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A Tennis Match That Ended At Love
With small clay court tournaments in Bastad, Stuttgart, Prague, and Palermo failing to capture much interest in tennis circles last week, the sport's focus turned to the steps of a church in the Czech Republic. And on those steps of St. Vitus Cathedral, Nicole Vaidisova and Radek Stepanek posed for...
Five Past Wimbledon Quarterfinalists (or Better) Withdraw
Five players withdrew from the Gentlemen's Singles field of Wimbledon 2010 Thursday, the day before the draws were made. Even though none of the five were considered serious contenders for the title, each of them takes with them a serious grass court pedigree and at least one previous foray deep...
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 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...
US Open Day 8: Novak Djokovic's Charm Offensive
Even after wrapping up his 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 win over #15 Radek Stepanek, #4 Novak Djokovic was a man on a mission. A PR mission, to be precise. In his last night match at the US Open, this time last year, Novak Djokovic was being booed off the court after criticizing Andy Roddick and chastising the...
Out to Pasture Players Chew Up Grass
Not often a player loses the first two sets and then only drops five games the remainder of the match. That's exactly what Lleyton Hewitt did, however, in coming back to defeat #23 Radek Stepanek 4-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. It's Hewitt's first grand slam quarterfinal since the 2006 US Open, where he...
Davis Cup Quarterfinals Preview
The quarterfinals of the Davis Cup begin on Friday, with all four ties seemingly winnable for both sides. Three of them, surprisingly enough for July, are being held indoors. Coverage of the USA-Croatia tie will be live on Tennis Channel in the States, with streams of the other three quarterfinals...
Davis Cup QF: All Three Hosts Go Into Sunday With 2-1 Lead
Aside from the Israeli's assured victory over Russia, there's a lot still hanging in the balance in these Davis Cup Quarterfinals, with the three remaining ties all at 2-1, with the home country having the advantage in each. A quick run down of what happened today and where it all stands going into...
Davis Cup QF: Stepanek Steps In, Czechs Win 3-2
As I had predicted before the tie even started (and again after Day 1, and then again after Day 2), Radek Stepanek proved to be the hero for the Czech Republic in the decisive fifth rubber, defeating Juan Monaco in straight sets, 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-2.After Juan Martin del Potro ran roughshod over Tomas...
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