Australian Open Day 1

As usual the first day of a Grand Slam had action all over the grounds and there is plenty of news to report form the Australian Open. With the temperature blazing to start the day, no seeds were upset although a few were pushed to four and some even five sets to escape through the first round. Here are a few of the seeds scores.

#2 Federer def. Seppi 6-1 7-6 7-5
#3 Djokovic def. Stoppini 6-2 6-3 7-5
#7 Roddick def. Rehnquist 6-0 6-2 6-2
#8 Del Potro def. Zverev 6-3 6-4 6-2
#10 Nalbandian def. Gicquel 6-1 4-6 6-2 6-3

Australian Open Men’s Preview

The draw for the 2009 Australian Open was made yesterday/today depending on where you are in the world. This post will breakdown each quarter leading to the semi finals. This is a very interesting time in men’s tennis with so much depth. That will create many interesting match ups not to mention the fact that each of the last three years one of the players in the final was in his first Grand Slam final. Despite the fact that there are a distinct top 4 players, I wouldn’t be surprised if that happened again this year.

Weekly Recap

There was quite a lot of action this past week with players looking to get quality matches in before the Australian Open. The ATP started its new 2009 season off with tournaments in Doha, Chennai, and Brisbane with 7 of the top 8 players competing this past week. 3 of the top 4 were competing in Doha, where prize money just happened to be double that of the other two tournaments.

Nadal TIME Article

A very interesting article has been written over at TIME magazine about Rafael Nadal and his plans for this season. I suggest you take a look at it right here.

This Week’s Theme – Upsets

So if all the top players were looking to sharpen up their game for the Aussie Open, their not doing such a great job of it. With all of the action this week, there have been quite a few notable upsets in the early rounds. Not to mention a few interesting matchups, that have or will take place.

Davydenko Withdraws from Australian Open

World #5 Nikolay Davydenko has pulled out of the current Chennai Open and also rules himself out of the Aussie Open with a persistent heel injury.

This Week in ATP – Brisbane/Chennai/Doha

There is a lot of tennis action this week as players are ramping up towards the Australian Open. Some of the big name players are in Doha, because that is where the big money is this week. While others look for more competitive matches and better preparation for the year’s first major.

Murray Serves Notice at Capitala

Andy Murray makes a great start to the season by winning the first ever Capitala World Tennis Championships. With six top ten players competing in this exhibition, the competition was intense and despite the fact it was an “exhibition” I can guarantee nobody took this lightly.

2009 Preview

The year to come is shaping up to be quite interesting as there seems to be a lot more possible outcomes as opposed to previous years. This year will not be dominated by one player, with a fight for the 2nd spot. Multiple players have shown the ability to play at a level that is capable of beating any of the other top players.

Davis Cup Day One results

Nalbandian def Ferrer 6-3 6-2 6-3

Lopez def. del Potro 4-6 7-6(2) 7-6(4) 6-3