WTA French Open: Henin and Sharapova Showdown in the Third Round: The last encounter between Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova at the Australian Open quarters almost two-and-a-half years ago doesn’t bring back happy memories for the Belgian; being annihilated 6-4, 6-0. Neither would the recollection of how unsporting Sharapova’s father was in... Read More; Nila A; Saturday, May 29, 2010 - 23:08
ATP French Open: Nadal Begins Bid to Reclaim his Clay Kingdom: Four-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal threw down the gauntlet when he won all three major clay-court titles in the lead up to the French Open. The Spaniard is bent on reclaiming his Parisian Kingdom with an emphatic "VAMOS!" becoming the first man to complete a so-called “... Read More; Nila A; Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 23:52
Federer and Nadal Once Again in Final Battle: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal confirmed a date in the Madrid Open final after they both won their respective semi-final encounters on Saturday. Nadal was the first to advance into the title match with a three-set win over compatriot Nicolas Almagro. Federer followed with a three-set triumph over... Read More; Nila A; Sunday, May 16, 2010 - 11:38
Federer and Ferrer Battle for Spot in Madrid Final: Roger Federer avenged his defeat to Gulbis in Rome yesterday when he beat the Latvian rising starlet in the Madrid Open quarters. Federer, who is the defending champion in Madrid, is a win away from the final, and a chance to bid for a second consecutive Madrid Open title. Standing in his way is... Read More; Nila A; Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 12:53
Nadal Has Madrid Open Final in Sight: Rafael Nadal is a win away from his third consecutive Masters final, and a chance to bid for his 18th career Masters Shield. Standing in his way is compatriot, Nicolas Almagro, who is through to his first-ever Masters semi-final. The bulk of the betting trend, more likely than not, is going to... Read More; Nila A; Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 10:46
Murray to Stare Down Ferrer at Madrid Open Quarters: Andy Murray is enjoying a somewhat misleadingly good run in Madrid. Murray reaches his first quarterfinal during the European clay-court stretch at Madrid on the back of wins over dubious opposition. Fact is, his opponents have lacked enough weapons in their arsenal to seriously threaten him, even... Read More; Nila A; Friday, May 14, 2010 - 17:06
Federer and Gulbis to Reprise Rome Clash in Madrid Quarters: The Gulbis bandwagon was in a sad state at the start of the 2010 season, left abandoned and neglected. This abandonment is not without reason; following several years of disappointment, underachievement and phlegmatic accounts, a Diaspora of fans conceded fawning over his talent and potential was... Read More; Nila A; Friday, May 14, 2010 - 13:01
Andy Murray Aims for Madrid Masters Quarters: While Andy Murray seemingly has an easy path into the Madrid Open quarterfinals, his form of late suggests he might find more adversity rather than success. Things have been falling apart for Murray since the Aussie Open final where he succumbed rather meekly to le maestro, Federer. Since... Read More; Nila A; Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 14:56
Nadal Begins his Bid for the Madrid Masters Title: King of Clay, Rafael Nadal is gearing up for his opening round match at the Mutua Madrilena Masters today. Nadal, seeded third and with a bye into the second round, will take on Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr. after he booked the date following a win over Andreas Seppi 6-3, 6-4 yesterday. If you are... Read More; Nila A; Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 12:45
ATP Rome Quarters: Feliciano Lopez Looks to Join the Party: Three Spaniards are through to the Rome Masters semis – Rafael Nadal, Fernando Verdasco and David Ferrer. Feliciano Lopez will aim to round out the group to make it a Spanish quartet by day’s end. Standing in his way of a spot in the semis is Ernests Gulbis who dumped Roger Federer in... Read More; Nila A; Friday, April 30, 2010 - 18:32