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Alex Corretja - New World Champion! Alex Corretja has surprised all by winning the ATP Tour World Championships in Hannover. Pete Sampras meanwhile has clinched the year-end number 1 ranking for a record breaking 6th year in a row. sampras • corretja • number 1 • hannover • atp tour
Injuries a worrying trend for men's tennis Pat Rafter is out for what will likely be the rest of the year on the ATP Tour, as a result of his shoulder injury failing to heal. He will now miss out on a chance to represent Australia in the Davis Cup final against France in December. The injuries which are currently plaguing the ATP tour is a worry for men's tennis. injury • atp tour • pete sampras • pat rafter • results
Nadal vs Federer in Monte Carlo Nadal goes for four in a row in Monte Carlo, but Federer stands in his way. rafael nadal • roger federer • atp tour • monte carlos championship • david ferrer
Rusedski on the comeback British star Greg Rusedski is on the comeback trail after winning the San Jose title against world number 1 Andre Agassi. He dominated the Australian Open champion with his power serving, winning in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. It has been a long haul for Rusedski, who hadn't been in a final since 1999. Now with a new coach on board in Pat Cash, he looks set to make his mark on the ATP Tour in 2001. rusedski • cash • agassi • atp tour.
Tough economic times affect the ATP too The horrendous terrorist attacks of September 11 have sparked off what could be a world economic recession. Investors are reluctant to spend money in such turbulent and unstable times. The ATP Tour is not immune to the economic situation, and has announced a budget cut of $7 million (US) for 2002. As a part of this 15 staff members have also been laid off in order to cut costs. The ATP is now searching for another major sponsor for its masters tournaments for 2002. atp tour • terrorist • economic • andre agassi.
Rafael Nadal Portrait Rafael Nadal remained atop the ATP world rankings after beating Roger Federer in five sets at the 2009 Australia Open. Can he win the Grand Slam? rafael nadal • nadal portrait • nadal history background • nadal grand slam victories • spanish davis cup tennis
USTA National Men's 45 Clay Court A deep field, including several former ATP professionals, battles in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for the right to be called "USTA Clay Court Champion for 2008." usta men's 45 national clay court championships • val wilder • egan adams • lauderdale tennis club • atp tour
A Changing Of The Guard Roger Federer has dominated the ATP Tour for the past few years, winning 13 grand slams and blowing opponents away. Rafael Nadal has come along and ushered in change. atp tour • grand slam • australian open • wimbledon • tennis rankings
Davis Cup in need of revamp The 2 top rated Davis Cup teams the USA and defending champions Australia struggled home to 3-2 victories over Zimbabwe and Switzerland respectively. The Australian team had only won the title back in December when they routed an overmatched French team by 4-1. Earlier this month they came within 1 set of losing in the first round of this year's competition against the Swiss. This situation is unsatisfactory, and also provides little motivation for the top players after having to put in so much effort towards the Davis Cup in the previous year. The Davis Cup needs a revamp if it's to remain relevant and interesting to the viewing public. davis cup • cricket • rugby union • pete sampras • atp tour
Federer-Nadal in Hamburg Final? Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are one step closer to another ATP Final showdown as both reach semis at the Masters Series Hamburg. roger federer • rafael nadal • carlos moya • lleyton hewitt • novak djokovic
Federer’s French Open Strategy Roger Federer has to employ a strategy specifically for Rafael Nadal on clay if he is to win the men's French Open title and a career Grand Slam. roger federer • rafael nadal • french open tennis • men’s tennis grand slam • atp tennis tour
Hewitt stalls Agassi comeback Lleyton Hewitt pipped Andre Agassi at the post in an absorbing final at San Jose, winning 4-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4). Both players were making comebacks, Hewitt from chicken pox which had drained him at the Australian Open and Agassi from a wrist injury. Hewitt continued his good form against Agassi, who he beat as a 16 year old in 1998 to win his first title in Adelaide. andre agassi • lleyton hewitt • pete sampras • michael chang • australian open
Verdasco a Surprise in Davis Cup Spain's Davis Cup Captain Emilio Sanchez surprisingly chose Fernando Verdasco instead of David Ferrer to play against Andy Roddick and James Blake in Davis Cup quarters. davis cup • tennis • andy roddick • james blake • atp tour
Hewitt Wins Champions Race 20 year old Australian Lleyton Hewitt has claimed the year end number 1 ranking, and confirmed it with victory at the year end Tennis Masters. Hewitt is the youngest player ever to hold the year end top ranking. That bodes well for his future. His form can be contrasted with the waning Pete Sampras, who didn't even make the Masters event, and Andre Agassi failing to advance beyond its round robin stage. Their decline now looks to be setting in rapidly, whilst Hewitt's star continues to rise. hewitt • sampras • agassi • kafelnikov • grosjean.
Roddick American heir apparent? Teenager Andy Roddick has had an impressive run since joining the ATP Tour. In only his 10th match he won his first career title at Atlanta, and then followed that up with a win at Houston. This is quicker than Sampras, Chang or Courier took to win their first career titles. Oh, and did I mention that Roddick beat Sampras during the prestigious Ericsson Open tournament in reaching the quarter finals. Could Roddick be the heir apparent to Sampras and Agassi? roddick • sampras • agassi • chang.
