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Australian Open Day 10 Open Thread
Things are getting serious, folks. What was once 256 is now 12, and we'll be in single digits by the end of the night. This should be a seriously awesome day of action. Rod Laver Arena 11:00 Start Time 1. Li Na (CHN)[16] v. Venus Williams (USA)[6] 2. Serena Williams (USA)[1] v. Victoria...
WTF! Davydenko Drops del Potro, Wins World Tour Final
Nikolay Davydenko finished off an incredible week in London by winning the biggest title of his career, beating Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-4 in the finals of the World Tour Final in London's O2 Arena. Davydenko beat all three 2009 Slam winners on his way to the title, including his first win in...
Federer, del Potro, Soderling, Davydenko Through on Tiebreakers
With three players finishing round robin play Group B was decided by the first tiebreaking criteria, number of sets won and lost. Soderling (5-2) and Davydenko (5-3) barely edged out Djokovic (4-3) for the two semifinal spots, despite being the two lowest ranked players in their group. But as...
WTF! Soderling Blasts Through Nadal Again, Djokovic Outlasts Davydenko
In his first time playing in London since winning that epic Wimbledon final in 2008, Rafael Nadal looked like a shadow of the player he was then in his first WTF match against Robin Soderling, which was won in straight sets by the Swede by the tally of 6-4, 6-4. Soderling came off the blocks...
Finally a Shanghai Surprise: Davydenko Outlasts Djokovic
In a tournament that has had one in six matches end in retirement due to injury, the fans in Shanghai finally got to see a high-quality match played to the end in Saturday's first semifinal. Nikolay Davydenko outlasted second-seed Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(1) in an epic battle that lasted just...
US Open Day 8: Men Follow Script, Women Still Unpredictable
The men's draw remained true to form and without any major surprises Monday, while the shambles that is the top half of the women's draw remained as stable as a a toothpick sculpture in a wind tunnel. Here are some thoughts from each of Monday's eight fourth round singles matches, starting with the...
The Strongest Quarterfinals Ever in Montreal
For the first time in ATP history, the top eight players in the rankings are the eight quarterfinalists at a tournament. The ATP #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, and #8 are all still in action on Friday, which should make for an incredible day of tennis. #1 Roger Federer faces #7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in...
Fognini Makes Semis in Stuttgart
Perennial first or second round exiter Fabio Fognini is making a surprise run into the late stages of an ATP tournament for only the third time in his career. He's doing so on the heels of one of his biggest career scalps, a in the quarterfinals of Stuttgart, defeating second seed Nikolay Davydenko...
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