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US Open—New York The challenges of playing two weeks of New York City tennis can become daunting at best. The Billie Jean King National Tennis Center remains nestled away in the heart of Queens, while traveling to and from the event is unlike any other tournament stop throughout the season. Although the seven train will take you right to the doorsteps of all the action, the players, pundits...
Published: August 24, 2010
Rafael Nadal could not have asked for a cleaner bill of health heading into this year’s US Open. His knees have been tape-less for the entire hard-court season, and his abdominal issues of a year ago have completely heeled. In a strange sort of way though, it’s odd to see Nadal with no niggling injuries heading into the year’s final Major. But to his credit, he’s planned his...
Published: August 22, 2010
Pilot Pen Tennis—New Haven, Connecticut The final week of the US Open Olympus Series will feature one of only four events on the calender year where both men and women compete at the same event. While the Pilot Pen tournament is usually sparse in star power due to the US Open taking place the very next week, this year’s event will feature hometown hero James Blake, and World No. 2...
Published: August 22, 2010
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters—Cincinnati, Ohio There’s been a little bit of the old and touch of something new this week in Cincinnati. We’re all used to seeing Roger Federer fight for big titles throughout the course of the last decade, but his opponent across the net on Sunday will be a player who usually spends the last day of an event either traveling to a...
Published: August 21, 2010
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters—Cincinnati, Ohio The dog days of summer have continued through the Cincinnati event this week. Where Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, and Novak Djokovic found it difficult to repeat their glorious charges in Toronto, and Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish used their rested form to set up a much-anticipated home country showdown. The tournament was six points...
Published: August 15, 2010
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters—Cincinnati, Ohio Taking their experiences from Toronto into the summer’s second consecutive Masters 1000 event, the ATP World Tour will next turn its attentions to the Cincinnati Masters in Ohio. There’s something to be said about winning two Masters titles in row. Although the status of the week long tournaments will never be seen...
Published: August 15, 2010
Rogers Cup—Toronto, Canada Under passive and forceful play, Roger Federer and Andy Murray have earned a spot in the culminating final in Toronto. For Federer, his luck came in the form of surviving a match game down against Tomas Berdych in the semifinals. The gun-slinging Czech had the match on his racket, but couldn’t cash in on a third straight victory. Federer has served exceeding...
Published: August 14, 2010
Rogers Cup—Montreal, Canada After gauging and tweaking their hard-court skills during the Cincinnati event in Ohio, the ladies of the WTA Tour will make their yearly trek to Rogers Cup in Montreal. With the US Open rapidly approaching, the Montreal event will once again become a pivotal indicator toward choosing the favorites for the year’s final Grand Slam. With both Williams sisters...
Published: August 14, 2010
Rogers Cup—Toronto, Canada Who could have asked for a better way to start the “true” hardcourt season? With the top four players in the world advancing through a treacherous week of sweltering action, Saturday’s semifinal matches in Toronto will feature two blockbuster encounters. Rafael Nadal, who will be looking to reach his seventh final of the season, will face Andy...
Published: August 8, 2010
The ladies of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour will take part in the first of two major lead up tournaments heading into the US Open. Descending to the hot and hazy hard-courts of the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open in Cincinnati, Ohio, seven of the top 10 players in the world will compete for $350,000 in prize money, and 900 Tour points. Top seed Jelena Jankovic will put her...