Archive for February, 2010

Gulbis Wins Delray Beach, Will Enter ATP Top 50.

Ernests Gulbis spoiled Ivo Karlovic’s 31st birthday today by taking his first ever ATP title with an easy 6-2, 6-3 win over Karlovic at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships.
Gulbis, …

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It’s been too long and so much is happening…

College has gotten very busy lately and I just don’t have the time to update as much as I used to so I’m gonna try my best to type my posts on my lunchbreak from now on!
Dubai

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Day 7 Review: Djokovic Defends Dubai; Ferrer Captures Acapulco Title; Gulbis Wins Maiden Tour Event

Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships–U.A.E.
Holding a significant lead while heading into Sunday’s resumption of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic liked his chances of success.
Having won the first set over No. …

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Ticket Reminder – Tampa Tennis Classic

A celebrity packed tennis lineup, featuring Andy Roddick, James Blake, Jim Courier and Vera Zvonareva come together for fifth time in the Tampa Tennis Classic benefiting Raymond James Courierâ??s Kids… …

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Murray Defends Dubai Comments

World No. 4 Andy Murray was made to defend his recent Dubai comments after losing in the second-round to Serb Janko Tipsarevic.
The Scot made referrence to the statue of the event, …

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sunday survey: who’s your queen of the bjk?

The Billie Jean King Cup happens tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden, an event that features Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Ana Ivanovic. While this is …

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Davis Cup Tie to Proceed in Chile Despite Earthquake

Chilean tennis officials have stated that next week’s Davis Cup tie between Chile and Israel will go ahead as planned despite the earthquake that hit the country on Saturday.
The host city of Coquimbo will feature the likes of …

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Bryan Brothers Win 600th Career Match in Delray Beach

The legendary American doubles tandem of Mike and Bob Bryan captured their 600th career win on Saturday in Delray Beach, Flordia over Taylor Dent and Ryan Harrison 6-7(6), 7-5, (10-4), before going …

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Almagro Takes Ferrero Spot on Daivs Cup Team

Nicolas Almagro will take Juan Carlos Ferrero’s spot in next week’s first-round Davis Cup tie in Spain, after Ferrero was forced to withdraw because of a right knee injury he sustained in Saturday’s …

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Weekend Wrap – Venus Loves Acapulco & Djokovic Repeats in Dubai.

Novak Djokovic defended his title at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships by finally defeating the always tough Mikhail Youzhny 7-5, 5-7, 6-3. The match was always on Djokovic’s racquet, but his …

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Djokovic retains Dubai title

Smooth sailing for Djokovic in Dubai… maybe not… Novak Djokovic successfully defended his Dubai Championships title after defeating Mikhail Youzhny 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 in a rain-affected final.Leading 7-5, 2-0 before rain …

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Djokovic Tops Youzhny, Defends Dubai Title

“It took a lot of energy for me,” Djokovic said. “Stopping and playing, and coming back and then again stopping the match last night because of the rain. If we continued last night I think I had much better chance …

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Kleybanova Upsets Dementieva in All-Russian WTA Kuala Lumpur Final

“I want to congratulate Alisa, she played really well today,” Dementieva said. “I know it is difficult to organize a tennis event such as this but I think the organizers have done a great job and I hope that this …

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Weekend Round Up.

Dubai: Djokovic d. Youzhny 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 That trophyâ??s a ship, but viewed side on itâ??s very Burj-ul Arab no? Yes that distant wail that could be heard over …

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Venus Williams Wins Acapulco; Skipping Indian Wells Up Next

Williams will now take a three-week break from the tour as she is not in the draw at Monterrey, Mexico this week, and annually skips the two-week Indian Wells event since 2001 when …

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Chilean Earthquake Felt by Del Potro in Buenos Aires

The massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Chile early Saturday morning was felt as far away as Argentina by tennis star Juan Martin Del Potro. Click Here To Read the Full Post

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Djokovic Ahead Before Desert Rain Halts Dubai Final; Gulbis a Game From First Final

Rain has halted the Dubai final and the Delray semifinal. Click Here To Read the Full Post

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Sunday Brunch

Mornin’, everyone. Y’all will excuse me while I move snow this weekend. On the way up to the farm, Luke and I had a unique experience: a triple-whammy on the “no good deed goes punished front.”I stopped to help a… …

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Misunderstood?

Thanks for these Yolita! I havenâ??t taken the time to verify them, but Iâ??m guessing the figures will be fine (considering they were produced by a mathematician â?? *ulp*). Below are the …

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Kleybanova wins Malaysian Open

Alisa Kleybanova won the Malaysian Open today. The 4th seed, playing in her first tour final, had to withstand both a rain delay and the opposition of top seed Elena Dementieva, but she came …

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