Archive: statoil-masters
Andy Roddick may never have triumphed at Wimbledon, but he was made an honorary member of the All-England Club last week. The former world No. 1 and the United States' most recent Grand Slam champion (2003 U.S. Open) recently received an official Wimbledon tie to mark his membership.
Fernando Gonzalez is the new Statoil Masters Tennis Champion after defeating Andy Roddick 6-4, 2-6,10-4 at London's Royal Albert Hall on Sunday. In a battle between two of the biggest hitters tennis has ever seen, it was the Chilean that was able to use has weapons to greatest effect when it most mattered, hitting forehand winners from all corners of the court.
It’s been a good week for Andy Roddick. The American returned to one of his favourite cities in the world for the first time since retirement, reached the final of the Statoil Masters Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall, and according to Tim Henman, was made an honorary Wimbledon member by the All England Club.
Andy Roddick made a successful debut at the Statoil Masters Tennis on Saturday, winning his opening match 6-4, 6-3 over two-time French Open Champion Sergi Bruguera. Roddick, who reached three Wimbledon finals during the course of his career, was delighted to make his return to the London stage.
Three-time Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick is to return to London to make his debut at the Statoil Masters Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall, 3-7 December. Roddick, who won the hearts of British tennis fans when he lost a heart-breaking 16-14 final set to Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2009, is excited to return.
John McEnroe, Tim Henman, Mark Philippoussis and Mansour Bahrami are just some of the stars that will light up the Royal Albert Hall at the Statoil Masters Tennis, 3rd - 7th December.
Serve and volley coming from both sides of the net is now an almost extinct tennis art form but Patrick Rafter and Tim Henman proved it is still possible in the final of London’s Statoil Masters...
World no.9 Richard Gasquet has moved quickly to replace coach Riccardo Piatti who walked out on the Frenchman midway through the recent Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London and will be working with former French Open champion Sergi Bruguera from next February.
This one, the final one of 2012, recorded in the locker-room with Andrew Castle, Thomas Enqvist and Jeremy Bates.
London tennis fans, looking forward to applauding Ivan Lendl, have suffered a disappointment as he made a last minute withdrawal from the Statoil Masters
Presented by tennis commentator David Law and featuring Catherine Whitaker, each week the The Tennis Podcast features an in-depth interview with a big-name player
