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Tiger Woods won’t break his five-year major championship drought at the 2013 British Open. To nobody’s surprise, Woods has the best betting odds to win the Open Championship at Muirfield, but circumstances don’t favor the current No. 1 player in the world. Woods isn’t the only favorite who will disappoint, either. There are a couple of others who are more likely...
Published: July 9, 2013
Andy Murray‘s triumph at the All England Club to win the men’s title of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships further cemented his status as one of the world’s top men’s tennis players, and he’ll surely be the favorite to defend his title at the U.S. Open later this summer. Murray’s victory over Novak Djokovic was monumental in more ways than one. Most notably,...
Published: July 8, 2013
Marion Bartoli was magnificent for two weeks at the All England Club in London on her way to winning the 2013 Wimbledon title. As noted by ESPN’s Chris Fowler, Bartoli didn’t drop a single set throughout the tournament: She closed out the Ladies’ Final with an easy looking win over Sabine Lisicki—the same woman who defeated the mighty Serena Williams—in straight...
Published: July 8, 2013
Serena Williams won’t bow out early at the 2013 U.S. Open after suffering an early exit at the All England Club. Williams was the hottest tennis player in the world before she was surprisingly ousted by Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships. Lisicki‘s victory snapped Williams’ 34-match win streak, as noted by Sports Illustrated‘s Beyond...
Published: June 25, 2013
Rafael Nadal‘s early exit in the 2013 Wimbledon Championships headlines a group of shocking developments in the early going at the All England Club. The two-time Wimbledon champion’s first-round loss was something nobody saw coming, but it wasn’t the only huge surprise in the first two days of action. Major upsets occur every year during every Grand Slam event, but due to the extreme...
Published: June 25, 2013
Day 2 at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships has been rather dull thus far compared to the excitement Monday’s results provided. Instead of monumental upsets, we’ve seen most of the world’s top players taking care of business. Not to say there weren’t any upsets, but none compared to Rafael Nadal and Sara Errani’s early exits. Elite players putting on a clinic against lesser...
Published: June 25, 2013
If Monday was any indicator of how the rest of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships will turn out, tennis fans are in for a treat. The No. 1 players on both the men’s and women’s side will compete on Day 2 at the All England Club, as will many of the other top players in the world. There were two massive upsets on Monday, as Rafael Nadal and Sara Errani were both unceremoniously...
Published: June 25, 2013
Rafael Nadal was stunningly defeated by Steve Darcis, who defeated him in straight sets in the first round at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships. It was Nadal’s first career Round 1 loss in any Grand Slam event, as noted by ESPN Stats & Info, which also noted that Nadal was the first player to win the French Open and then lose in Round 1 at Wimbledon in the same season since 1997: During...
Published: June 20, 2013
Serena Williams was unstoppable on the red clay at Roland Garros, winning the 2013 French Open in impressive fashion. The scary thing about her performance in France is that clay is her worst surface, as noted by Ben Rothenberg of The New York Times, who marveled at her perfect record on clay in 2013: Williams is superb on grass, and it’s going to take nothing less than a miracle for someone...
Published: June 20, 2013
Roger Federer will be a force to be reckoned with at Wimbledon this year, but his hopes of winning an eighth title will be doomed if he can’t sail through the early rounds. With his 32nd birthday looming on the horizon in August, Federer isn’t a young man anymore—especially considering how much competitive tennis he has played over the years. With a full tank of gas and his...