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It is hard to know when an athlete has returned to his true form after missing time with an injury, but Rafael Nadal is clearly back. The tennis star missed seven months with a knee injury and then struggled when he returned to the court. In his first tournament in Chile, he went far against the weak field but then lost to Horacio Zeballos in the finals. At that point, the question remained about whether...
Published: May 18, 2013
There are plenty of golfers in contention for the HP Byron Nelson Championship, but some players need a bigger performance than others. While this event is not the biggest tournament on the schedule, it provides golfers with a great opportunity to gain some momentum as they enter the heart of the season. With the U.S. Open beginning next month and the Open Championship following in July, there are...
Published: May 13, 2013
As the best players in the world prepare for the French Open, the Rome Masters gives them a great chance for a final tuneup before the Grand Slam event. Also known as the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, this tournament is one of the biggest red-clay events in the world, with a total of €2,646,495 in prize money on the line. With only a week between the final round and the start of...
Published: May 12, 2013
Serena Williams has dominated tennis for more than a decade, but the French Open has always been a problem. That will not be the case this time around. The American has won an incredible 15 Grand Slam tournaments in her career, which ranks her among the best of all time. She has won each of them at least once, although she has at least four career wins each at the Australian Open, U.S. Open and Wimbledon. However,...
Published: May 12, 2013
While the Madrid Open does not have the notoriety of the Grand Slams, it is always one of the top tournaments of the year for fans to watch. As the final major event before the French Open, all the stars come out to get a final tune-up on clay to prepare for Roland Garros. This makes the field as strong as possible, and the result is some exciting matches right from the start. This year’s tournament...
Published: May 10, 2013
Things are not going according to plan in recent weeks for Caroline Wozniacki, and it appears like the problem is mental. The female tennis star is currently ranked the No. 10 player in the world, which is quite an accomplishment for a 22-year-old player. Unfortunately, we have seen that she is capable of much more. Wozniacki reached the finals of the U.S. Open in 2009 when she was only 19. In 2010,...
Published: May 7, 2013
In one of the bigger upsets of the tennis season, Grigor Dimitrov defeated Novak Djokovic by a score of 7-6 (6), 6-7 (8), 6-3. The top-seeded Djokovic was given a bye to the second round of the 2013 Mutua Madrid Open, but Dimitrov was more than ready for battle. The 21-year-old Bulgarian came out strong in the opening set and was obviously not intimidated by his opponent. In the first set, each competitor...
Published: May 5, 2013
Derek Ernst overcame a competitive field at the Wells Fargo Championship to win his first career PGA tournament. The 22-year-old golfer had only made two cuts in seven events coming into the week, but he had an incredible four rounds at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. Thanks to three birdies on the back nine—including one on No. 18—he finish tied for first at eight-under par...
Published: April 21, 2013
Novak Djokovic came out strong and never relented against Rafael Nadal to win the Monte-Carlo Masters 6-2, 7-6 (7-1). The top player in the world proved why he carries that title on Sunday by topping the King of Clay on his favorite surface. He came in with an injured ankle, but he handed Nadal his first loss in 47 matches at Monaco after winning this event eight times in a row. Djokovic won the first...
Published: April 18, 2013
Tiger Woods is the best golfer in the world right now, whether people want to believe it or not. The superstar is No. 1 in the world rankings, No. 1 in FedEx points and No. 1 in the money list, but many are still not satisfied. It seems that regardless of what success he has, people like Jason Sobel of the Golf Channel have to bring up this stat: Woods has not won a major championship since 2008 at...