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Although Martin Kaymer cooled off a bit from his red-hot start, he remains in first place heading into the final day of the 2014 U.S. Open, leading by five strokes at eight under par. However, this tournament is far from a runaway with Erik Compton, Henrik Stenson, Rickie Fowler and others all keeping themselves in position to move up the leaderboard on Sunday. Then again, the fact that only six are...
Published: May 30, 2014
Top seeds continue to fall in what has become a crazy French Open. Both Serena Williams and Li Na fell in the first two rounds in the women’s bracket while Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka was knocked out immediately on the men’s side. In many of these cases, you just have to give credit where it is due for the underdogs who performed well. Of course, there are also top seeds who...
Published: May 27, 2014
Although we are still getting through the first round of the 2014 French Open, there have been plenty of head-turning results in both the men’s and women’s draws. The first two days featured upsets of Stanislas Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori, two top-10 players who have performed extremely well in 2014. While the men’s tournament at Roland Garros has been considered a two-person race...
Published: May 24, 2014
The 2014 French Open features the best male and female players in the world, but not all of top stars will meet at Roland Garros. No matter how well a player is performing heading into the week, there is always the threat of an early-round upset. While this is part of the reason the sport is so exciting to watch, it often ruins the later matchups that people were so excited to see when the draws...
Published: May 24, 2014
The next two weeks will decide who are the best male and female clay-court tennis players in the world as the top players compete at the 2014 French Open. Rafael Nadal has been the dominant force at Roland Garros for years on the men’s side of the bracket, but a deep group of challengers will try to dethrone the King of Clay. Meanwhile, the women have seen a different champion in each of the...
Published: May 23, 2014
As soon as the draws for major tournaments are released, fans look ahead to which players will be competing in quarterfinals and semifinals. However, this year’s French Open will feature quite a few surprises early on. Before skipping to the final few rounds of the Grand Slam, it is important to remember that the sport is as deep as ever with talented players capable of making a run even if they...
Published: May 17, 2014
Rafael Nadal ensured that the 2014 Rome Masters will get a dream matchup in the finals. The top player in the world defeated Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-2 in the semifinals, setting up a championship battle against Novak Djokovic. Nadal came out firing in the first set against Dimitrov, as he was especially impressive with his serve. He won 16 of his 21 service points and never faced break point in the...
Published: May 16, 2014
Rafael Nadal moved a step closer to once again defending his title at the Rome Masters with an epic 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over Andy Murray on Friday. The Spanish star has won this event seven times in his career and is now two wins away from his eighth after moving onto the semifinals. He will face Grigor Dimitrov in the next round after the Bulgarian defeated Tommy Haas in the quarterfinals. This was...
Published: May 11, 2014
The Players Championship has become a two-man race; Martin Kaymer and Jordan Spieth come into the final day atop the leaderboard tied at 12 strokes under par. Other competitors are at least three strokes off the lead and will have a hard time catching two players who have been incredible all tournament. Even if no one reaches the leaders, the race between the top two to win a tournament considered...
Published: May 10, 2014
Martin Kaymer and Jordan Spieth continue their duel on top of the leaderboard and remain the top contenders through the third round at the Players Championship. Kaymer and Spieth each finished at 12-under and share a three stroke lead over the rest of the field. Sergio Garcia and John Senden will get the second pairing after going into the clubhouse at nine-under. While the rest of the field will have...