Category: French Open

Djokovic Up Against Teen Sensation Tomic In Wimbledon Quarter-finals

| June 29, 2011 | Comments

Qualifier Tomic has been the find of this tournament, so to speak. But against Novak Djokovic, he could find himself out of his class. These players have never met before, on a tennis court. Djokovic has been in formidable form this year, and hasn’t lost a match, barring the semi-finals at the French Open to [...]

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Wimbledon 2011 Women’s Quarter-finals Promise Exciting Matches

| June 28, 2011 | Comments

All the eight women’s quarter-finalists are ready to take on their opponents, on Wednesday, June 28, and the line-up promises exciting fare for tennis fans, barring the disappointment of not seeing either of the Williams sisters, in the fray. Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova will take on Bulgaria’s Tszvetana Pironkova, in the first quarter-final. World number [...]

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Wimbledon 2011 RO16 Preview: Andy Murray Vs Richard Gasquet

| June 27, 2011 | Comments

In the round of 16, Murray faces a player who has beaten him on 3 of 7 meetings between them. Their last meeting was at the French Open, where Murray prevailed in a 5-set thriller. Murray has dropped two sets in his first three rounds, while Gasquet has yet to drop a set. PLAYER COMPARISON [...]

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Wimbledon 2011 RO16 Preview: Roger Federer Vs Mikhail Youzhny

| June 27, 2011 | Comments

Federer should look forward to playing the round of 16 against a man he has beaten 10 times out of 10. During their last encounter, in the quarter-finals of the French Open, Federer won in straight sets, 7-6, 6-4, 6-4. Federer has been in brilliant form, beating Kurushkin, Mannarino and Nalbandian in straight sets, in [...]

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Wimbledon 2011: Federer Through To Last 16

| June 27, 2011 | Comments

Seeded number 3, Roger Federer has thrashed David Nalbandian in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 and reached the Pre-Quarters stage of Wimbledon 2011. On 27th June, the Swiss will play his next match against Russian, Mikhail Youzhny. In the past, both have played against each other on 10 occassions and Federer has won every match. [...]

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Wimbledon 2011: Andy Murray Vs Ivan Ljubicic, Third Round Preview

| June 24, 2011 | Comments

In his third round match, Murray is up against a man who has beaten him three times in the past. During their last encounter, Ljubicic prevailed over Murray, 6-3, 6-2, in the quarter-finals of the China Open, in 2010. Both players have breezed through to the third round, barring a dropped set in their respective [...]

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Wimbledon 2011 Round Two Preview: Adrian Mannarino Vs Roger Federer

| June 23, 2011 | Comments

Federer breezed through the opening match of what could be his 17th Grand Slam title, and is set to meet a player ranked 52 places below him, in the second round. These players have never met before, on a tennis court. After a first round exit at the French Open, Mannarino had mixed luck in [...]

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Wimbledon 2011, Second Round Preview: Andy Murray Vs Tobias Kamke

| June 22, 2011 | Comments

The in-form, Murray is ready for his second round match against a player ranked 79 places below him. These two have never played against each other in the past. Murray has been in great form, reaching the semi-finals of the French Open and winning at Queens Club. After losing in the second round at the [...]

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Wimbledon 2011 Second Round Preview: Rafael Nadal Vs A Sweeting

| June 21, 2011 | Comments

Nadal has got off to a good start, beating USA’s Russell in the first round. He faces another American, Sweeting, in the second round. Sweeting did well to beat Andujor, ranked 18 places ahead of him, to earn a match against the world number one. Nadal and Sweeting last met in the BNP Paribas Open, [...]

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Wimbledon First Round Preview: Hewitt Vs Nishikori

| June 20, 2011 | Comments

Despite his relatively low ranking, Hewitt is always good to watch on grass, and has a legion of followers at Wimbledon, a tournament he won nine years ago. This will be the first match between the two players. After losing in the 2nd round of the French Open, and the first round at the AEGON [...]

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