By Tennis Guru on Jul 20, 2011 in Andy Roddick, Featured, Mardy Fish, Tennis Feature, Tennis News, US Open | 1 Comment
Wimbledon has been desperate for a British champion for a long time; the spectators almost seem entitled to seeing a Brit win the tournament. But is the same the case for the other Grand Slam events? The circumstances are certainly quite different given since Wimbledon hasn’t had a British winner since 1977 in Virginia Wade [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 18, 2011 in Tennis News, tennis results | 0 Comments
Spain’s Anabel Medina Garrigues is back in the tennis limelight once more after winning her fifth Palermo Open title on Sunday after beating Slovenia’s Polona Hercog 6-3, 6-2. The 28-year-old Spanish veteran clinched her 11th career title, 10 of them on clay. This made Medina Garrigues the record holder for most number of claycourt titles [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 18, 2011 in Mercedes Cup, Tennis Feature, Tennis News, tennis results | 0 Comments
Former top-ranked player Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain reminded everyone that he still has what it takes to win titles especially on claycourts after winning an all-Spanish final at the Mercedes Cup 2011 in Stuttgart, Germany on Sunday. The final against Pablo Andujar was delayed by more than three hours due to rain but once [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 18, 2011 in Tennis Feature, Tennis News, tennis results | 0 Comments
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain won her fourth career title on Sunday after beating Austrian wild card Patricia Mayr-Archleitner 6-0, 7-5 to win the Gastein Ladies 2011 tournament. The 54th-ranked Spaniard is now 4-1 in finals. All her title victories have been on clay. “It’s a really good step for me to play a [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 18, 2011 in Tennis Feature, Tennis News | 0 Comments
Former top-20 female tennis player Alisa Kleybanova of Russia is currently receiving treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a known form of cancer. On her 22nd birthday last Friday, Kleybanova announced via the WTA website that she’s getting her treatment at a medical facility in Italy. Her close friends and family are also based there, adding that [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 18, 2011 in Robin Soderling, Swedish Open, Tennis News, tennis results | 0 Comments
World number five Robin Soderling won the Swedish Open for the second time in three years after beating David Ferrer of Spain 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday’s final. The Swede has already won four tournaments this year and dominated the claycourt tournament. Ferrer, a noted claycourt specialist, never recovered from the match after conceding the first [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 14, 2011 in Tennis Feature, US Open | 7 Comments
The 2011 US Open is the fourth and last Grand Slam event of the season and as early as now tennis fans are already picking out their favorites to win the hardcourt Slam title. The defending champions are Rafael Nadal and Kim Clijsters. Nadal claimed his 10th career Grand Slam title after beating Novak Djokovic [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 14, 2011 in Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Tennis Feature, US Open | 1 Comment
The 2011 US Open Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic Men’s Singles Final match is considered a strong possibility among tennis experts considering that these two tennis superstars have met five times this season so far – all of these encounters are title matches at high-tiered tournaments [Indian Wells, Miami Masters, Madrid Masters, Rome Masters and [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 14, 2011 in Tennis Schedule, US Open | 0 Comments
Watch 2011 US Open Live Online Video Stream Here’s the 2011 US Open Tennis Grand Slam tournament’s Television Schedule as provided by event organizers. Just like last year, this year’s US Open Tennis tournament will be broadcast on three major channels – CBS Sports, ESPN2 and Tennis Channel. Check out the 2011 US Open Television [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 14, 2011 in Tennis Schedule, US Open, Watch Live Sports, watch online tennis | 5 Comments
Watch 2011 US Open Live Online Video Stream Here’s the 2011 US Open Schedule as provided by US Open organizers. These are subject to change: Tuesday, August 23 – August 28: Men’s/Women’s Qualifying Rounds Monday, August 29: Men’s/Women’s 1st Rnd Tuesday, August 30: Men’s / Women’s 1st Rnd Wednesday, August 31: Men’s 1st Rnd/Women’s 2nd [...]