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US Open Men's Singles Preview (Second Quarter)
This last of the eight previews here at The Daily Forehand for this 2010 US Open is of the second fourth of the men's singles draw, the Andy Murray Quarter. Second Quarter: Andy Murray GBR (4) v Lukas Lacko SVKRuben Ramirez Hidalgo ESP v Dustin Brown JAMJuan Ignacio Chela ARG v Yen-Hsun Lu...
Legg Mason Day 1: Most Top Players Already Gearing up in Washington
WASHINGTON--I was very surprised how many main draw players are already here and practicing. Since all sixteen seeds have byes, I had figured that they would mosey in late, spending as much possible time at their homes in Europe or wherever else. But with the notable exception of Andy Roddick...
Roddick Beats Berdych for First Masters Title Since 2006
Like most matches between these two players, it was a fairly straightforward serving exhibition. And like most matches between these two players, it was the American who emerged victorious. With a break in each set, #6 Andy Roddick defeated #16 Tomas Berdych 7-5, 6-4 to win the Sony Ericsson Open...
Nobody Does Tennis Like FSN...
...And thank God for that.Sorry for the lack of coverage this week on what seems to be a pretty excellent tournament. I've caught some of the action in streams, including a very sloppy win for Kim Clijsters over Justine Henin in a semifinal which neither player seemed especially eager to win at...
The Daily Forehand Talks to Tomas Berdych (Part 2)
As promised, here is the second part of the interview I did a little while back with Tomas Berdych. Since making some waves with his comments about Nicole Vaidisova in the first part of the interview, Berdych has had a pretty decent run through the Asian swing and European indoor circuit, making...
The Daily Forehand Talks to Tomas Berdych (Part 1)
Tomas Berdych has long been touted as a possible "next big thing" in men's tennis. He defeated Roger Federer at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, won the 2005 Paris Masters, and has reached a career high ranking of #9. The 6'5'' 24-year old from the Czech Republic has been a fixture in the upper...
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...
Legg Mason Day 4: Seeds Survive Scares ('Cept Cilic)
WASHINGTON--Tuesday was the first say of action for any seeds in the draw of the 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic, and it wasn't an easy opener for any of them. Here are thoughts from the four matches involving seeds (plus a few bonus remaining first round matches) Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) [2]...
Davis Cup QF: Czechs, Argentines Knotted at 1
ARGENTINA @ CZECH REPUBLIC (TIED 1-1)CEZ Arena, Ostrava, Czech Republic (Indoor Hard) Tomas Berdych (CZE) def. Juan Monaco (ARG) 6-4, 2-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) def. Ivo Minar (CZE) Things went largely as expected on Day 1 in Ostrava. Tomas Berdych, never one to make...
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