Rearte Claims Men's 45 Clay Court Argentinian, now Boca Raton resident, Horacio Rearte claims singles title, and Charlton Eagle and Paul Smith claim doubles championship. usta national men's 45 clay court championship • mike rose • horacio rearte • lauderdale tennis club • fort lauderdale tennis
2007 US Davis Cup Contenders The US Davis Cup team, seeking revenge for a finals loss against Spain in 2004, will only advance in Davis Cup play if Roddick's hamstring and Blake's psyche are healthy. davis cup • tennis • andy roddick • james blake • atp tour
Agassi 31, still going strong Andre Agassi has continued his magnificent form this year, winning the Ericsson Open in Florida with a crushing 7-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory of Jan-Michael Gambill. This, along with victory at the Indian Wells tournament over Pete Sampras and the Australian Open in January means Agassi has won the 3 biggest tournaments of the year so far. With Sampras waning, could 2001 again be Agassi's year? agassi • sampras • australian open • french open • wimbledon
Could Sampras' career be over? Pete Sampras has dominated men's tennis in the 1990's. He finished the season with the year end number 1 ranking for a record 6 years straight. He has won 12 grand slams in his career, which equals the world record of Roy Emerson who also won 12. In 1999 he has missed 2 out of the 4 grand slam tournaments played, the Australian Open as a result of mental fatigue; and the US Open as a result of injury. This week the American has been forced to pull out of his attempted comeback at the Paris Open after sustaining yet another injury. Despite winning Wimbledon in July, at 28 years of age the warning signs are ominous for the current world number 3. pete sampras • atp tour • grand slams • richard kraijecek • greg rusedski
Djokovic Federer's True Challenge Novak Djokovich has the game to be a better long term threat to Roger Federer than Rafa Nadal. Djokovic's all court, versatile game is built for longevity. Nadal's isn't. tennis • roger federer • tiger woods • novak djokovic • rafa nadal
Guga Says Goodbye to Roland Garros The ATP says farewell to a beloved player with the retirement of Gustavo "Guga" Kuerten. Let's look back at this enigmatic character. gustavo kuerten • guga • atp tour • french open • roland garros
Guga wins 2nd French title Gustavo Kuerten's victory at the 1997 French Open was considered by many to be an aberration. Now no one doubts his credentials as a clay-court champion. Kuerten won his 2nd career French Open title this year, defeating Sweden's ATP Tour race leader Magnuss Norman by 6-2, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (6). Kuerten now joins the likes of Sergi Bruguerra and Jim Courier a dual French Open Champion. His place is well deserved. kuerten • french open • sampras • rafter • hewiit
Nico Almagro in Hamburg Quarters Nicolas Almagro upset his countryman Tommy Robredo en route to his best showing this year in an ATP Masters Series event. atp masters series hamburg • rafael nadal • nicolas almagro • roger federer • tommy robredo
Bye bye claycourt season, bye bye baseliners. Hello grasscourt season, hello serve/volleyers The fortnight leading up to Wimbledon. The official beginning of the 1998 grass court tennis season reported to you as they happened. wimbledon • tennis • grass court • dfs classic • eastbourne
Sampras Regains Supremacy wimbledon winners • all england championships • pete sampras • 1998 • men's results
US Open Men's Singles Preview Novak Djokovic and James Blake add subplots to the main story of the Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal Grand Slam Rivalry and US Open Championships. us open mens tennis • roger federer • rafael nadal • novak djokovic • andy roddick
Moya shocks, claims no.1 ranking Carlos Moya has shocked tennis watchers in claiming the no. 1 ranking this past fortnight. The Spaniard is the 14th man to reach the top spot since the inception of world rankings in the 1970's. carlos moya
Sampras and clay don't mix Pete Sampras' career would be complete if he won this year's French Open. It's virtually the only thing that the former world number 1 has not achieved in his 14 years playing professional tennis. His form at the US Men's Clay Court Championship in Houston recently was encouraging, where he reached the final before falling to Andy Roddick. However, his loss demonstrated that even in smaller clay court tournaments Sampras struggles, let alone a Grand Slam. Certainly, this year could be his last chance at the French Open, if he has one at all. sampras • kafelnikov • french open.
