day this will most probably be the only major title the 24-year-old will never have. However in the Sports of tennis, Rafa is the current real king. Statistics for the World number one are ridiculous when we consider the Australian Open is the only grand slam...
Published: January 25, 2011
The Spanish constitution acknowledged Juan Carlos as King of Spain on November 22nd 1975.At that time Rafael Nadal was not even born. To this day this will most probably be the only major title the 24-year-old will never have. However in the Sports of tennis, Rafa is the current real king. Statistics for the World number one are ridiculous when we consider the Australian Open is the only grand slam...