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 [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Australian Open Day 1
Posted in Australian Open on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Australian Open Men’s Preview
Posted in ATP, Australian Open on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Weekly Recap
Posted in ATP, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Marin Cilic, Radek Stepanek on January 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Nadal TIME Article
Posted in Rafael Nadal on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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
Posted in ATP, Carlos Moya, Ernests Gulbis, Gael Monfils, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Davydenko Withdraws from Australian Open
Posted in Nikolay Davydenko on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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
Posted in ATP on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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
Posted in Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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
Posted in ATP on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
