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Australian Mark Webber will be looking to win for the third time in four years in the principality on Sunday as a field of elite drivers take to the streets of Monte Carlo in the Grand Prix of Monaco. This weekend’s circuit is like no other on the Formula One schedule. The shifts in elevation and tight corners make for a challenging ride and are sure to separate the more skillful drivers from...
Published: May 25, 2013
The opening rounds at the 2013 French Open this coming week are sure to produce a few fireworks. Whether it’s a qualifier knocking off an established Tour player or a top-10 player exiting early, the first few rounds at Roland Garros are as unpredictable as you’ll find on the tennis schedule. Perhaps the one thing fans can bank on each and every year is that Rafael Nadal will be standing...
Published: May 25, 2013
Roger Federer hasn’t failed to reach the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam since the 2004 French Open, and don’t expect that to change anytime soon. The world No. 3 lucked out with the draw for the 2013 French Open, avoiding both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. And with Andy Murray out with a bad back, Fed looks like a lock to reach the tournament final for the sixth time in his career. While...
Published: May 22, 2013
Sergio Garcia wasted no time clearing the air over a recent comment he made about rival Tiger Woods at a European Tour awards gala. Garcia set up a press conference on Wednesday to offer Woods a public apology for the following response when asked if he and Woods would possibly have dinner at some point during the U.S. Open (via The Guardian‘s Ewan Murray): We will have him round...
Published: May 21, 2013
Seven-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal is set to enter Roland Garros as the man to beat for the eighth straight year. Having reached eight consecutive tournament finals since making his return from a seven-month layoff last February, and having won three straight tournaments on clay dating back to the Barcelona Open last month, Nadal enters the year’s second Grand Slam as the overwhelming...
Published: May 18, 2013
There’s never been a player as dominant on clay or at the Rome Masters than Rafael Nadal, who will be gunning for a seventh career title at the Italian Open on Sunday. Nadal will face the the greatest champion in the history of men’s tennis in this weekend’s final, but even Fed doesn’t stand much of a chance going up against the 26-year-old Spaniard on his favorite surface. The...
Published: May 18, 2013
The Rome Masters is the last stop for a majority of tennis’ top stars before they gear up for the season’s second Grand Slam: the French Open at Roland Garros. Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have been strong to this point on the men’s side, and top-ranked female players Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka have cruised through the women’s draw. But not all of the top stars...
Published: May 18, 2013
Three of the planet’s top-six men’s tennis players will be in action on Saturday in Rome, site of the 2013 Italian Open, the last stop before the French Open. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Tomas Berdych will be joined by unseeded underdog Benoit Paire in the Italian capital, each aiming to inch one step closer to a Masters win. So, will this weekend mark the first Federer-Nadal final...
Published: May 17, 2013
Despite having won the French Open only once over the course of his legendary career, Roger Federer is routinely in the mix at Roland Garros, and don’t expect that to change in 2013. Sure, Fed has struggled immensely this season, failing to win a single tournament thus far and recently returning from a two-month layoff only to be upset by Kei Nishikori in the third round at the Madrid Open. But...
Published: May 17, 2013
The king of clay, Rafael Nadal, has been near-flawless on his favorite surface thus far in 2013, and is poised to cap off the clay-court season with an eighth career French Open title. Nadal has won four clay-court tournament championships since returning from a seven-month layoff back in February, and is 28-2 in singles play on the red stuff this year. He’ll have a chance to add more wins and...