Archive for April, 2010

RM: Order of Play for Saturday May 1, 2010

CENTER COURT inizio 1:30 pm
[13] D Ferrer (ESP) vs [6] F Verdasco (ESP)
Non Prima 4:00 PM
E Gulbis (LAT) or F Lopez (ESP) vs [3] R Nadal (ESP)
[7] L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT) vs N Almagro (ESP) / M …

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Davydenko Out of Estoril; Monfils Accepts Wildcard

World No. 6 Nikolay Davydenko will remain sidelined for next week’s Estoril Open in Portugal with a broken left wrist. The Russian, who sustained the injury in February, has been out of action since …

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Federer Receives Compeed Elegance Award

Before taking the court today at the Roma Masters 1000 in Italy to compete in the doubles draw, world No. 1 Roger Federer was presented with the Compeed Elegance Award.
Compeed, which is a subsidiary of Johnson and …

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Nadal Maintains Perfect Record Over Wawrinka In Rome; Reaches Semifinals

Internazionali BNL d’Italiaâ??Rome
Improving to 25-1 lifetime in Rome on Friday, Rafael Nadal continued his steamroll of the clay-court season by upending Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4, 6-1 in quarterfinal action.
Needing 90-minutes to prevail, …

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Fernando Verdasco Hangs On To Beat Novak Djokovic In Marathon Match

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Why the WTA Superfans Site is A Big Ol’ Hot Mess.

With social media and all its various platforms and apps taking over how many people stay in touch with one another, itâ??s no surprise that many WTA pros quickly took advantage of these new tools to communicate with their fans …

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a tsf birthday wish, to troy our illustrator

TSF wants to wish a very merry (and happy!) birthday to our lovely illustrator (and King of Pop), Troy Venechanos. (photo via facebook) Click Here To Read the Full Post

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in ‘you know’ battle, jennifer proves she’s queen

Remember, you know, when Jennifer Capriati, you know, did press, you know, conferences? We do. The transcripts were littered with ‘You know’s’ all over the place. Though she’s one of the darlings of American tennis, J-Cap never really got, you …

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Soderling Bows Out Ahead of Nadal Rome Challenge; Djokovic, Verdasco Meet Again

Sean Randall previews the Friday quarterfinals in Rome. Click Here To Read the Full Post

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RM: Nadal Relentless In Reaching Quarterfinals In Italy

Internazionali BNL d’Italiaâ??Rome
Four-time champion Rafael Nadal improved to 4-0 lifetime against Victor Hanescu on Thursday evening to reach the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters 1000.
Recording a 6-3, 6-2 score line, Nadal …

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13 Months Of Andy!

It is never to late to get organized with 13 months of Andy! With an exciting variety of photos from both on and off the court, the 2010 Official Andy Roddick Calendar is the perfect way to …

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talking tennis fashion with andrew feldman

No, that’s not Andrew Feldman you see, but don’t you dig the dude? I like the wallpaper myself. (Photo by Ulrich Kruener via flickr.) Today I got the chance to chat with Andrew Feldman, the USTA’s National Volunteer Development Manager …

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Sweeting Qualifies for French Open

American Ryan Sweeting won a French Open playoff match against countryman Ryan Harrison today to qualify for next month’s clay-court Major.
Defeating Harrison 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, Sweeting qualified for his …

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Cahill to Coach Gonzalez

World No. 12 Fernando Gonzalez released details on his official website today that he will be working on a part-time coaching basis with former Australian player and current ESPN commentator Darren Cahill.
The pair will begin their partnership …

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Safina Wins First Match While Wozniacki Falls in Stuttgart.

A word of warning to WTA pros. When the tournament you play at asks you to do promo work before the event starts, think twice before saying yes. I mention this as Caroline Wozniacki, …

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RM: Order of Play for Friday April 30, 2010

CENTER COURT inizio 1:00 PM
[6] F Verdasco (ESP) vs [2] N Djokovic (SRB)
[7] J Tsonga (FRA) vs [13] D Ferrer (ESP) or [4] A Murray (GBR)
[3] R Nadal (ESP) or V Hanescu (ROU) vs S Wawrinka (SUI)
Non prima 8:30 PM
E …

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Nadal and Djokovic Take in Soccer Match Together

Leaving their on-court rivalry for the respective venues of ATP World Tour and Grand Slam events, world No. 2 Novak Djokovic joined world No. 3 Rafael Nadal for a soccer match in …

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The Occasionally Terrible

Just as a follow-up to yesterday’s post, I see that John Isner and Sam Querrey won their doubles in Rome today, taking about the powerful Bhupathi-Mirnyi squad. The draw at the …

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Nadal Baking More Breadsticks on Clay, Nears Soderling Rematch in Rome

Rafael Nadal and Robin Soderling are just a match away form a quarterfinal clash in Rome. Click Here To Read the Full Post

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Ivan Ljubicic Uncovered [Video]

Ivan Ljubicic gets uncovered by the ATP. Click Here To Read the Full Post

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