Center Court News
The cutoff for seeding here is around #100, so you can imagine what the qualifying is like! We aren't even going to try to talk about the qualifying final...
Ksenia Pervak's steady climb seemed to have hit a bit of a stall, but maybe this will get her going again. She defends her points, and is probably one win away from the Top Forty.
Now No. 4 Caroline Wozniacki seems to be relieved that she does not have to answer questions in regards to being a Slam-less No. 1 anymore.
Milos Raonic pulled out of Canada's Davis Cup match against France on Sunday in Vancouver, British Columbia, because of a knee injury.
When John McEnroe picks up his racket Monday night at HP Pavilion, the clock will turn back. His appearance in an exhibition doubles match at the SAP Open will provide a trip down memory lane with one of the all-time tennis greats.
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) d. Filip Prpic (SWE) 63 63 64... And take a look at all the the results for the Davis Cup 2012
In the quarterfinals Spain will host Austria, Serbia will travel to Czech Republic and Croatia will visit Argentina. USA are guaranteed an away tie against the winner of Canada v France.
No real surprise here, except for the way Klara Zakopalova fell apart, but it moves Marion Bartoli a little closer to the Top Five. It won't matter this week, but it might matter next. Klara Zakopalova will probably be #45.
Doha, even following the withdrawal of Petra Kvitova, is so strong that, despite a 56 player draw, we have players ranked around #60 in qualifying.
The contrast is stunning. Doha, even following the withdrawal of Petra Kvitova, is so strong that, despite a 56 player draw, we have players ranked around #60 in qualifying.
Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez supplied the coup de grace by beating Evgeny Korolev and Yuri Schukin 6-2 6-3 6-1
Every event this year, except the Australian Open, has been a 250 pointer. For practical purposes, those don't count for the top players. But Rotterdam is a 500 point event. That's enough to matter.
On the Opposite side of Mr. Popular is Mr. Dopehead. Ok, only kidding, don’t take that seriously. Rafael Nadal like his new rival, Novak Djokovic, has been filling headlines lately, but not for winning awards. The satirical French news show, Les Guignols de l’info, made Nadal the butt of its jokes.
Novak Djokovic is headlining tennis news once again, this time without even playing any tournaments. His most recent and largest accomplishment came after winning the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award. The award is similar to an Oscar for an actor, meaning Djokovic is an extremely popular athlete worldwide.
What a tremendous victory for the US Davis Cup team! Some questioned Captain Courier's wisdom in putting Mardy Fish back on the court in the doubles after pulling off a compelling 9-7 in the fifth, 5-hour, comeback win against Stan Wawrinka yesterday in Fribourg.
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