The Grandstand

Nadal goes down in Monte-Carlo, Federer recovers from brink of defeat

April 18, 2014 0

For the first time since his first appearance in 2003, Rafael Nadal has lost prior to the title match at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Nadal went down to Ferrer 7-6(1), 6-4 in a semifinal upset on Friday afternoon. […]

Nadal gets 300th clay-court win, Djokovic still dominant in Monte-Carlo

April 17, 2014 0

Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Roger Federer reach the Monte-Carlo quarterfinals with straight-set wins on Thursday. Next up for Djokovic is a red-hot Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, who upset Tomas Berdych in three. […]

Nadal, Federer win Monte-Carlo openers

April 16, 2014 0

Roger Federer loses only three games in his first match of the week in Monte-Carlo, as he eases past Radek Stepanek on Wednesday. Federer is joined in the third round by Rafael Nadal, a straight-set winner over Teymuraz Gabashvili. […]

Djokovic, Ferrer cruise in Monte-Carlo

April 15, 2014 0

Novak Djokovic lost only one game as he kicked off his title defense at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Tuesday afternoon. David Ferrer also had a very good opener, in which he too served up a bagel in the second set. […]

Australian Open draw revealed

January 10, 2014 284

The Australian Open draw was revealed on Friday afternoon at Melbourne Park. A brutal top half features Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Juan Martin Del Potro, and Roger Federer. Nadal will open against Bernard Tomic. […]

Australian Open seed report

January 1, 2014 2

With the Australian Open rapidly approaching, let’s take a look at battles for some of the key ranking spots that resulted in favorable seeds and perhaps friendly draws in Melbourne. […]

Johnson saves match point, snags wild card into Australian Open

December 23, 2013 4

Steve Johnson comes back from the brink of defeat to earn the USTA’s wild card into next month’s Australian Open. Johnson battles past Tennys Sandgren in five sets in Sunday’s championship match of the eight-man tournament held in Atlanta, GA. […]

Kudla, Johnson advance at Australian Open WC playoffs

December 21, 2013 1

Seeds Denis Kudla, Steve Johnson, and Tennys Sandgren advance to the semifinals of the USTA Australian Open Wild Card Playoffs on Friday in Atlanta, GA. They are joined in the last four by Chase Buchanan, who upset Rhyne Williams. […]

Becker bombshell: German to become Djokovic's head coach

December 18, 2013 0

Novak Djokovic announced on Wednesday that Boris Becker will be his new head coach in 2013. Longtime boss Marian Vajda will remain on the team along with Miljan Amanovic and Gebhard Phil-Gritsch, albeit in a seemingly reduced role. […]

Federer starts own agency with Godsick

December 12, 2013 0

Roger Federer has teamed up with longtime agent Tony Godsick and two additional American investors to form their own management firm, called Team8. Federer and Godsick, who left IMG in the spring of 2012, will run the company out of Cleveland, Ohio. […]