Archive for March 2015
Mar/15
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Indian Wells Blockbusters: Federer vs. Djokovic, Halep vs. Jankovic
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Simona Halep, #3 in the world takes on Jelena Jankovic in the final. Halep is 3-1 career head to head vs. JJ and hasn't lost to her since first round US Open 2010. JJ is red hot right now, coming off nice wins vs. Keys and Lisicki.
Roger Federer, continues his scorching form, dominating Raonic and Berdych on the way to the final Continue to read full article...
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We may be witnessing the emergence of the next American tennis titan. Jack Sock is blasting his forehand through the Indian Wells draw, bombarding Agut today for a slot in the fourth round, in his first tournament of the year.
This is by far Sock's best result in singles. By far... Continue to read full article...
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Mar/15
16
McEnroe’s Ideas, Federer Drawn To Pacquiao vs. Floyd, Serena-Sloane4
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John McEnroe shared some ideas about changing tennis as the sport evolves into the future. Mac would like to see lines people taken out of the equation, so the players could call their own lines, with Hawk-Eye system as the judge for the players. Continue to read full article...
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Mar/15
13
Does Hawk Eye Eliminate Players Personality On Court?
6 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
An interesting exchange happened during the Harrison-Fish Tennis Channel match in Indian Wells yesterday. Jim Courier commented that he believes the Hawk Eye system has clearly improved the sport, then the other announcer in the booth (don't know his name) suggested that Hawk Eye and the elimination of arguments about controversial or mistaken line calls has taken away the element of players showing and revealing some of their personalities. Continue to read full article...
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Wow, Taylor Harry Fritz just decimated Dudi Sela 63 60. Ouch for Dudi, to lose to a teenager in his first ATP event. Or should we now officially anoint this kid as 'the one'?
Rajeev Ram beat Trungelitti.
Poor Delpo is out again. Continue to read full article...
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Isner up two sets but Ward has bounced back to level it, now into the fifth set. Ward hung tough after critical let cord in second set tiebreak which fell USA's way but had it not Ward would have been up 5-2 instead it was 4-3. Ward lost four points in a row to lose the second set. Continue to read full article...
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Mar/15
6
Rios Seeks Korda’s ’98 Australian Open Title, Asks For Doping Check
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Marcelo Rios, who lost the '98 Australian Open final to Petr Korda 26 26 26, is requesting an investigation into whether Korda committed a doping violation which possibly influenced the outcome of their match.
Chilean tennis officials are backing the request by Rios, who would like the ITF (International Tennis Federation) to investigate Korda, who tested positive for a banned steroid later in '98 at Wimbledon. Korda was not penalized for the positive doping test until after he retired from pro tennis in mid '99. Continue to read full article...
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