Federer vs. Nadal XXXI preview and pick
The 31st meeting between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will come on Friday in Cincinnati. The former No. 1 players in the world will be battling for a spot alongside either Andy Murray or Tomas […]
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Cincinnati Day 3 recap, photos, and videos
Wednesday in Cincinnati ended with a shocker, as Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli announced her retirement from tennis. The day also began in hard-to-believe fashion, albeit of a much less newsworthy variety than what Bartoli did. […]
Cincinnati R3 preview and pick: Nadal vs. Dimitrov
Rafael Nadal will be back in action at the Cincinnati Masters on Thursday night. Grigor Dimitrov in standing in Nadal’s way of a quarterfinal showdown against either Roger Federer or Tommy Haas. Rafael Nadal and […]
Cincinnati Day 2 recap and photos
Winning has not been the norm for Roger Federer of late, but it is the norm in Cincinnati. The five-time champion was up to his old habits with his old racket on Tuesday night as […]
Cincinnati R2 previews and picks: Murray vs. Youzhny, Nadal vs. Becker
Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal will kick off their Cincinnati campaigns on Wednesday. They are set for respective second-round meetings with Mikhail Youzhny and Benjamin Becker. Mikhail Youzhny vs. (2) Andy Murray Youzhny and Murray […]
Early U.S. Open preview: the cases for Djokovic, Murray, and Nadal
A three-team panel makes its argument for three different champions at the upcoming U.S. Open. Josh Meiseles (The Sixth Set): Novak Djokovic – The U.S. Open is Djokovic’s to lose. The 2011 champ enters with […]
Approach Shots: Federer back for Cincinnati title defense
“Approach Shots” is Ricky’s weekly look at what’s ahead on the ATP Tour. Most of the top players in the world, including everyone in the Top 10 other than an injured Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, will be […]
Rogers Cup final preview and pick: Nadal vs. Raonic
Milos Raonic will try to deliver a surprising Montreal title to the home Canadian crowd on Sunday. Standing in his way, though, is Rafael Nadal–undefeated on hard courts this season. (4) Rafael Nadal vs. (11) […]
Rogers Cup SF previews and picks: Djokovic vs. Nadal, Raonic vs. Pospisil
It’s a dream semifinal lineup for Canada, with two of its own joining Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal for Saturday action. A surprising matchup on the bottom half of the Montreal draw pits Milos Raonic […]