The Friday Five
Ugly loss for Rafael Nadal; mixed reviews of Madrid’s blue clay — The Friday Five
By Maud Watson Ugly Loss For the first time in 14 attempts, Fernando Verdasco defeated his compatriot Rafael Nadal, handing Nadal one of his earliest … [Read More...]
Romi’s Raves
American tennis players Mardy Fish and John Isner fire back at Ivan Ljubicic Twitter comment
By Romana Cvitkovic The tennis world went into overdrive Saturday afternoon as Ivan Ljubicic tweeted a comment targeted at American tennis players supposedly … [Read More...]
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Djokovic survives Mónaco scare at the Rome Open.
By Lisa-Marie Burrows Internazionali BNL D’Italia, Rome – World No.1 Novak Djokovic found himself embroiled in another battle on a packed Campo Centrale today against tricky Argentine Juan Mónaco and had to fight back from a set and a break … [Read More...]
Wozniacki, Radwanska, Bartoli out of the Rome Open
By Lisa-Marie Burrows Internazionali BNL D’Italia, Rome – It was all about the women’s matches out on the red courts of Rome today. There were some exciting line-ups, fantastic rallies and staggering losses. Many of the matches were scheduled … [Read More...]
Sharapova discusses her wedding, traits and Italian words after victory at the Rome Open
By Lisa-Marie Burrows Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome – Maria Sharapova survived a stern test on Campo Centrale as she faced Christina McHale to open up play in Rome and eventually came up trumps with a 7-5, 7-5 victory. The match was … [Read More...]
Verdasco and Lopez ousted in an all-Spanish affair at the Rome Open
By Lisa-Marie Burrows By Lisa-Marie Burrows Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome – The orange courts of Rome served up some high quality tennis this afternoon with two matches containing two same-country battles. Fernando Verdasco was vying … [Read More...]
Top 5 items in the Roland Garros shop
We're just one week away from the French Open. Cue the excitement! Don't worry, if you haven't booked your tickets yet, you can still get the Roland Garros experience (or at least pretend you did) by visiting their shop online. For the … [Read More...]
Kids’ tennis coming to Olympic Park in Montreal
By Melissa Boyd The Sun Life Financial Esplanade, Tennis Canada, Tennis Quebec and Tennis Montreal have announced the implementation of a unique project, as they are combining their efforts to build kids’ tennis courts at Olympic Park in Montreal … [Read More...]
Serena Williams crowned champion at the Madrid Open
By Lisa-Marie Burrows Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid – The new world No.6 Serena Williams stormed to victory against world No.1 Victoria Azarenka with a dominating 6-1, 6-3 victory that lasted only 64 minutes to win yet another title to add to her … [Read More...]
American tennis players Mardy Fish and John Isner fire back at Ivan Ljubicic Twitter comment
By Romana Cvitkovic The tennis world went into overdrive Saturday afternoon as Ivan Ljubicic tweeted a comment targeted at American tennis players supposedly skipping the European tournaments. Americans John Isner and Mardy Fish quickly fought back … [Read More...]
Azarenka and Williams set up final clash at the Madrid Open
By Lisa-Marie Burrows Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid – World No.1 Victoria Azarenka recorded her sixth victory this year against Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 6-4 to progress to her sixth final this year where she will meet Serena Williams after she … [Read More...]
Novak Djokovic loses at the Madrid Open and says ‘no blue clay’
By Lisa-Marie Burrows Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid - It was evident when walking into the press room that Novak Djokovic was not a happy man. He clearly felt that his loss was due to the courts, claiming he ‘wants to forget this week as soon as … [Read More...]
Happiness for Serena Williams and disappointment for Fernando Verdasco at the Madrid Open
By Lisa-Marie Burrows Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid – It was a tale of two different halves in Madrid today, as without a shadow of a doubt, the prize for best press conference this week has to go to the enigmatic Serena Williams who defeated Maria … [Read More...]
Del Potro downs Dolgopolov for a place in the semis at the Madrid Open
Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid - Juan Martin Del Potro had a straightforward day out on Stadium 3 today against Alexandr Dolgopolov recording a 6-3, 6-4 victory in front of a full crowd. The Argentine fired his serves and hit weighty forehands to pull … [Read More...]
