By Tennis Guru on Mar 20, 2009 in Tennis Feature | 2 Comments
Game developer Sega is not about to be left behind in the global tennis phenomenon by coming up with its latest racquet game – the Virtua Tennis 2009 edition! Available for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Nintento Wii and PC later this year. Too bad there’s no Playstation Portable (PSP) version coz that’s what I have [...]
By Tennis Guru on Mar 20, 2009 in ATP | 0 Comments
Three-time champion Roger Federer is still on course to win his first title of the season in this week’s BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California after beating Chilean player Fernando Gonzalez in a three-set marathon. Meanwhile, Andy Roddick is the only American left in the singles competition after Jill Craybas crashed out in the [...]
By Tennis Guru on Mar 20, 2009 in Featured, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
Belarusian teen Victoria Azarenka spoiled world number two Dinara Safina’s chance to reach the top ranking in the women’s circuit by beating the Russian in three sets (6-7, 6-1, 6-3) in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. Safina would have overtaken top-ranked Serena Williams, who opted not to join the [...]
By Tennis Guru on Mar 20, 2009 in Tennis News | 0 Comments
The Philippines’ request to host its upcoming Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Zone II semi-final match against Pakistan was granted by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). ITF spokesman Neil Robinson revealed on Wednesday that the Philippine officials have been informed with this development and they will need to provide the location and the date of the match. [...]
By Tennis Guru on Mar 19, 2009 in ATP, WTA | 0 Comments
For live coverage and updates on the ongoing tournament, please visit TennisTV.com. Fourth Round Rafael Nadal(1) def. David Nalbandian(14) 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-0 Roger Federer(2) def. Fernando Gonzalez(17) 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 Novak Djokovic(3) def. Stanislas Wawrinka(16) 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (8-6) Andy Murray(4) def. Tommy Robredo(15), 6-2, 3-0 retired Juan Martin Del Potro(6) def. John Isner [...]
By Tennis Guru on Mar 18, 2009 in Notes from the guru, Tennis Feature | 0 Comments
Russian former world number one Maria Sharapova is rumored to be putting some of her hard-earned money on a MTV drama series that would portray her life – in some way – in the women’s tour. This article written by Daniel Kaplan of the Sports Business Journal revealed some reliable information on the project. According [...]
By Tennis Guru on Mar 17, 2009 in Featured, Tennis Feature | 1 Comment
Sports analysts and fans have been boldly predicting that Rafael Nadal has a great chance to achieve the grand slam of major titles in a calendar year, a feat that was last achieved in 1969 by Rod Laver. However, the humble Spaniard said that the chances are really small. The world number said that wining [...]
By Tennis Guru on Mar 17, 2009 in ATP, WTA | 0 Comments
For live coverage and updates on the ongoing tournament, please visit TennisTV.com. ATP results: Roger Federer(2) def. Ivo Karlovic(27) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 Andy Murray(4) def. Paul-Henri Mathieu(32) 6-3, 6-2 Ivan Ljubicic def. Gilles Simon(8) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) Fernando Verdasco(10) def. Richard Gasquet(23), 6-3, 6-2 Igor Andreev(22) def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga(11) 5-7, 4-6 Fernando Gonzalez(17) def. James [...]
By Tennis Guru on Mar 16, 2009 in Featured, Tennis Feature, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
The ongoing BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California is filled with upsets, especially in the women’s side wherein the second and third-seeded players bounced out in the second round of competitions (despite enjoying a bye in the first round). Second seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia was beaten by Russian teenager Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova while third [...]
By Tennis Guru on Mar 16, 2009 in Tennis News | 0 Comments
The BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California has just gotten more interesting due to contrasting fates received by seeded players from both men’s and women’s events. So far, the top five seeds in the men’s side have progressed to the third round while in the women’s side, tournament favorites Elena Dementieva (3rd seed) and [...]
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