Archive for February 2013
Feb/13
28
Sock and Querrey Flame Out In Delray, Berankis and Gulbis Earn QF Berths
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Jack Sock was up a set and 3-1 against lucky loser Ricardas Berankis and only won two more games the rest of the match, completely collapsing in a 1-6 third set. Sock was in firm control with his superior firepower from the baseline but Berankis hurt the 20 year old American with wide, angled shots near the sidelines, which seemed to take advantage of the far physically larger player's movement.
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Feb/13
27
It’s Raining In Delray but some interesting things still happened today…
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Blake and Sock went out to hit in the morning. Sock was wearing a backwards blue visor.
Dolgopolov was playing a high intense practice set with his compatriot Molchenkov, both were really going at it on court four. It was a bonus for the morning crowd while Levinsky and Lu played doubles on the stadium first match against Cerretani and Vasselin. Dolgo was playing harder with more sound effects and emotional outbursts than when he competes in live ATP matches, which was interesting. He showed frustrations and also a hop step and a light giggle when he converted a beautiful serve and volley to win a game, Continue to read full article...
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Status: ATP top 50 player is in the SF of Memphis after defeating #7 seed Dolgopolov in three sets today. Member of Australia's Davis Cup team.
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 190
DOB: August 8, 1985 In: Jajce, Yugoslavia
First Tennis Memory: "Was watching Goran Ivanisevic play when I was living in Croatia. Watching him on TV."
Tennis Inspirations: "Goran Ivanisevic. And then later on Marcelo Rios and Marat Safin. And then when I was living in Australia, where my family moved, Lleyton Hewitt, obviously."
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Feb/13
18
Classic Memphis Memory From Johan Kriek
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I drove from Florida to Memphis to play in the 1982 U.S. National Indoor Championships in my red Porsche 911 - I love cars, especially Porsches and love to drive everywhere. I drove every summer since 1979 to all my summer events in Canada and the U.S. There's no better way to see the country etc. From my house in Naples, at that time, to the Hyatt hotel was exactly 1000 miles! What are the chances of that happening!
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Grigor Dimitrov watching the action last year in Memphis.[/caption]
Tournament Preview by Amanda H. LeMay
This year’s Memphis event, The U.S. National Indoor Championship, will be the last one to hold the ATP 500 distinction. When it was sold to Brazil last spring many locals feared that Memphis would lose its tennis connection all together but the owner of the tournament, Sharks Sports & Entertainment, decided to relocate its San Jose 250 event to the Bluff City. Who knows what this will mean for the future of the tournament, but this year it continues to boast a pretty good field.
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Grigor Dimitrov watching the action last year in Memphis.[/caption]
Tournament Preview by Amanda H. LeMay
This year’s Memphis event, The U.S. National Indoor Championship, will be the last one to hold the ATP 500 distinction. When it was sold to Brazil last spring many locals feared that Memphis would lose its tennis connection all together but the owner of the tournament, Sharks Sports & Entertainment, decided to relocate its San Jose 250 event to the Bluff City. Who knows what this will mean for the future of the tournament, but this year it continues to boast a pretty good field.
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Feb/13
15
“Sensative” Serena reigns supreme, earns #1 ranking again
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Serena Williams, against so many odds, has attained the WTA ranking again with a dramatic win over Petra Kvitova in Doha.
Serena, at 31, is now the oldest to hold the highest ranking, surpassing Chris Evert's previous record.
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He's 21 now, ranked #41. Grigor Dimitrov has had a typically up and down year. Finals of Brisbane (lost to Murray), three first round exits in straight sets (Zagreb to Dr. Ivo, Australian to Benneteau, Sydney to Fognini), two Davis Cup wins last week against Finland in Bulgaria. This week in Amsterdam, Dimitrov has defeated Tomic, Davydenko and Bagdhatis today to reach the SF. Continue to read full article...
Feb/13
13
Roger Federer’s High Praise For Marcelo Rios
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Roger Federer: "I was a big admirer of Marcelo. I thought he was one of the best players with the best talent around. He was one of my favorite players at that time, being around 1998. Him and Pete Sampras back then were my favorite players. Happy for him that he got to be #1 in the world. Continue to read full article...
Feb/13
10
Wondering If Rafa Will Ever Be Rafa Again
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Rafael Nadal returned to tennis this week in Chile and as many pundits forecasted, he was not in peak form. In fact he was far from it. Horacio Zeballos, a journeyman from Argentina, played the match of his life to stun Nadal 67 76 64 to collect his first ATP singles title. Continue to read full article...
