Of course, it's hard to call Roddick upsetting Djokovic an upset these days. Djokovic is fast becoming a guy who has the talent to beat anyone, and either lacks the mental or physical fortitude to do it. At the Australian Open and the French Open, Djokovic had a healthy lead over his opponents and could
In a match lasting nearly 3 hours, Murray won the first set 7-6 (9-7 in the tiebreak), but then got broken twice early on in the second set, and much like his Monfils match, Murray let that set go. The announcers predicted that Murray would try to rebound in the third set and at least
For some reason, Robin Soderling's power groundstrokes seem more intimidating on clay than on hardcourts. The last time Soderling played Roddick was this year, in Indian Wells, a match Roddick won in three sets. Roddick went on to the finals where he lost to Ljubicic before winning Miami the following tournament. This match was one
Today, the top four players in the world were out on court and doing what they do best, which is win. Novak Djokovic beat fellow Serb, Victor Troicki, 6-3, 7-5. Nadal played Taylor Dent and won by a similar score of 6-2, 7-5. Andy Murray had the toughest match of the top 4. He beat
Qualifier Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic ousted top-seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia Tuesday night in the 2nd round of the 2010 WTA Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada. This win over No. 3 ranked Jankovic in straight sets, 7-6(3), 6-3, was the biggest victory of Benesova's career. After the match she said: "It was almost
Maria Sharapova of Russia and Ana Ivanovic of Serbia sustained foot injuries during the Cincinnati Open, both while playing against Kim Clijsters. Sharapova, ranked No. 12, aggravated a heel injury in the championship match against Clijsters. “I felt some pain in my foot late in the second set which kind of scared me so I
Is it possible that you could work super hard at your tennis game but never get beyond a certain level? What level would that be? In today’s show Ian talks about different ability levels for different people, and how much natural athleticism plays a role in your improvement. He also answers a question about missing
It was 4th seed former #1 Kim Clijsters battling it out with 10th seed former #1 Maria Sharapova in the final of the WTA Tour Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA yesterday, Aug. 15th, 2010. The fans got their money's worth at the 3-set match in which Kim came out
Although the British press has put pressure on Andy Murray to be the savior of British tennis, the successor to Tim Henman, and yet the moody Scot has often put as much pressure on himself to play well. This was a tall order for a player that has come to play during the peak of
Last year, a feat occurred at the Rogers Cup that had never happened before, at least since the ATP started keeping records. The top 8 seeds reached the quarterfinals. However, only one top four seed won his match, namely, Andy Murray, who ultimately won. Federer was upset by Tsonga, Nadal by del Potro, and Djokovic
