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

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

Wimbledon Latest: Quarter Final Action at the All England Club

The Ladies Quarter final’s were completed today, and unfortunately for the spectators, there was not too much excitement.

Both Williams’ sisters had routine matches as I predicted, however my other two were off the mark. Jie Zheng went to three sets with Vaidisova, but disposed of the 18th seeded Czech easily in the third set. Perhaps the only match with some drama today was the last quarter final meeting between Russian compatriots Elena Dementieva & Nadia Petrova. Dementieva had a strong grip on the match before letting the second set slip away (losing a 5-1 lead), but Read more

Wimbledon Updates

As I begin this article, Andy Murray is serving up one break in the fifth set, after coming back from two set to love deficit against the seemingly unbeatable Richard Gasquet. Murray showed grit and fight that has made him a top 15 player in the world. He is clearly not as talented as Gasquet, but to this point, has showed more heart. The winner will move on to the quarter finals to play Nadal, who cruised against Youzhny today.

The rest of the Men’s quarters are set: Federer Read more

Murray Wins In Straight Sets

Andy Murray has beaten Fabrice Santoro of France 6-3 7-5 7-6 (7-5) in the first round at Wimbledon, but did not have an easy ride.

Santoro was a tricky customer, playing some fantastic shots throughout and giving Murray plenty to think about. Read more

Wimbledon Draw: Thoughts and Analysis

The Wimbledon Draws were released today, and I have a few thoughts I’d like to share heading into the grandest of the Grand Slams.

Marcos Bagdhatis was without a doubt the biggest beneficiary of Wimbledon using their own seedings (Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam that does not follow current rankings to seed the tournament). As a result of his previous Grass Court Results - quarter finalist and semi finalist in the last two years at Wimbledon, the 25th ranked player in the world has been moved all the way up to 10th seed. Of course, David Nalbandian is in his part of the draw, Djokovic is in his quarter, and Federer is in his half, so the chances of Bagdhatis reaching his second Grand Slam final are next to nothing. Read more

French Open Round-Up: American Male Success

For the first time since 2006, an American man advanced past the first round at the French Open. Even better for the USA, it has happened more than once. On Sunday, the opening day of the tournament, James Blake took on former top 10 and Australian Open finalist Rainer Schuettler 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (3). 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

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