10sballs.com’s “10s Whenever” Newsletter, Vol. 63 – Tennis Springs into Action

Written by: Staff on 6th April 2012

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Newsletter, Vol. 63 – Tennis Springs into Action

6 April 2012

The Davis Cup world group quarterfinals began this weekend bringing big excitement for the eight teams and their countries in the world group quarterfinals. The USA faces France on its home turf with the American John Isner recently defeating the Frenchman Gilles Simon. Serbia is being kept in the game by Janko Tipsarevic who took their most recent win agains Radek Stepanek of the Czech republic. Del Potro managed to keep Argentina level with Croatia while Austria strugles against Spain, having already lost two matches. The Davis Cup world group quarterfinals continue throughout the eigth and we’ll keep you posted all way through.

Venus Williams had a good run at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina but was knocked out of the quarterfinals on Friday, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 by Samantha Stosur, the number 2 seed who has been making quite a run at this tournament. The four women remaining in the tournament are Samantha Stosur, Serena Williams, Polona Hercog (who just made her first top ten win), and Lucie Safrova. Enjoy the newsletter and please don’t forget to forward it to all of your tennis loving friends!

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Venus Goes On A Roll, Dispatches Jankovic

(Courtesy of WTA – Original link: http://www.wtatennis.com/news/20120404/venus-goes-on-a-roll-dispatches-jankovic_2256076_2723863)

In a clash between former Family Circle Cupchampions – as well as former World No.1s, Venus Williams won a tight first set then rolled over Jelena Jankovic in a literally electric second round match.

Going into the match Jankovic may have been the favorite, not only leading their head-to-head, 6-5, but having won their last four clay court meetings (including a 60 61 rout in their last meeting on the clay courts of Rome two years ago).

Jankovic had the stronger start, breaking in the opening game and, after losing serve in the next game, breaking again for a 2-1 lead. But the two players then had to deal with a lengthy rain delay, with lightning in the area as well. [Read More]

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McDonald, Kiick Reach Quarterfinals at USTA International Spring Championships

Mackenzie McDonald would just as soon forget the year 2011 ever existed. The No. 4 seeded 16-year-old from Piedmont, Calif., beat John Richmond of Pawleys Island, S.C., 6-2, 6-2, in the boys’ 18s on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the eighth annual USTA International Spring Championships being played at the Home Depot Center. [Read More]

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Djokovic Defeats Murray for 3rd Miami Crown

Novak Djokovic showed once again why he is the best player in the game, especially at crunch time. He served adequately and only allowed Murray one break point in the entire match. That break point came in the 5th game after Novak had broken Andy in the marathon 16-point 4th game. Nole broke again in the next game after saving that break point. He served out the set with an ace as he made all 5 first serves in that game. He finished off the first set with forehand volley winner, service winner, backhand winner and that ace. [Read More]

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TRANSCRIPT: U.S. DAVIS CUP CAPTAIN JIM COURIER & JOHN ISNER

Check out this transcript from The Jolly Giant John Isner and Jim Courier the U.S. Davis Cup Captain. Isner speaks about how comfortable he actually was playing on clay, especially after practicing on it for days and delves into how playing for the Davus Cup has been for him. Captain Courier assess how his team has performed so far during their Davis Cup quarterfinal matches against France, expecting his players to play just a bit better by Sunday. [Read More]

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