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While his critics have tried to write him off, Roger Federer continues to both triumph and prove them wrong. Dmitry Tursunov certainly didn’t make it easy on the Swiss player, but Federer still came away with a 7-6 (7), 7-6 (2) win in straight sets in the BNP Paribas Open. The tournament’s official Twitter account announced the news when the match finished: With the win, Federer assured...
Published: February 27, 2014
After a rough 2013 season, Rory McIlroy is already looking to rebound from early disappointment following a loss at the Match Play Championship. In order to do that, he’ll have to erase the memories of last year’s Honda Classic ahead of the Masters. Following a loss to Harris English at the Match Play Championship, McIlroy immediately turned his sights to this week’s tournament. It...
Published: February 24, 2014
The second tennis Grand Slam of the 2014 season is still months away, but several of the sport’s biggest stars have traveled to Dubai to put on a show for the fans and hopefully come away with the top prize in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship. With names like Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro all gracing the court in Dubai, it’s sure to be a tough competition...
Published: February 17, 2014
For years, the Eisenhower Tree, better known to golf fans as Ike’s Tree, has been one of the most widely recognized landmarks at the Masters on the 17th hole. Following an ice storm that devastated the state of Georgia, the famous pine was removed over the weekend, according to John Boyette of The Augusta Chronicle. Augusta National and Masters chairman Billy Payne spoke about the...
Published: February 3, 2014
With the first major tournament out of the way and the tennis world now shifting to the second month of the season, the 2014 Open Sud de France tournament officially starts the month of February for the tennis world in Montpellier, France. The big-name players like Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic or even the most recent Grand Slam winner in Stanislas Wawrinka won’t grace the courts in Montpellier,...
Published: January 26, 2014
Everyone doubted him. Despite defeating Novak Djokovic en route to his first Grand Slam final, nobody believed Stanislas Wawrinka had a shot at defeating Rafael Nadal for the Australian Open title. After playing the best tournament of his life, Wawrinka topped it off with the biggest moment of his career by earning the biggest upset in Melbourne after a tournament where underdogs ruled the court. The...
Published: January 21, 2014
Just when it appeared the biggest upsets were out of the way at the Australian Open, the men’s quarterfinals happened. The first two matches of the men’s quarterfinals brought two more equally surprising defeats with both the No. 2 and 3 seeds now out of the tournament. While the temperatures in Melbourne are much cooler Down Under, the play on the court has been on fire from a few surprising...
Published: January 14, 2014
The 2014 Australian Open has already gotten off to an interesting start, to say the least. Venus Williams was ousted in the first round. John Isner was forced to withdraw due to an ankle injury. And to top it all off, several players were wilted by temperatures rising above 107 degrees Fahrenheit, according to Douglas Robson of USA Today. Wimbledon champion Andy Murray told Robson: “It looks...
Published: January 13, 2014
The Australian Open giveth and it taketh away. The tournament known as the “Happy Slam” left some of the game’s favorite players a little disappointed with their draw and others looking at a more-than-favorable draw heading into the Grand Slam event. On the men’s side, No. 2 Novak Djokovic has a pretty simple path to making the final while Rafael Nadal, the No. 1 player...
Published: December 29, 2013
Seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher sustained a head injury on Sunday, Dec. 29, in a skiing accident at the Meribel Alpina resort in the French Alps and is in critical condition. Schumacher suffered a brain haemorrhage in the fall and is currently in a coma. Updates from Friday, Jan. 3 No change has been reported in Schumacher’s condition, a situation that could remain...