By Tennis Guru on Apr 20, 2011 in Tennis News, Wimbledon | 1 Comment
The Wimbledon 2011 singles champions will each receive a record £1.1 million or $1.8 million. The All England Club have increased the prize money at The Championships with the total cash prize up by 6.4 percent compared to the 2010 Wimbledon. All England Club and the The Championships chairman Philip Brook said: “Leading international sports [...]
By Tennis Guru on Apr 18, 2011 in FED Cup, Tennis News | 0 Comments
For the first time in Fed Cup history, team United States won’t be part of the elite World Group after suffering a 5-0 defeat against Team Germany on Sunday. The American team was noticeably weak due to the absence of the Williams sisters and won’t be among the Top 8 nations competing for the Fed [...]
By Tennis Guru on Apr 18, 2011 in FED Cup, Tennis News | 0 Comments
The never-say-die attitude of Serbian former world number one Jelena Jankovic and doubles partner Alexandra Krunic could have made the difference for them to mount a major comeback to win the fifth and deciding rubber at the Fed Cup 2011 World Group play-off showdown against Slovak Republic. Down 2-6, 1-5, it seemed that the Slovak [...]
By Tennis Guru on Apr 18, 2011 in FED Cup, Tennis News | 0 Comments
It is official! It’s Russia vs Czech Republic for the Fed Cup 2011 Final Match Showdown which will take place in November. Both nations secured the Fed Cup 2011 finals berth after beating their opponents in contrasting fashion. The Russian team whitewashed defending champion Italy with a commanding 5-0 victory while the Czech team battled [...]
By Tennis Guru on Apr 18, 2011 in ATP, Monte Carlo Masters, Tennis News | 0 Comments
World number one doubles players Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan won their 70th team title – the Monte-Carlo Masters title – on Sunday after beating unseeded duo Bruno Soares and Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina in straight sets. This served as the brothers’ 18th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 level title. “It feels great to [...]
By Tennis Guru on Apr 18, 2011 in FED Cup, Tennis News | 0 Comments
Team Germany regained the World Group status at FED Cup after beating 17-time champion United States. This relegated the latter to World Group II for the first time. World number 19 Andrea Petkovic gave her country an insurmountable 3-0 lead over the Americans after beating Melanie Oudin in straight sets. The remaining two matches in [...]
By Tennis Guru on Apr 18, 2011 in ATP, Barcelona Open, Tennis News | 0 Comments
World number one Rafael Nadal skipped the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, an ATP 500 claycourt tournament, last year to have more time to rest in time for the Madrid and Rome ATP 1000 tournaments. However, this year, the Spaniard has confirmed his participation at Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell 2011 which begins this week. Nadal will [...]
By Tennis Guru on Apr 18, 2011 in ATP, Featured, Monte Carlo Masters, Rafael Nadal, Tennis News | 0 Comments
The Monte-Carlo Masters 2011 tournament ended with what most pundits have predicted – for world number one Rafael Nadal defending the title for the seventh consecutive year. Nadal reigned supreme at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters 2011 after he defeated compatriot and tournament fourth seed David Ferrer 6-4, 7-5 at the Monte-Carlo Country Club. HSH Prince [...]
By Tennis Guru on Apr 17, 2011 in ATP, Monte Carlo Masters, watch online tennis | 0 Comments
The Monte-Carlo Masters 2011 Final will now be contested by Rafael Nadal vs David Ferrer – both Spaniards and both claycourt specialists. For Nadal, he’s a six-time defending Monte-Carlo Masters champion, while this will be his compatriot’s first final. Ferrer blasted past Jurgen Melzer of Austria in the semifinals. Nadal currently leads 11-4 in head-to-head [...]
By Tennis Guru on Apr 15, 2011 in ATP, Featured, Monte Carlo Masters, Roger Federer | 0 Comments
A surprise exit at the quarterfinals of the ongoing Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters means that Roger Federer will have an earlier flight home to Switzerland in order to regroup in time for his next scheduled tournament: the Mutua Madrid Open, another ATP 1000 claycourt tournament that will take place in the home country of rival Rafael [...]
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