Category: Tennis

French Open: Roland Garros Prize Money To Exceed 17 Million Euro

| March 28, 2012 | 0 Comments
French Open: Roland Garros Prize Money To Exceed 17 Million Euro

Prize money of € 17,520,000 is at stake at Roland Garros, this year, when the French Open tennis grand slam tournament gets underway, in May. This exceeds the amount of prize money paid out in 2011 by € 712,600. The tournament which is set to begin on May 27 will go on until the grand [...]

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Muamba Incident Prompts Murray to Demand Heart Tests in Tennis

| March 22, 2012 | 0 Comments
Muamba Incident Prompts Murray to Demand Heart Tests in Tennis

While Muamba is showing signs of recovery at the London Chest Hospital, Murray has said that it is high time every sports had screenings of players before they were allowed to compete. Murray who is in the United States preparing to play in the Miami Masters said that the Muamba incident was not a one-off [...]

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Can Djokovic Win The French Open?

| February 4, 2012 | 0 Comments
Can Djokovic Win The French Open?

Novak Djokovic is the world number one among men’s singles tennis players. The Serbian star had a dream run on the ATP circuit  in 2011, during which he won 10 titles including three Grand Slams. With his marathon victory over Rafael Nadal in the recent Australian Open finals, the Djoker is the monarch of all [...]

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Djokovic Has Mental Edge Over Nadal But Must First Battle Fatigue

| January 29, 2012 | 0 Comments
Djokovic Has Mental Edge Over Nadal But Must First Battle Fatigue

The Australian Open men’s final is all set to begin on Sunday, January 29, 2012, between the world’s top ranked players. When world no. 1 Djokovic clashes with world no. 2 Rafael Nadal at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, he will have the mental edge over the Spaniard whom he beat six times in a row, [...]

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No Pressure On Underdog Murray Against Djokovic

| January 27, 2012 | 0 Comments
No Pressure On Underdog Murray Against Djokovic

World no. 4 Andy Murray has yet to win a Grand Slam and if he wants to right that record at the ongoing Australian Open, the Brit will need to cross, not one, but two giant hurdles. If he manages to beat Novak Djokovic in Friday’s semi-final, he will have to contend with Rafael Nadal [...]

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Federer To Clash With Nadal In Another Grand Slam Classic At Australian Open

| January 26, 2012 | 0 Comments
Federer To Clash With Nadal In Another Grand Slam Classic At Australian Open

One of the positive fallouts – for spectators — of Nadal’s losing his top ranking to Djokovic is that we can look forward to another classic encounter between Fedex and Rafa in the Australian Open semi-final encounter between the two scheduled for Thursday, January 26. Spectators at the Australian Open in 2009 were witness to [...]

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ATP World Tour Finals 2011 Match Reports & Updates

| November 21, 2011 | 0 Comments
ATP World Tour Finals 2011 Match Reports & Updates

Federer Wins Title: Roger Federer won a record 6th title beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3 6-7 6-3 in the title clash. Federer had earlier, on November 26, beaten Ferrer to qualify for the final. Tsonga had despatched Berdych in his semi-final clash with the Czech. Federer turned the clock back as he displayed masterly form going [...]

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ATP World Tour Finals Prize Money: Singles Champion Can Earn US $ 1,630,000

| November 18, 2011 | 0 Comments
ATP World Tour Finals Prize Money: Singles Champion Can Earn US $ 1,630,000

The ATP World Tour Finals are due to be held from November 20 to November 27, 2011, at London’s O2 Arena, with the opening match between Federer and Tsonga. What time will the final start in your country? – We have compiled a schedule of all matches, according to your countries timezone and provided link [...]

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Will ATP World Tour Finals Be Djokovic’s Title No 10 For 2011?

| November 18, 2011 | 0 Comments
Will ATP World Tour Finals Be Djokovic’s Title No 10 For 2011?

Novak Djokovic will remember 2011 as the year in which he became acknowledged as the world’s best player. But can the world number one make the season ending ATP World Tour Finals his crowning glory at the end of a brilliant year? In this article, I take a look at the Serbian ace’s journey through [...]

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ATP World Tour Finals 2011: How Roger Federer Fared in 2010

| November 13, 2011 | 0 Comments
ATP World Tour Finals 2011: How Roger Federer Fared in 2010

The ATP World Tour Finals scheduled to be played at London’s O2 arena, from November 20 to 27, will officially bring down the curtain on the 2011 season. Defending champion Roger Federer has shown a recent return to title winning form and all eyes will be on him as he takes on the tough rivals [...]

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