August brings the start of the North American hard court season, when players finalise their preparations for the US Open that starts at the end of the month. With a post-Wimbledon rest behind them, the tennis betting pundits and the elite male players themselves know these events are competitive and a crucial part of the build-up to Flushing Meadows.
This is borne out by the role-call of recent winners at the Legg Mason Classic, Rogers Cup and Cincinnati Masters, the latter two events being high profile Masters 1000 tournaments, second only to the four Grand Slams in terms of importance and ranking points.
Juan Martin del Potro, the 2009 US Open champion, warmed up by winning the Legg Mason Classic and losing in the final in Toronto, where the last four winners have been Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. The Swiss legend has won three of the last five Cincinnati Masters events, with Murray and Andy Roddick the other recent winners. Read the rest of the article
Catch the exciting quarterfinal matches of this year’s Davis Cup and see your favorite teams aim for glory. Eight teams remain in contention of this annual tournament.
Watch Spain vs France Davis Cup 2010 Quarterfinal Match Live Online Free Video Stream HERE. Who will win? Wanna BET.
Watch Argentina vs Russia Davis Cup 2010 Quarterfinal Match Live Online Free Video Stream HERE. Who will win? Wanna BET.
Watch Croatia vs Serbia Davis Cup 2010 Quarterfinal Match Live Online Free Video Stream HERE. Who will win? Wanna BET.
Watch Chile vs Czech Republic Davis Cup 2010 Quarterfinal Match Live Online Free Video Stream HERE. Who will win? Wanna BET.
The latest news of the Davis Cup 2010 Quarterfinals are available at Davis Cup’s official website.
Check out the preview of the upcoming Spain vs Netherlands FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa Final Match on July 11,2010 at the official FIFA World Cup website HERE.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup 2010 is now on its final stage in South Africa and the world’s most watched sporting event features the highly anticipated FIFA World Cup 2010 Final Match between Spain and Netherlands at Johannesburg, South Africa.
Check out the preview of the upcoming Spain vs Netherlands FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa Final Match on July 11,2010 at the official FIFA World Cup website HERE.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup 2010 is nearing its conclusion in South Africa and the world’s most watched sporting event features the high caliber third place football action between Germany and Uruguay in Nelson Mandela Bay / Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Check out the preview of the upcoming Germany vs Uruguay FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa Third Place Match on July 10,2010 at the official FIFA World Cup website HERE.
Another $220,000 International tier WTA event takes place this week at Bastad, Sweden – the 2010 Collection Swedish Open. Italian world number ten Flavia Pennetta leads the field of talented WTA stars and the competition is fierce since there are a number of claycourt specialists in the draw.
Here are the other seeded players in this event: [2] Aravane Rezai (FRA), [3] Lucie Safarova (CZE), [4] Gisela Dulko (ARG), [5] Aranxta Parra Santoja (ESP), [6] Angelique Kerber (GER), [7] Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) and [8] Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE).
A number of WTA stars are taking the challenge of reverting back to claycourts this week via the GDF SUEZ Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary. This $220,000 International Tier event is top-billed by Russian Alisa Kleybanova, the world number 27.
The singles event winner will get $37,000
Here are the other seeded players in this event: [2] Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU), [3] Timea Bacsinszky (SUI), [4] Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP), [5] Shuai Peng (CHN), [6] Roberta Vinci (ITA), [7] Agnes Szavay (HUN) and [8] Polona Hercog (SLO)