ATP CHAMPIONS TENNIS TOUR KNOKKE – IVANISEVIC, RUSEDSKI DELIVER US OPEN VERDICTS: DJOKOVIC AGAIN, AND WILLIAMS’ 18TH

Written by: on 17th August 2014
Xavier Malisse vs Robby Ginepri
ATP CHAMPIONS TENNIS TOUR KNOKKE - IVANISEVIC, RUSEDSKI DELIVER US OPEN VERDICTS: DJOKOVIC AGAIN, AND WILLIAMS' 18TH

epa03106461 Xavier Malisse of Belgium hits a return against Robby Ginepri of the US during the first round of the SAP Open tennis at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, USA, 14 February 2012. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO  |

Editors Note : there’s some great links here. Enjoy. Today’s big finals. Xavier Malisse plays Fabrice Santoro.

 

The X-MAN Plays The MAGICIAN.

OPTIMA OPEN

ATP CHAMPIONS TOUR

14-17 AUGUST, 2014

KNOKKE, BELGIUM

 

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August, 2014

 

Ivanisevic, Rusedski Deliver US Open Verdicts: Djokovic again, and Williams’ 18th

 

With a week to go until the US Open, two ATP Champions Tour stars have delivered their predictions for the final Grand Slam of the year while competing at the Optima Open in Knokke-Heist.

 

The 1997 US Open finalist Greg Rusedski and 2001 Wimbledon Champion Goran Ivanisevic were in agreement that Novak Djokovic would overcome a recent run of poor form to lift the trophy at Flushing Meadows.

 

‘I think it has to be Djokovic still,’ said Ivanisevic. ‘I know he hasn’t been in the best form since Wimbledon but none of the top players have been really. It’s hard to go against him on a hard court over five sets.’

 

On the women’s side Ivanisevic and Rusedski again agreed, picking Serena Williams to come back from a relatively 2014 season and capture another US Open title. It would be an 18th Grand Slam crown overall, drawing her level with Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert.

 

In today’s matches at the Royal Zoute Tennis Club Ivanisevic defeated Cash 6-4, 6-4 in a repeat of the 2010 Optima Open final, and in the second match of the day Rusedski overcame Henri Leconte 7-5, 6-3.

 

Sunday’s order of play will feature the final between Xavier Malisse and Fabrice Santoro, and also a second exhibition doubles match between the pairings of John McEnroe and Monica Seles and Mansour Banhrami and Kim Clijsters.

 

For full results and schedules for the Optima Open please visit: http://www.atpchampionstour.com/results/results.aspx

 

And to view match highlights and post-match interviews from Knokke-Heist go to the Optima Open YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/OptimaOpen

 

 

 

ATP CHAMPIONS TOUR VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

 

Video – What makes John McEnroe tick? – http://goo.gl/DZTkEf

 

Video – Watch Tim Henman and Goran Ivanisevic watch THAT Wimbledon semifinal … together -http://goo.gl/11ti2g

 

Video – Facing Federer: Mark Philippoussis remembers his 2003 Wimbledon final against Roger Federer – http://goo.gl/vpo60h

 

Video – What’s in your bag? Tim Henman rummages through the belongings of one of his fellow ATP Champions Tour stars. But whose bag is it? – http://goo.gl/u8al7C

 

For other video content from the ATP Champion Tour, click here: http://www.atpchampionstour.com/multimedia/video-landing.aspx

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