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The BNP Paribas Open is one of the marquee non-Grand Slam events on the entire tennis schedule, and it has lived up to its billing through four days of action. There have been plenty of upsets in the early going, and Day 4 added to the total. No. 4 Tomas Berdych and No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were both eliminated on the men’s side of the draw, while No. 9 Sarah Errani, No. 13 Roberta Vinci and...
Published: March 1, 2014
The second round of the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., is officially in the rearview mirror, and Rory McIlroy is pacing the deep field. Here is a look at the current top 10 of the leaderboard. McIlroy’s excellence is what immediately jumps out, but it was far from the only storyline. Let’s dig into a few takeaways from Round 2. Rory McIlroy Halfway Home McIlroy didn’t...
Published: February 8, 2014
Formula One head man Bernie Ecclestone still has his hopes up regarding the chances that his bribery case in Germany gets thrown out before going to trial. An Associated Press report from Rob Harris broke down the charges: The 83-year-old Ecclestone is facing charges of bribery and incitement to breach of trust connected with a $45 million payment to a German banker, Gerhard Gribkowsky. And the Munich...
Published: January 26, 2014
If you saw this coming, give yourself a well-deserved pat on the back. Considering that Novak Djokovic lost in the Australian Open quarterfinals and Rafael Nadal knocked out Roger Federer himself in the semifinals, it looked like the No. 1 ranked Nadal was well on his way to taking home the first Grand Slam title of 2014. All he had to do was get past the relatively unheralded No. 8 Stanislas Wawrinka. As...
Published: January 21, 2014
The tennis world will be treated to a Roger Federer and Andy Murray quarterfinal matchup at the 2014 Australian Open, and we should probably appreciate it as fans. At least that’s how Douglas Perry of The Oregonian feels: No one ever talks about a Roger Federer-Andy Murray rivalry, and that’s understandable. There isn’t the clash of styles of Federer and Rafael Nadal—or...
Published: January 14, 2014
In his first match since dropping the ATP Brisbane International Final to Lleyton Hewitt, Roger Federer let the tennis world know he was ready to challenge for an Australian Open championship by making quick work of Australian James Duckworth. Federer took the match decisively, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. More impressive than his opening victory was the fact that he set an Open-era record for most consecutive Grand...
Published: November 3, 2013
Novak Djokovic showed the world just how dominant he can be by knocking off David Ferrer 7-5, 7-5 Sunday to take home the 2013 Paris Masters title. The win moved Djokovic’s career record against Ferrer to 11-5. Ferrer was trying to become the first ever player to win back-to-back championships at the Paris Masters and appeared poised to possibly do so early. However, Djokovic rallied from a 5-3...