Jan 25
It is Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal again in the 2012 Australian Open tennis. How long will the rivalry of these two last? This is their 27th meeting actually, and the Spaniard is up against the Swiss 17-9 in their previous matches.
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Sep 2
Watch this amazing shot of Gael Monfils as he made a “jump and behind the back” trick shot against Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain in the second round of the US Open 2011:
It is not every game you see this kind of shot. He was obviously out of position as his Spanish opponent was hitting the ball hard.
Gael Monfils, also known as La Monf and Sliderman due to his unusual sliding technique, made it to the quarterfinals in last year’s US Open. But this year, he lost a grueling 5 hour match 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-7 (5), 6-4 and 6-4 against former no.1 Juan Carlos Ferrero.
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Sep 1
Venus Williams pulled out from the U.S. Open tennis in New York due to an illness which she says causes fatigue and pain in her joints.
“I have been recently diagnosed with Sjögren’s Syndrome, an autoimmune disease which is an ongoing medical condition that affects my energy level and causes fatigue and joint pain,” she said in a statement on usopen.org.
Before pulling out, Venus defeated Vesna Dolonts of Russia. She was due to play against Sabine Lisicki of Germany in the second round. She was a two-time winner here – in 2000 and 2001.
“I enjoyed playing my first match here and wish I could continue but right now I am unable to. I am thankful I finally have a diagnosis and am now focused on getting better and returning to the court soon,” she added.
Had she progressed, she would have the chance of another showdown with Maria Sharapova (3) or Vera Zvonareva (2) in the later rounds. Venus Williams will surely be missed in this Grand Slam tourney. Another title after a decade would have been a sweeter victory.
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Jul 4
2011 is Novak Djokovic’s year. First, he won the Australian Open. Second, he topped the world rankings the other day. And now, he dislodged Rafael Nadal from the top of the rankings and snatched the Wimbledon trophy in an emphatic 6-1, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 victory over the Spaniard.
It was Djokovic’s 50th win in 51 matches and fifth win over Nadal this year. His solitary loss was against Roger Federer in the French Open. They could have set up a rematch but the Swiss failed to stop a resurging Tsonga. Novak easily dispatched the Frenchman to set up the fifth Final against Nadal this year.
Wimbledon is the Serb’s third Grand Slam title after getting two Australian Open trophies. Will it be the US Open title next?
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Jul 1
As of this writing, the semifinals for men is about to start and the expected 1vs4, 2vs3 seeds semi-finals did not materialize as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (12) came from behind to beat 6-time winner Roger Federer. Waiting for Tsonga is Djokovic, who has an outstanding season starting from his triumph over Murray at the Australian Open.
At the other side of the tie is a match between the no.1 Rafael Nadal and the no. 4 Andy Murray. Nadal has an 11-4 winning record versus Murray but the Scot has some excellent plays that can give any of the top three a run for their money.
A Nadal vs Djokovic final is expected here considering that tennis god Roger Federer is already a shell of his past achievements. But do you think Tsonga can beat Djokovic and Murray upset Nadal?
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Jan 29
Roger Federer vs Andy Murray in Australian Open 2010 Finals! Who would have thought that Murray will find his way to the top? Of course, all expectations were on a Federer – Nadal match on the last day. But Nadal wasn’t as fit as he used too, and if you put a perfect Murray opposite him, this spells trouble. And exit Nadal went.
As of this writing, Federer is still battling Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. But the Swiss is clearly dominating the French in the first two sets. It’s hard for Tsonga to come back at this point in time. Murray, on the other hand, demolished Marin Cilic yesterday. The tall guy was supposed to repeat his victory over the Brit like he did at the 2009 US Open. But not this time.
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