By Tennis Guru on Jul 31, 2011 in ATP, Farmers Classic, Mardy Fish, Tennis News | 0 Comments
World number 9 Mardy Fish of the United States advanced to his second straight final after beating compatriot Ryan Harrison 6-0, 4-6, 7-6 at the 2011 Farmers Classic. The top-seeded American also defeated Harrison in Atlanta semifinals last week. “That’s probably the cleanest set of tennis I’ve played in a long time,” Fish said, referring [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 31, 2011 in Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
Top-seeded Shahar Peer of Israel advanced to the 2011 Citi Open final after beating Austrian third-seeded Tamira Paszek 3-6, 7-6, 6-4. The match lasted more than three hours. The other semifinal match featured second-seeded Nadia Petrova of Russia playing against Irina Falconi of United States. Petrova prevailed in three sets 1-6, 6-1, 6-3.
By Tennis Guru on Jul 31, 2011 in ATP, Croatia Open | 0 Comments
The 2011 Croatia Open final will feature Croatia’s Marin Cilic vs Aleksandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine. The two ATP stars outlasted their semifinal opponents in straight sets. Cilic beat Italy’s Fabio Fognini 6-2, 6-2 while Dolgopolov eliminated former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrer of Spain 6-4, 6-4. Fognini is aiming to reach his first career [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 31, 2011 in Bank of the West Classic, Marion Bartoli, Serena Williams, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
The final of the 2011 Bank of the West Classic will take place on Sunday, July 31 and will be a rematch of a Wimbledon 2011 fourth round encounter. Serena Williams will play against Marion Bartoli of France for the title. Williams, currently ranked 169th in the world, swept past Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-1, [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 30, 2011 in Bank of the West Classic, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Tennis News | 0 Comments
Serena Williams won the battle of former world no. 1s in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Bank of the West Classic. Williams beat 2011 Wimbledon runner-up Maria Sharapova on Friday with a score of 6-1, 6-3. I had a good start,” Williams said. “You can’t go in against the fifth-ranked player with your mind everywhere. [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 30, 2011 in Tennis News | 3 Comments
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced on July 29, Friday, that American tennis player Robert Kendrick has been found guilty of a doping offense under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme. This led to the suspension of the player’s participation in tennis tournaments for a year. Kendrick tested positive for a banned stimulant at the 2011 French [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 29, 2011 in China Open, Marat Safin, Pete Sampras, Tennis Feature, Tennis News | 1 Comment
The unveiling of the new tennis stadium before the 2011 China Open will take place on September 30 and the best way to let the world know about this is to stage a memorable showdown of two of the greatest tennis players of all time. Fourteen-time Grand Slam champion Pete Sampras of United States will [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 29, 2011 in Rogers Cup, Tennis News, Venus Williams | 4 Comments
It’s quite surprising to know that seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams is 0-3 at the prestigious Rogers Cup. Data showed that she’d attended this annual WTA event in Canada three times since 1995. She lost in her singles debut that year and went on to lose in the first round in her next two [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 29, 2011 in Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Tennis News, US Open, US Open Series | 0 Comments
World number one Novak Djokovic and number two Rafael Nadal will be joining Hollywood star Bradley Cooper and NBA star Carmelo Anthony at the 2011 Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day, an annual event that takes place on the eve of the 2011 US Open tennis tournament (August 27). Other tennis stars that have signed up to [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 29, 2011 in ATP, David Ferrer, Rogers Cup, Tennis News | 0 Comments
World number six David Ferrer of Spain won’t be taking part in tournaments for the next two to three weeks due to a hairline fracture / injury in his left hand. He reported this development via his official website. The Spaniard said that he injured himself while training and may not be able to participate [...]
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