Kyrgios lays into Lahyani during Wimbledon win
Nick Kyrgios went off on chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani during the third set of his 6-0, 6-2, 7-6(6) first-round Wimbledon victory over Diego Schwartzman. […]
Rapid reaction
Short, quick, spur-of-the-moment posts. Most often in-game commentary.
Pospisil lets it all out in loss to Muller
Vasek Pospisil has been struggling in singles of late and frustration for the normally even-keeled Canadian boiled over late in his second-round loss to Gilles Muller at the Topshelf Open on Wednesday. […]
Wawrinka hits shot of the year in triumph over Djokovic
Stan Wawrinka delivered a whole host of hard-to-believe one-handed backhands during his French Open final upset of Novak Djokovic, but none was better than this gem around the net post. […]
Serena's French Open ends in style
Things got surprisingly tense in Saturday’s French Open final between Serena Williams and Lucie Safarova, as Williams failed to close out a 6-3, 4-1 lead in straight sets. The result was a profanity-laced third, won by Williams 6-2 after taking six games in a row. […]
Youzhny begins the French Open with a bang–literally
Mikhail Youzhny is no stranger to taking his racket to his own head. Most often it is victory, when he salutes all four sides of the crowd after each victory. Sometimes, however, the story is a much different one. […]
Federer asks Fergus Murphy if he can speak English
Roger Federer powered his way to a routine 6-3, 6-3 victory over Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Friday afternoon. There was more drama between Federer and Fergus Murphy than there was in the actual match.
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Federer needs a clown for this circus
Roger Federer and Nick Kyrgios were not happy during their second-round match at the Mutua Madrid Open on Wednesday, as chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani was forced to make several overrules of terrible calls by linespeople. […]
Monfils bagels Troicki, no-look drop-shot among the highlights
Gael Monfils made quick work of Viktor Troicki in exactly one hour as the Frenchman advanced to round two of the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday. Monfils prevailed 6-2, 6-0 to set up a meeting with Marcel Granollers.
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Rafael Nadal: Which is more likely?
Which is more likely: Rafael Nadal wins the French Open, or–for one reason or another–he does not participate in the World Tour Finals? […]
Bouchard refuses to shake hands, Dulgheru gets last laugh
Genie Bouchard refused to shake hands with Alexandra Dulgheru prior to their Fed Cup match in the Canada vs. Romania Davis Cup tie. Dulgheru laughed it off at the time but clearly didn’t forget it. […]