Lawn Tennis – This is the original name used to describe modern tennis, based primarily on the fact that it is played on the grass, which was intended to distinguish it from tennis played on a court. Left Court – Left court and advantage court are the same thing. Let – This is a stroke [...]

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This week, there were a few different kinds of games going on throughout the world. These different matches pitted some of the top ranked players in the world against one another to be able to earn the title. While these smaller tournaments might be dwarfed in the shadow of the recent Wimbledon, there is still [...]

Continue reading → A Strong Week in Tennis for Champion Players

Up until Sunday, there has been a lot of great tennis which has been seen at Queen’s Club. The problem is that the rain came in and put a halt to the major finales. The weather reports had been predicting rain for some time which was why the Murray-Tsonga match had been moved to earlier [...]

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This week in Tennis featured the continuation of the BNPA Paribas Open for both the men and the women. This two-week tournament is a premier tennis event that features the top players on both sides in both singles and doubles play. In Women’s Play, Kleybanova upset Flavia Pennetta. Kleybanova then advanced into a match with [...]

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Andy Roddick defeated Tomas Berdych on Sunday in Key Biscayne, Florida, to win his first Masters 1000 title in almost 4 years.  It marks his 4th Masters 1000 title and his second win at Key Biscayne where he also won back in 2004. It also gives him a record this year of 26-4, which is [...]

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Fernando Verdasco beat Andy Roddick to take the win in San Jose, California, at the SAP Open on Sunday. This makes Verdasco’s 4th career title and his first win against any of the top 10 players after 15 straight losses to tennis’ best. Verdasco lost to Nikolay Davydenko in round 4 of the Australian Open [...]

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At the ATP World Finals, Roger Federer is now ranked 1 in the sport for the 5th time. He’s one away from tying Pete Sampras’ record of 6 number one spots. He won that trophy at the ATP World Tour Finals in London at the O2 Arena on Wednesday, but was eliminated later in the [...]

Continue reading → ATP World Tour Finals: Nikolay Davydenko, Roger Federer, Juan Martin del Potro

In Stockholm, Sweden, Marcos Baghdatis managed to take his first title in the ATP World Tour since February of 2007, after having defeated Oliver Rochus from Belgium with 6 – 1, 7 – 5 during the If Stockholm Open during Sunday. He has become the tenth unseeded winner to claim a title during the ATP [...]

Continue reading → Baghdatis Takes Title in Stockholm ATP World Tour Tournament

Partners Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and AngleJulien Benneteau are only playing together for the third time during this week and they have managed to capture their first title together. This French pair has captured their first title with the ATP World Tour after claiming a 6 – 2 and 6 – 4 victory over the Polish duo [...]

Continue reading → Benneteau and Tsonga Team Capture First Ever Title Together

Novak Djokovic just recently arrived in Shanghai during this past Monday only hours away from taking a weekend title while playing in Beijing and then heading along for a return back to third in the world’s rankings, unfortunately at the expense of the injured Scot star, Andy Murray. Novak Djokovic, a Serbian tennis player, has [...]

Continue reading → Djokovic is Riding a Wave Right Into the Shanghai Masters Tournament