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Australian Open Day 11 Open Thread
Doesn't get too much more major at a grand slam than having three semifinals in one day, easily the second biggest day at any slam short only to the US Open's Super Saturday. And it doesn't get much more sparse than having only one singles match on the slate per night, which is what we have from...
Djokovic Continues Hot Streak, Wins Beijing
Novak Djokovic, the #2 seed in Beijing, defeated eighth-seed Marin Cilic 6-2, 7-6(4) to win the China Open in Beijing to win his third title of 2009 (though it's tough to say that his Djokovic Open title in Belgrade should count). A rain delay in the first set helped Cilic find his way back into...
Cilic Chops Up Nadal in Beijing
Marin Cilic demolished top-seed Rafael Nadal in the Beijing semifinals, winning 6-1, 6-3 in a match that was exactly as close as the score indicates. It's tough to know what to make of Marin Cilic these last few months. I saw him play terribly in Washington, losing his first match there to Somdev...
Davis Cup Semifinals: Czechs Sweep Pair of Marathon Five-Setters
For the second time in two ties, Croatia played two five-setters on the first day of Davis Cup action. But unlike on their opening day sweep of the Americans in July, the opening day of semifinals in Porec found the Croatians on the losing end of both matches. The jaw-dropping scoreline of the day...
Davis Cup Semifinals and Playoffs Preview / Open Thread
The semifinals of the Davis Cup begin Friday, with all four ties seemingly winnable for both sides. Three of them, surprisingly enough for July, are being held indoors. Coverage of the Israel-Spain tie will be on Tennis Channel in the States, with streams of the other semifinals likely findable...
US Open Day 11: Del Potro Wakes Up In Time, Rain On Nadal's Parade
For the first time in this tournament, there was a rain delay. For the first time in this tournament, there was a rain delay so long that matches had to be postponed until the next day. For this to happen early on in the tournament would not have been too disruptive, but for it to delay the final...
US Open Day 11 Predictions: Men's Quarterfinals
A fairly quiet day of tennis today, with only two singles matches to be played. There are some pretty intriguing doubles matches going on as well (Williams Sisters in doubles semifinals, Travis Parrott and Carly Gullickson in the mixed final), but I'll just stick to the singles for my predictions....
US Open Day 9: Murray Muffs Up, Serena Serves Into Semis
The other Andy was sent home Tuesday in the only major shake up on a day that featured tennis of varying degrees of quality. A highly anticipated semifinal on the women's side was realized, while several intriguing possibilities for later round matches on the men's side were erased. A rundown of...
US Open Day 9 Predictions
Six matches for Tuesday, as the stakes get higher and higher for not only the players but also for my predicting reputation... Women's Bottom Half Quarterfinals Flavia Pennetta ITA (10) vs. Serena Williams USA (2) -- Pennetta manages to give Serena's sister Venus a lot of trouble when they play,...
Legg Mason Day 5: Petzschner Debones Fish, Ferrero Robs Robredo
WASHINGTON--As was evident yesterday in Marin Cilic's loss to Somdev Devvarman, sometimes a bye isn't as much of a blessing as it would seem. Philipp Petzschner, riding momentum off of his three-set first round win over Teimuraz Gabashvili, was able to outlast #9 seed Mardy Fish 1-6, 6-4, 6-1. ...
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