Rafael Nadal decided to give himself at least some rest in advance of the season’s third Grand Slam. On the heels of playing 25 clay-court matches this spring, and finishing second best in only one of those 25, the Spaniard decided to skip this week’s grass-court event at Queen’s Club. […]
The French Open title once again eluded Andy Murray, but he has to be feeling relieved about the state of his game heading into more favorable part of the season for him: grass. Now Murray moves to the green stuff, and nowhere has he been more dominant throughout his career than at Queen’s Club. […]
Roger Federer has a chance to rebound at the Gerry Weber Open, where mistakes have been few and far between throughout his illustrious career. The current world No. 5 is 54-6 lifetime at the event and he had won 15 matches in a row before falling to Alexander Zverev in last year’s semis.
Three of this week’s four finalists are at least 34 years old, with the only exception being Lucas Pouille. Sunday’s title match in Stuttgart pits Pouille against Feliciano Lopez, while Gilles Muller and Ivo Karlovic are squaring off in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. […]
Unsurprisingly, some extremely capable grass-court players find themselves in the Stuttgart quarterfinals. Not one, however, is Roger Federer. Friday’s lineup includes Tomas Berdych vs. Feliciano Lopez and Mischa Zverev vs. Tommy Haas. […]
Although Tommy Haas’ retirement may be a matter of weeks away, he showed on Wednesday at the Mercedes Cup that he still has plenty left in the tank if he wants to keep going. The 39-year-old stunned No. 1 seed and 18-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer in three sets. […]
Rafael Nadal completed a perfect run to this 10th French Open title and first since 2014 when he won his seventh straight-set match of the fortnight, erasing Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 on Sunday afternoon. Nadal triumphed after only two hours and fives minutes of play.
[…]
Rafael Nadal and Stan Wawrinka will be squaring off for the 19th time in their careers when they collide in the French Open final on Sunday afternoon. Nadal is dominating the head-to-head series 15-3, including 6-1 on clay and 1-0 at Roland Garros. […]
Rafael Nadal and Stan Wawrinka are set to go head-to-head for the Coupe des Mousquetairs after they picked up respective semifinal wins on Friday. Wawrinka outlasted Andy Murray 6-7(6), 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(3), 6-1, while Nadal cruised past Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-4, 6-0. […]
Two American men playing in a men’s doubles Grand Slam final is nothing short of commonplace. Normally, however, they are on the same side of the net. And related. And identical. The United States’ once again has two in the French Open title match. […]
Copyright © 2024 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes
