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By Tennis Guru on May 12, 2012 in Andy Murray, Featured, French Open, Roland Garros, Tennis Feature, Tennis News | 0 Comments
Andy Murray is in Rome preparing for the next clay court event, hoping to prove that he has fully recovered from a back injury and is ready for a return to live tennis action. The British number one was forced to withdraw from the Masters 1000 tournament in Madrid due to his latest injury problem. It [...]
By Tennis Guru on May 10, 2012 in French Open, Roland Garros, Tennis Feature, Tennis News | 0 Comments
The 20-year-old American, Melanie Oudin, has been handed a wildcard for the French Open, an event that starts later this month. Oudin is an incredible 10,000/1 gamble on Betfair Tennis. The former world junior number two earned the invitation to Roland Garros by picking up the most ranking points during three recent USTA Pro Circuit [...]
By Tennis Guru on May 7, 2012 in Estoril Open, Kaia Kanepi, Tennis Feature, Tennis News, tennis results, WTA | 0 Comments
Kaia Kanepi put the last few months behind her and got back into the WTA winner’s circle on Saturday, and in dramatic fashion too, fighting hard to survive Carla Suárez Navarro in the Estoril Open final. After an Australian season that saw her win her first Premier title in Brisbane, Kanepi sat out for a [...]
By Tennis Guru on May 7, 2012 in Sara Errani, Tennis Feature, Tennis News, tennis results, WTA | 0 Comments
Sara Errani continued to slide into the record books on Saturday, extending her clay court winning streak to 15 matches and three tournaments by beating Elena Vesnina in the Budapest Grand Prix final. Errani was the top seed at the International-level event and apart from one three-setter, against Hungary’s own Melinda Czink in the second [...]
By Tennis Guru on May 7, 2012 in ATP, Estoril Open, Featured, Juan Martin del Potro, Tennis Feature, Tennis News, tennis results | 0 Comments
Top-seeded Argentine Juan Martin del Potro successfully defended his Estoril Open title on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over second seed and 2007 runner-up Richard Gasquet of France in 88 minutes. It was the first No. 1 seed versus No. 2 seed final in four years (Federer-Davydenko) at the Estadio Nacional. The final Del [...]
By Tennis Guru on May 7, 2012 in ATP, BMW Open, Tennis Feature, Tennis News, tennis results | 0 Comments
Fourth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber captured his second title at the BMW Open on Sunday, defeating No. 3 seed Marin Cilic 7-6(8), 6-3 in Munich. Kohlschreiber saved seven of the eight break points he faced, including all four against his serve in the second set, to seal the final victory in one hour and 49 minutes. [...]
By Tennis Guru on May 7, 2012 in ATP, Serbia Open, Tennis Feature, Tennis News, tennis results | 0 Comments
Second seed Andreas Seppi dismissed first-time ATP World Tour finalist Benoit Paire 6-3, 6-2 at the Serbia Open 2012 Sunday to win his first title of the year in Belgrade. “I think my play was really solid this week,” Seppi assessed. “Maybe yesterday, the first set was under my expectations, but the rest was very [...]
By Tennis Guru on Apr 30, 2012 in French Open, Mardy Fish, Roland Garros, Tennis Feature, Tennis News, tennis results, Tennis Schedule | 2 Comments
Mardy Fish says that he is likely to miss the French Open, in May, after further tests proved inconclusive on the illness that has plagued him for the past month. The American fell ill after waking up in the middle of the night, back in March. He says that, despite visiting a number of doctors, [...]
By Tennis Guru on Apr 30, 2012 in ATP, Barcelona Open, David Ferrer, Featured, Rafael Nadal, Tennis Feature, Tennis News, tennis results | 3 Comments
World No. 2 Rafael Nadal captured the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell trophy for the seventh time on Sunday as he defeated fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6(1), 7-5 in the final. He was contesting his 69th tour-level final and won his 48th title. It is the fourth time that Nadal has beaten Ferrer in the final [...]
By Tennis Guru on Apr 30, 2012 in ATP, Gilles Simon, Tennis News, tennis results, Tennis Schedule | 4 Comments
World No. 12 Gilles Simon triumphed at the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy for the third time on Sunday as he defeated first-time finalist Fabio Fognini 6-4, 6-3. The Frenchman had clinched the title on his previous two visits to Bucharest in 2007 (d. Hanescu) and 2008 (d. Moya) and improved to a 15-1 mark at [...]