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By Yeshayahu Ginsburg The tennis world has been abuzz the past few days after Guy Forget’s comments that the French Open could potentially give Rafael Nadal a higher seed than his current spot in the ATP rankings. The Slams technically do have leeway in their seedings, but they have always stuck to the ATP rankings. Wimbledon is the only holdout, as it uses a separate formula that gives bonus … [Read more...]
By Daniel McAleer He's back, Ladies and Gentlemen. That fist pump we have all grown accustomed to witnessing over the years was back in full effect at the BNP Paribas Masters on a scorching Sunday evening at Indian Wells. Rafael Nadal quashed any of the doubts that many people had about whether he could return to the heights of men's tennis, sending his own message to the media who … [Read more...]
By James A. Crabtree Imagine watching teletubbies every day for two weeks. This would be a pretty hard task for anybody above the age of three unless, of course, you are Goran Ivanisevic on the way to your 2001 Wimbledon title and it is all part of your ritual. Add facial hair growth to a list that includes not walking on the lines, eating the same meals daily and always requesting the same … [Read more...]
By James A. Crabtree What a time it has been already on the only surface that lives and grows. We can only wish there was more than six tournaments yearly on the natural green stuff as the results have been deliciously unpredictable. Where do we start? Queens Club of course, and what a busy week. Firstly the seeds fell enforce. Andy Roddick, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga, Janko Tipsarevic all put … [Read more...]
By James A. Crabtree Think of your local tennis club. Think of the personalities, the old timers with the giant oversized racquets and the dodgy swings. The young kids, some with undeniable talent but a lack of discipline, or their counterparts who possess the grit but lack the natural flair. And what about the young pretenders to the thrown? You know the one's, they show up with a racquet bag … [Read more...]
By Lisa-Marie Burrows Rafael Nadal achieved on Monday what no man has ever been able to do before at Roland Garros – win seven titles on the Parisian red clay. Nadal has now matched the Grand Slam records of Rod Laver and Björn Borg with his 11 Grand Slam titles, but who else stands before him on his route to climbing to the record breaking limits of Roger Federer? 1) Roger Federer – 16 … [Read more...]
By James A. Crabtree Many with an opinion and a little imagination, which is most of us, believed somebody else could do it. They created within their brains the image of a new champion boldly holding above his head the Coupe des Mousquetaires (The Musketeers' Trophy). He would smile, cameras would flicker, sponsors and family’s thanked before doing a speech in French to the delight of the … [Read more...]
By James A. Crabtree It’s not often that the world number 141 captures the world’s interest. Still when the journey back from oblivion has been as hectic as Brian Baker’s, it is easy to understand why. The story was already made for TV good. Now it’s going pre-botox Rocky Balboa crazy. Rewind! In 2003 Brian Baker made the junior French Open final. Oh yes, enroute he beat … [Read more...]
By Lisa-Marie Burrows World No.3 and 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer is appearing in his 13th appearance this week at Roland Garros and has already added yet another milestone to his illustrious career this week as he won his 233rd match at a Grand Slam, equalling the Open era record set by Jimmy Connors. His best performance at the French Open was in 2009 when he was eventually … [Read more...]
By Lewis Davies The 2012 French Open begins on Sunday, and in the women’s draw, there are three clear favourites to lift the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen. They read as: current world number one Victoria Azarenka, three-time major winner Maria Sharapova and 13-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams. However, as we’ve seen in the past with Li Na and Francesca Schiavone, the clay courts of Roland … [Read more...]
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