Archive for May, 2010

2010 French Open – Nick’s Picks Grid

WTA Tour RD Player 1 Player 2 Nick’s Pick Result Correct WTA 1 Jelena Jankovic Alicia Molik Jankovic in 2 sets Jankovic Yes WTA 1 Venus Williams Patty

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Henin Streak Ends at French Open; Stosur to Face Serena Williams

Henin’s backhand wing collapsed in the third set against Stosur, producing a un-Henin-like flurry of unforced errors. Click Here To Read the Full Post

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RG: Rafael Nadal 4th Round Press Conference

Q. You beat Bellucci two years ago in three sets, and today again in three sets. Was it more difficult today, and in what way?
RAFAEL NADAL: I didn’t remember exactly, no? But that match was a tougher one …

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Painting The Lines: 2nd Edition

Painting the Lines
â?? A tennis media blog by Chris Oddo
Tennis Channelâ??s Bill Macatee: Unsung Hero of Roland Garros
Everywhere you look, there is inspirational tennis taking place on the red clay courts of Roland Garros. As the whittled down field …

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Roland Garros Day 9 Blog: The Next Guga?

Although there was no hearts drawn in the clay of Court Philippe Chatrier today, Brazilian tennis appears to once again be healthy and at the forefront of the sport.
Even though Thomaz Bellucci’s march at this year’s …

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RG: Novak Djokovic Fourth Round Press Conference

Q. What do you think contributed to your surge after two sets? Why did you seem to struggle in the first two sets?
NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Well, I’m really not a morning person, so it took a lot of time …

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RG: Order of Play for Tuesday June 1, 2010

Tuesday’s order of play in France will feature: Roger Federer vs. Robin Soderling, and Tomas Berdych vs. Mikhail Youzhny.
For the complete order of play for Tuesday, click the …

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halle says ‘hi’ from miami

Far, far away from Paris Halle Berry sported some Swiss sportswear on the beaches of Miami over the holiday weekend. Berry looked to be hanging with friends, unaware that the …

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Stone Cold Gone

by Pete Bodo Greetings from Paris. When I touched down at dawn the morning sky was bright, with dazzling white clouds lined with gold. By the time I arrived at Stade Roland Garros a few hours later, …

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Seeing is Believing

[This is your â??French Open Crisis Centerâ?? post for Monday. Feel free to discuss the dayâ??s matches here. Pete Bodo will be onsite at the French Open starting today and will be by with a red …

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leave it to novak to steam up the karaoke room

But who’s the guy he’s getting steamy with? The chatter seems to say it’s Viktor Troicki, but we have our doubts. In any case, Novak Djokovic added to his bag of pseudo-queer tricks (we’re …

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French Open: Petrova Shows Focus While Murray Blows It.

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To win a Grand Slam title, it takes more than a big shot or a lucky break in the draw. A player needs focus in every match. Today on the second Sunday of the …

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Venus Williams, Sharapova French Open Hopes Dashed — Again

In the resumption of a delayed match from the day before, Henin was immediately broken on serve to begin the third set in her match with Sharapova. Click Here To Read the Full Post

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Federer Advances, Berdych Blasts Murray at French Open; Nadal on Deck

Sean Randall recaps the men’s play from the French Open. Click Here To Read the Full Post

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RG: Order of Play for Monday May 31, 2010

Monday’s order of play in Paris will feature: Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Fernando Verdasco.
For the complete order of play for Monday, click the link below.
Order of Play …

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RG: Berdych Upsets Murray in Paris

Roland Garrosâ??Paris, France
Recent Miami finalist Tomas Berdych reached his first quarterfinal at the French Open on Sunday by defeating world No. 4 Andy Murray

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RG: Robin Soderling 4th Round Press Conference

Q. The match with Cilic, many people, myself, we thought it would be a very close match, hard match that maybe you would end up winning. I would think you would end up winning. But it happened much …

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Roland Garros Day 8 Blog: Playing In The Shadows

Roland Garrosâ??Paris, France
There has always been something about Stanislas Wawrinka that has rubbed me the wrong way. Don’t get me wrong, Stan is one of the nicest guys on Tour, and whenever I’ve had …

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RG: Roger Federer Fourth Round Press Conference

Q. About this week, maybe you will meet Robin Soderling now. He has now two sets. If it will be him, what do you think about his kind of game, and what do you think …

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federer plays pong in nike world cup ad

The Nike ad for the upcoming World Cup is getting plenty of buzz around the net. But there have been few mentions of Roger Federer‘s cameo in the 3-plus minute shot. Fed battles in ping pong against …

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