Donaldson fined $6,200 for Monte-Carlo argument

April 18, 2018 4

Jared Donaldson was fined $6,200 for vociferously arguing a call during his loss to Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the first round of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Monday. Donaldson got into a heated, face-to-face confrontation with chair umpire Arnaud Gabas. […]

Dubai, Acapulco, and Sao Paulo previews and predictions

February 25, 2018 12

Dubai rarely takes a backseat to anything going on at the same time, but that will certainly be the case in 2018. Acapulco is the best of the trio—and it isn’t even close. Rafael Nadal is back from the hip injury that the sustained Down Under, and the world No. 2 is joined in the Acapulco field by Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem, and Juan Martin Del Potro. […]

Davis Cup first round previews and predictions

February 1, 2018 10

Tennis never stops, and nowhere is that more indicative than in the Davis Cup competition, which feels like it just ended in 2017 and is now starting again in 2018. And that is, in fact, the reality of the situation. France lifted the trophy in late November and will be back in action on the second day of February when it hosts the Netherlands. […]

Madrid Masters preview and predictions

May 6, 2017 32

Following a week of 250-point tournaments, the stars are back on court for the second of this year’s three clay-court Masters 1000 events. Rafael Nadal is off to a perfect 10-0 start on the red stuff in 2017, with No. 10 titles in both Monte-Carlo and Barcelona. He is going for “only” his fifth title in Madrid. […]

Nadal beats Ramos-Vinolas for 10th Monte-Carlo title

April 23, 2017 8

Rafael Nadal became the first man in Open Era history to win the same tournament 10 times when he triumphed at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Sunday with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Albert Ramos-Vinolas. Nadal dropped only nine points in eight service games and did not face a single break point. […]

Monte-Carlo final preview and prediction: Nadal vs. Ramos-Vinolas

April 22, 2017 199

Rafael Nadal and Albert Ramos-Vinolas will be going head-to-head for the third time in their careers when they battle for the title at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Sunday afternoon. Both of their previous encounters have gone Nadal’s way; 6-3, 6-0 on the clay courts of Barcelona in 2013 and 7-6(4), 6-2 at the same event in 2014. […]

Nadal, Ramos-Vinolas set up all-Spanish final in Monte-Carlo

April 22, 2017 0

At least one Spaniard will lift a winner’s trophy on Sunday, and that number will balloon to three if Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez capture the doubles title. As for the singles final, that will pit Rafael Nadal against Albert Ramos-Vinolas after the two countrymen scored respective victories over David Goffin and Lucas Pouille. […]

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