Archive for March 2017
"You realize how hard it was to get there and stay there. You look back and youre like, That was pretty damn awesome."
Wozniacki is the 12 seed in Miami and will meet the 10 seed Johanna Konta in the final on Saturday.
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Mar/17
30
Ultimate Federer: “I’m better now than in 2007”
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I asked Juan Martin Del Potro if he feels Roger Federer could be playing his finest tennis this year and the intelligent Argentine hardly objected to that notion.
The next day at the Miami Open press conference, Pete Bodo followed up on that story angle by asking Federer himself if it is possible that he actually is playing his best tennis now at age 35? Continue to read full article...
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With buzz about changing the ATP Rio and Buenos Aires events from clay to hard court surface to try to attract bigger name players into main draws, Rafael Nadal voiced a strong opinion yesterday at his Miami Open press conference.
"If we change Beijing and Shanghai to clay then we will have stronger tournaments in all the hard court tournaments too, stronger players," said Nadal. "Is obvious that if every day is less clay tournaments, is obvious that there is less strong players on clay. Continue to read full article...
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Mar/17
28
Jack Sock Ready For Third Rumble with Rafael Nadal
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Nick Kyrgios quotes on new mindset: "I think you can just tell the way I'm competing. I think that just shows where I am mentally at the moment. I'm just trying to take it day by day. I'm not trying to think ahead. Davis Cup next week. I'm not thinking too far ahead. Then I have a week off. I'm just taking it day by day. Trying as hard as I can.
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Mar/17
28
Delpo Agrees Fed Could Be Playing His Best Ever Now
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Juan Martin Del Potro entered the media room after his 63 64 defeat to Roger Federer in yesterday's Miami Open third round clash of titans but no English speaking reporter requested the microphone so the ATP rep suddenly pointed to me to ask the first one. I guess she likes my press conference questions so here is what I asked Juan... Continue to read full article...
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Hard luck American Brian Baker has missed nearly a decade of his career because of assorted injuries. But the veteran has resurfaced as a doubles player, winning his first ATP title in Memphis earlier this year and now partnering with a legend named Daniel Nestor (today they play 2 seeds Mahut and Hugues-Herbert in the […] Continue to read full article...
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"He's shown through hard work, physical and mental improvements, how far you can get. He's got a legendary career. Basically Hall of Fame career really. So it's amazing to see for me who has witnessed so much firsthand. I'm really happy for him."
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Kei Nishikori is within striking range of winning a major title. He's been to the US Open final and he was runner up to Djokovic last year in Key Biscayne. Now 27 and ranked no 4 in the world Nishikori (the second seed) would like to add to his eleven titles by achieving his greatest conquest yet.  "That's my next goal - to get to the top four (and) especially beating those top four players. Continue to read full article...
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Fabio Fognini put on another show today at the iami Open by outdueling Joao Sousa 76 26 64. It was a fantastic battle way out on court seven with a huge Italian band of supporters so animated and emotional that you wonder how spectacularly thrilling it would be to see Fognini win the French Open. I've said it before and will say it again: Fognini is the best showman entertainer badass in the sport today. Once again it seemed like another grudge match against Sousa with all kinds of theatrics and antics like Fognini spitting on the court after losing a key point and then a verbal spat at Sousa's chair after it was over. Continue to read full article...
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