Archive: May 2013
It took only a few minutes for Maria Sharapova to complete this rain-interrupted match, but she remains far behind Victoria Azarenka in the contest for #2.
Rafael Nadal seems to be having a lot more tough matches this year than in the past, and he seems to be very testy about it, but so far, he keeps winning.
Here is another piece from Paris. I have attached a couple of photos I took yesterday when it was so wet.
We are deep in the first week and approaching the 2nd week of a slam and as it slows down at the same time it speeds up!
There is a pilot and a co pilot. I'm listening to Lindsay Davenport and someone unknown as a former tennis player and that is a man named Ian Eagle ( way better than one named Josh ) .
Sam Querrey tabs Steve Johnson and Jack Sock as the two younger US players who can do the most damage. . . Stanislas Wawrinka said that his thigh injury is healing and he felt great in his first round win at the French Open.
The USTA announced that The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City has been named the exclusive medical services provider and hospital of the USTA and US Open.
The WTA tournament in Carlsbad, California (San Diego County) appears to be ready to leave the area after 2013.
Tennis Channel will air highlights of the NCAA Division I team championships from Champaign, Illinois on the NCAA Championships Highlight Show presented by the USTA, premiering on June 8 at 2:30 p.m. ET.
James Blake, a former world top-5 player on the ATP World Tour, has joined the player field for the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, to be held July 8 - 14 in Newport, Rhode Island.
Yannick Noah, the last home player to win the French Open 30 years ago, has little faith that any current compatriot can duplicate his 1983 record at the French Open.
Julien Benneteau can only dream of a repeat win over Roger Federer when he faces the second seed in the third round at Roland Garros.
So far the main trend as this year’s French Open is the dash for cover as another wave of inclement and wet Parisian weather disrupts play but it is closely followed by the use of mobile or cell telephones on court, which potentially contravenes outlines set by the Tennis Integrity Unit who are mindful of messages being sent to potential gamblers.
New word of the day: Morejito (def) what you order when chambermaids wreck your confidence in humanity
There was rain in this match, and Li Na never seemed to get her game back after the delay -- and, of course, Bethanie Mattek-Sands is great at dealing with off-form opponents.
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