QF previews: Haas vs. Nieminen, Monfils vs. Haase
Veterans Tommy Haas and Jarkko Nieminen will meet on Thursday in Nice. Not too far in away in Dusseldorf, Gael Monfils and Robin Haase are also looking for a semifinal spot in the week leading […]
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Nice, Dusseldorf conclude buildup to French Open
The French Open is one week away, which is good news for the tennis world but bad news for the pair of tune-up events in Nice and Dusseldorf. Pre-Grand Slam fields always leave a lot […]
Rome R1 previews and picks: Haas vs. Youzhny, Rosol vs. Troicki
Fellow veterans Tommy Haas and Mikhail Youzhny will contest a tough first-round matchup on Tuesday in Rome. Lukas Rosol and Viktor Troicki are also in action. (13) Tommy Haas vs. Mikhail Youzhny Haas and Youzhny […]
Rome Masters preview and picks
Rome is not simply a Masters 1000 event, but it is also the last before Roland Garros for most of the top players in the world. For some it is an opportunity to improve their […]
Madrid QF previews and picks: Nadal vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Berdych
Five of the top eight seeds have made their way to the Madrid quarterfinals. Four of them are bunched into a pair of bluckbuster matchups on Friday: Rafael Nadal vs. David Ferrer and Andy Murray […]
Madrid R3 previews and picks: Berdych vs. Anderson, Ferrer vs. Haas
Familiar foes Tomas Berdych and Kevin Anderson will go head-to-head once again in the Madrid third round on Thursday. Veterans David Ferrer and Tommy Haas are also aiming for the quarterfinals. Chris Skelton previews the […]
Nadal or Djokovic: Who's the current favorite to win Roland Garros?
Rafael Nadal is currently a slight favorite to win the upcoming French Open ahead of Novak Djokovic. Everyone else, of course, is a huge longshot to capture the season’s second Grand Slam title. A two-team […]
Madrid R1 previews and picks: Haas vs. Seppi, Tipsarevic vs. Monaco
A pair of intriguing first-round clashes are on the Thursday schedule in Madrid. Chris Skelton previews and picks Tommy Haas vs. Andreas Seppi and Janko Tipsarevic vs. Juan Monaco. (13) Tommy Haas vs. Andreas Seppi […]
Monday Hawkeye: Boxing dwarfs Tennis
Monday Hawkeye takes a look back at the numerical and statistical week on the ATP Tour. The debut addition compares tennis players’ earnings with those of Floyd Mayweather. 1) Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather earned $32 […]
Madrid Masters preview, picks, and poll
Unless you’re a fan of Roger Federer, Tomas Berdych, or Fernando Verdasco, last year’s installment of the Mutua Madrid Open was an unmitigated disaster. If blue clay wasn’t the worst idea in the history of […]