So, who are you betting on for the French? The lead up fortnight to the French Open has seen some most interesting performances, let's see if they can be sustained internationaux de strasbourg • grand prix st polten • martina hingis • italian open • german open
Agassi, only the number 1 by default? Andre Agassi has finished the twentieth century as the world number 1 in tennis. However Pete Sampras' straight sets thrashing of him in the final of the world championships this year has put a big question mark over Agassi's ranking. This year Agassi has only beaten Sampras once, and lost to him 4 times. Given the fact that Sampras has been beset with injury this year, there is a strong case for the argument that Agassi is only the number 1 by default. davis cup • agassi • sampras • grand slam • french open
ATP & WTA Weekend Tennis Wrap-Up Maria Sharapova's powerful ground game, and Andy Roddick's serve and Jimmy-Connors-constructed game prevail in San Diego's Acura Classic and Washington, DC's Legg Mason. maria sharapova • andy roddick • atp men’s tennis • wta women’s tennis • john isner
Hamburg Results Hype French Open Roger Federer ends Rafael Nadal's clay-court streak in ATP Masters Series, and Carlos Moya and Lleyton Hewitt resurface as legitimate challengers at the French Open. roger federer • rafael nadal • french open tennis • atp tennis • tennis grand slams
Juan Martín del Potro Wins 2009 U.S. Open Juan Martín del Potro's defeat of the world's number one player Roger Federer at such a young age proves that he is one of the most promising players in tennis today. juan martin del potro • roger federer • u.s. open 2009 • men's tennis • grand slam title
Kafelnikov Triumphs Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov has surprised many by taking out his 2nd grand slam title at the Australian Open. Kafelnikov moved quietly through the draw, whilst big guns Andre Agassi, Todd Martin and Thomas Enquist stole the headlines. kafelnikov • agassi • courier • enquist • australian open
Rafter in Doubt for US Open Pat Rafter is now in doubt for the US Open after aggravating a shoulder injury during the recent Indianapolis event. His absence would be a great shame for the sport, as it would end his chances of winning the US Open for an extraordinary 3 consecutive years. It would also remove Rafter from the equation in what has become an intriguing battle for the top spot and hard-court supremacy between himself, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Yevgeny Kafelnikov. rafter • sampras • agassi • kafelnikov • tennis
Sampras proves himself the player of the 90's Pete Sampras capped off an incredible decade of tennis when he beat current world number 1 Andre Agassi in straight sets in the ATP Tour World Championship final last week. The effort was all the more impressive given that Agassi had beaten Sampras earlier in the round robin matches by the crushing score of 6-2, 6-2. For Sampras to come back and beat the Las Vegan so comprehensively in the final shows that he still has the ability to lift himself to a near unbeatable level of tennis; which has put him at the pinnacle of the men's game for so long. agassi • sampras • forget • newcombe • davis cup
Sampras Surpasses the Greats Pete Sampras has won his record breaking 13th Grand Slam title, defeating Patrick Rafter by 6-7 (10-12), 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 6-2. It was his 7th Wimbledon crown, and his third in succession. He is now the most successful player at the prestigious tournament in history, and has surpassed all other players in number of grand slams won. Sampras overcame tendonitis above his left ankle to win the tournament, and sealing his place in history. Rafter meanwhile, on the comeback from injury; was gallant in defeat. sampras • rafter • wimbledon • grand slam.
Tennis Betting: Zurich and Madrid For fans of tennis and bettors, there are a host of matches today with good value as the ATP and WTA tours wind down for the season. tennis tips • betting • tennis betting • zurich open tennis betting • madrid tennis betting
Great Tennis Vacations Take advantage of great tennis weather during the fall season at these outstanding tennis resorts and camps. tennis • golf • vacation • resort • palm springs
Hewitt on target 19 year old Australian Llyeton Hewitt won his 5th career title last week, beating Briton Tim Henman by 6-4, 7-6. The teenager looks to be the best young player of his generation, improving to a 20-1 record this year. The question that remains for Hewitt is just how far he can go, particulary given his small stature. hewitt • sampras • kafelnikov • chang • henman
No.1 on the line at Hannover The race for no.1 has come down to the wire now between Marcelo Rios and current holder Pete Sampras. It will be decided in the ATP World Championships in Hannover. men's tennis • atp • hannover • atp world championships • rios
Rafael Nadal’s Wimbledon Hopes Rafael Nadal has a much tougher road than Roger Federer to reach the men's final at the All England Club, but his improved game and mental toughness will prevail rafael nadal • roger federer • wimbledon men 2007 • wimbledon men 2006 • novak djokovic
Ranking system problems Yevgeney Kafelnikov recently achieved the world number 1 ranking, despite being on a 6 match losing streak. He was able to do this because of the nature of the current ATP rankings system, which required Pete Sampras to defend a certain amount of points he had gained in 1998. This situation, along with Marcelo Rios' rise to the top ranking without a grand slam title to his name; has shown up the current rankings system as being badly inadequate. tennis rankings • ranking system • inadequacies • kafelnikov • rios
Rankings race intensifies The race for the number 1 spot has intensified, with Marcelo Rios and Pete Sampras picking up a title each over the last fortnight. Meanwhile US Open champion Pat Rafter is enduring a slump, falling to the number 3 position. agassi • sampras • haas • rafter • rios
Roger Federer's ATP Dominance Ends A third consecutive loss to Rafael Nadal at the French Open has shaken Roger Federer's confidence and is likely to have an impact on the entire ATP Tennis Tour. french open tennis • roger federer • rafael nadal • atp tennis tour • roland garros
Value Tennis Bets Today There are tight matches in Madrid and Zurich this afternoon with a lot of players coming into form. But, a couple of standout bets exist in the markets on offer today. tennis betting • zurich tennis • madrid tennis • schiavone • kiefer |
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