“10s Whenever” Newsletter, Vol. 93 08 September 2012

Written by: Staff on 8th September 2012

"10s Whenever" Newsletter, Vol. 93 08 September 2012 |

Federer Secures 299 Weeks at Number One through October 15

At least that is the situation if Djokovic follows the schedule outlined on his personal website, entering Beijing, Shanghai and Paris leading up to the ATP World Tour Finals in London in November. Here are the schedules (according to their websites), for Federer, Djokovic and Murray until the end of the year. Note that the ATP 1000′s carry a maximum of 1000 points and the ATP 500′s carry a maximum of 500 points to the winner. The ATP World Tour carries a potential 1500 points. [Read More]

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Walking Out There Naked – By Jack Neworth

By: Jack Neworth

Saturday, September 8th, is the birthday of one of tennis’ most legendary and beloved former stars, Gertrude “Gussy” Moran. As for how many candles will adorn the cake, it’s not gentlemanly to ask a woman. So let’s just say Gussy was born during the “Roaring 20′s.” The glamorous era was marked by jazz, “flappers” (women flamboyantly flouting convention), art deco, idolized sports heroes and movie stars. (In a way, Gussy was both.) [READ MORE].

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KRISTEN’S KOURT: Is Djokovic a Shoe-In?

By Kristen Tracy
It was a straight set win for Novak Djokovic on Thursday night, but the victory was far from routine. In a match much closer than a score of 6-2, 7-6(2), 6-4 would suggest, Djokovic moved one step closer to defending his US Open title by beating Juan Martin Del Potro in a little over three hours. [READ MORE].

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Andy Roddick: For the Love of the Game – By: Justin Chaffee

As he walked up to the service line, bearing his patriotic star and stripes shoes, he bounced the yellow fuzzy ball, and wiped the sweat pouring from his brow. Now with his mind racing was ready to reach back, and give it one more, just one last thunderous serve……This past Wednesday September 5^th American Tennis player

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Tomas Berdych is the big bad wolf.

Andy Murray will be mindful of the tale of the Three Little Pigs as he prepares for his US Open semi-final. Of course, he won’t – he’s a professional tennis player preparing for a big match, wheras I’m a sports writer, searching for a half-useful analogy to use in an article – but bear with me. The lesson here is one of familiarity. Berdych isn’t going to surprise Murray with deft touches her and there, he isn’t going to mix up paces and angles, and throw drop-shots into the play at will. [Read More]

Andy Roddick retired at the US Open after losing to Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro in four tight sets. [Read More]

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