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

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

Summer Hard Court Ramblings

It has been a while since I’ve posted…but that is mainly due to the fact that anything written last week would have seemed mundane after the greatest match ever played. I thought everyone could use a little break. Well, that and of course there has been a severe lack of tennis related news lately. So here are some thoughts heading into the US Open Series, Olympics and US Open. Read more

Wimbledon Finals Wrap

Any tennis fan should really feel sorry for Serena and Venus Williams.  They played an amazing final, and although it didn’t go three sets, I still think it lived up to expectations.  But unfortunately for them, one of the greatest matches, if not THE greatest, took place the following day.  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

Wimbledon Thoughts: Djokovic Out, Federer Through

Well, it was a quiet third day of action at the All England Club. For example, Novak Djokovic went down in the second round today with barely a whimper!

After questioning last week how much longer Federer can stay at the top of Men’s tennis with the likes of himself and Nadal on his heels, Djokovic fell in straight sets to 75th ranked Marat Safin. Now, what makes this loss so interesting is that Djokovic has always claimed 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

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