Davis Cup Review

Well, as Meatloaf once said…”Two outta three, ain’t bad.”  Late last week, I made my predictions on the Davis Cup Semifinals, as well as the Great Britain/Austria Playoff Tie, and as you can guess, correctly predicted two of them. Read more

Davis Cup Preview

Our resident tennis writer Jeremy Howard previews the weekends Davis Cup tennis action. Over to Jeremy……

Well, it has been awhile, and now with the 2008 US Open fast becoming a distant memory, I’ll take this time to look ahead to this weekend’s Davis Cup action. Read more

Murray Beaten By Federer In US Open Final

Roger Federer has won his fifth successive US Open while ending Andy Murray’s hopes at Flushing Meadows. The world number 2 took the match 6-2 7-5 6-2 in spectacular style.

All eyes were on Andy Murray on Monday for his first Grand Slam final appearance, and his attempt to become the the first British man since 1936 to win one of the coveted major singles titles.

Murray was high in confidence, and spirits, after his semi-final win against world number 1 Rafael Nadal - his first ever win over the Wimbledon champion.

But, Roger Federer - who has had a tough year - controlled this final from start to finish, and was in riveting form throughout.

Federer himself had beaten world number 3 Novak Djokovic in the semis, Read more

Mid Summer Hard Court Action

The tennis world certainly seems split in two, which I’ll touch on a bit more, for now here are some of the results from the last week in tennis:

Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina continued his incredibly hot summer by winning the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles yesterday.  He defeated American Andy Roddick (one of the few big names not competing in Beijing) 6-1, 7-6 in the finals.  In doing so, del Potro vaulted into the top 20 at spot #19 for the first time in his career.  This is the third tournament in a row that del Potro has won (also Austrian Open and Stuttgart).  Regardless of how he does in the final couple weeks leading up to the US Open, NO ONE will be excited to see del Potro in there portion of the draw. Read more

Murray Number 6 In The World After Winning Cincinnati Masters

21-year-old Andy Murray has moved up to number 6 in the world rankings after he won the Cincinnati Masters on Sunday.

Murray beat world number 3 Novak Djokovic to win his first Masters Series tournament, and jump 3 places in the world rankings.

Djokovic was defeated by a superior Andy Murray 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5) in two hours and 23 minutes of play, after losing to the Scot just last week in the Toronto Masters. Murray always looked like winning yesterday’s final, having looked impressive throughout. Read more

Tennis Updates July 31st

Two big events going on this week- Cincinnati for the Men & Montreal for the Women. So, there are quite a few names out there playing, winning, losing, getting hurt, etc…

Perhaps the most major development this week is coming from Canada, where Maria Sharapova pulled out after a second round win over Read more

Latest Tennis News - 24th July 2008

Even though the first big US Open Series event has begun, the Toronto Masters Series Tournament, there have been constant rain delays, so not much action to report yet. Instead, here is an assortment of news from the tennis world over the past week:

Juan Martin del Potro, of Argentina, has made the biggest splash Read more

Shock Retirement for Justine Henin

World number 1 Justin Henin has shocked the tennis world by announcing her immediate retirement from the game at the age of just 25. Henin confirmed early reports in the Belgian press of her imminent retirement.

The news Read more

Nadal and Murray Lose in Rome

We always like to own up when we’ve messed up…….. and now is one of those times. Earlier today, we predicted that Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal would meet in the 3rd round of the Rome Masters.

However, both lost their 2nd round matches today, and exit the tournament. What a cock-up! Let’s be honest though, you would have put your money on Nadal winning, although Murray would have been a less secure bet - but worth a punt. CLDsport can only be happy that we didn’t put our money where our mouth was.

Nadal faced unseeded Juan Carlos Ferrero, and started as strong favourite. But, after struggling with a blister on his foot (ouch!) he was comprehensively beaten 7-5 6-1 by Ferrero. It comes as a blow to the Spaniard and world number 2 with the French Open starting on the 25th May.

Nadal told reporters that his participation in the match was in doubt. Nadal said;

“Juan Carlos is a very tough opponent, but certainly if you’re not 100% at a Masters Series event it is very tough, Today when I woke up, I said it was impossible to play. I spoke to the doctor today and yesterday and they put special protection on it and cream, but it was still tough. I congratulate Juan Carlos, but for sure that was not my best tennis.”

The defeat is Nadal’s first on clay since the final in Hamburg last year - against Federer - and his first EVER defeat in Rome.

Ferrero will now meet Stanislas Wawrinka in the 3rd round following his defeat of Andy Murray.

British number 1 Andy Murray went out to Wawrinka 6-2 7-6. The defeat ended his hopes of finding some form on clay ahead of the French Open later this month. The Scot was hampered by seemingly hurting himself while stretching for a ball and subsequently called for the trainer. The world number 18 complained of a tightness in his legs - something which he has suffered with on numerous occasions before.

In other news, David Nalbandian and David Ferrer were both knocked out. Seventh seed Nalbandian lost a fantastic battle against Almagro of Spain 6-4 7-5. Fifth seed Ferrer lost to Stepanek of the Czech Republic despite winning the first set - eventually finishing 4-6 6-2 6-1.

Murray to Meet Nadal?

Andy Murray is due to play Stanislas Wawrinka in the Rome Masters shortly, with knowledge that if he wins, he will face Rafael Nadal in round three.

Murray beat Juan Martin del Potro in round one on Monday after the Argentinian retired in the 3rd set - with the score tied at 1 set each.

Nadal is to face Ferrero in round 2 and is strong favourite to beat the unseeded Ferrero. If Murray advances, he will meet Nadal in round 3.

Murray has beaten Wawrinka twice already this season, but the Swiss prefers clay and is ranked just six places below Murray in 24th.

Elsewhere in the tournament, Federer is through to the 3rd round after beating Argentinian Canas 6-3, 6-3 and will face either Starace or Karlovic for a place in the 4th round.

Andy Roddick has also booked his place in the 3rd round after winning easily (6-1, 6-4) against fellow American Fish.

While there have been no unexpected results as yet in Rome, could Murray put Nadal out in the 3rd round? Stay tuned to CLDsport for more results as we get them.

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