Archive: 10sballs
If there’s one thing people know about me, it is my complete and utter joy for the game of tennis. When a match is on, you don’t bother me.
Some would say Anand Amritraj, elder brother of the more famous Vijay, already deserves a commendation for bravery after agreeing to take on one of the most demanding jobs in tennis, India’s Davis Cup captaincy.
Rafael Nadal has a chance of overtaking Novak Djokovic for the year-end world No. 1 ranking if the Spaniard can keep up his winning ATP pace for another month or two this autumn, With ten trophies already pocketed in 2013...
In four matches leading up to the final, Agnieszka Radwanska had lost only eleven games. But she hadn't faced an opponent ranked higher than #71.
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Vic Braden, Michael Chang, Lindsay Davenport, Rick Leach, Gilbert (Gil) Shea and Kathy Willette will become members of the Southern California Tennis Association Hall of Fame, on Sunday, September 22nd.
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This event really does make us wonder if anything makes sense. Joao Sousa makes his first career ATP semifinal on an indoor court?
Maybe it's just that it's the end of the year. Maybe it's because it's the Asian swing. Whatever it is, top players are dropping like flies. Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova are out.
Agnieszka Radwanska isn't earning any points -- but she isn't expending any real effort, either, by the looks of things, so maybe it balances out.
Michal Przysiezny really does seem to be experiencing some sort of post-Davis Cup breakthrough. But this is tough news for Fabio Fognini, who loses finalist points; he will fall from #17 to #19.
British up-and-comer Dan Evans is trying to take his tennis cues from established compatriot Andy Murray as the Liverpool youngster ranked 149 begins to try and scramble up the slippery slope of the ATP standings.
The Tennis Integrity Unit has a history of snaring Italian male players who have been guilty of breaking the sport’s anti-corruption code but now a woman has been found guilty on two charges of attempted match-fixing and 18 year-old Claudia Coppola, who this week attained a career high ranking of world no.
Jim Courier’s USA team will go into their third successive Davis Cup home tie, at a site to be determined, when they play hosts to Great Britain in the 19th re-enactment of the competition’s original challenge staged 114 years earlier.
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