Scot Andy Murray takes to the big stage of the Australian Open final Sunday as he faces Serbian Novak Djokovic without the shadows of tennis giants Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer looming over the proceedings. With his third crack at a Grand Slam final, the number five Scot is totally concerned with taking his chances [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Roger Federer’
Murray, Djokovic finally grab the Grand Slam spotlight
January 29th, 2011 |
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Äoković in Aussie Open final after beating Federer
January 27th, 2011 |
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Serbia’s Novak Äoković has reached the final of this year’s the Australian Open Tennis Championships. On Thursday, he beat Roger Federer of Switzerland 7-6(3), 7-5, 6-4.
Switzerland to snub Federer despite possible World Tour finals glory
November 26th, 2010 |
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Sixteen-time Grand Slam title winner Roger Federer is resigned to the fact that even if he finishes the season by winning the World Tour finals in London, he will not be the Swiss Sports Personality of the Year. According to the Sun, the favourite to win the Swiss competition is Simon Ammann, a ski jumper [...]
Tiger’s Manager Sued Over Shady Betting
October 14th, 2010 |
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Theodore Forstmann, owner of IMG (one of the biggest sports management companies in the world), is being sued by Agate Printing Inc., who alleges they acted as the go-between to set up multiple bets and wagers on behalf of Forstmann, who placed some of those against his own clients. They also say they provided him [...]
Äoković heads to U.S. Open finals
September 12th, 2010 |
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Serbian tennis ace Novak Äoković is headed to the U.S. Open finals after defeating Switzerland’s Roger Federer in the semifinal match. Äoković won in five sets, 3:2 (5:7, 6:1, 5:7, 6:2, 7:5).
Federer crushes ‘nemesis’ Soderling to breeze into seventh US Open semi-final
September 9th, 2010 |
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Roger Federer mastered the high winds and his opponent Robin Soderling to breeze into his seventh US Open semi-final in a row. Federer, looking to regain the title he lost to Juan Martin del Potro in last year’s final, handled the conditions better and cruised to a facile 6-4 6-4 7-5 win. “It’s not easy, [...]
Äoković out of Wimbledon tournament
July 2nd, 2010 |
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Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic beat Serbia’s Novak Äoković in straight sets at Wimbledon this Friday.
Berdych previously eliminated six-time champion Roger Federer in the quarterfinals.
A Breakdown of Advertising on TV: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
June 21st, 2010 |
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Advertising has been on TV since July of 1941, when Bulova paid a hilarious $4 to a New York TV station to have an ad run before a Dodgers’ game. TV ads have come a long way since that monumental day, and now we have to deal with the consequences.
Federer reaches 3rd round at French Open
May 27th, 2010 |
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Defending champion Roger Federer overcame a sluggish start and two rain interruptions to reach the third round of the French Open by beating Alejandro Falla 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-4 Wednesday.
The 70th-ranked Falla served for the first set at 6-5 but failed to build on the momentum as Federer stepped up his game to take the [...]
Federer maintains big lead in unchanged ATP top 10
April 12th, 2010 |
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Roger Federer maintained his big lead in the men’s tennis rankings issued Monday by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) into the European clay court season which kicked off on the weekend.
Federer has 10,765 points, leading in an unchanged top 10 from Novak Djokovic of Serbia (7,630) and Spain’s Rafael Nadal (6,980).
The five-time reigning champion [...]
Federer maintains ATP lead; Miami champion Roddick climbs
April 5th, 2010 |
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Roger Federer retained a comfortable lead at the top of the men’s tennis rankings issued Monday by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) despite an early exit at the Miami Masters last week.
The Swiss Federer, who was knocked out in Florida by Czech Tomas Berdych, has 10,765 points to lead second-placed Serb Novak Djokovic (7,630) [...]
Federer waits out weather, earns demanding Miami win
March 30th, 2010 |
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Roger Federer waited out a four-hour rain delay, then triumphed Monday in an exchange of thundering groundstrokes 7-6(2), 7-6(3) over a fired-up Frenchman Florent Serra to reach the fourth round of the Miami Masters.
“I still have to tidy up my game a bit, being one break up in the first set and two breaks up [...]
Gritty Nadal does it tough for victory over Nalbandian
March 29th, 2010 |
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Rafael Nadal worked to control an old foe while women’s second seed Caroline Wozniacki overcame a bout of illness to advance Sunday at the Miami Masters.
With grey skies and humidity replacing sunshine, number four Nadal staged a fightback after losing a marathon first set, constructing a 6-7 (8-10), 6-2, 6-2 third-round win over Argentine David [...]
Father Federer couldn’t be happier with life and tennis
March 26th, 2010 |
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Nearly nine months into fatherhood, Roger Federer is proving that despite family responsibilities, his tennis remains as strong as it has ever been.
The top seed made that clear Thursday, two days before his start in the second round at the Miami Masters, as he ticked off his last year’s accomplishments, the year that wife Mirka [...]
Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani Is a Perfect Example of a Happy Family
March 23rd, 2010 |
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Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani can be seen showering their two boys with love, Kingston, who is three year old as well as one-year-old Zuma
On Tuesday a happy couple showed their affection for each other at the Indian Wells Tennis Tournament in Palm Springs, California. The couple was cheering on pal Roger Federer.
Gwen and Gavin [...]
Sweet 16 as FedEx blasts past Murray
February 1st, 2010 |
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The master did it again. Roger Federer has a 16th Grand Slam title, a fourth in Australia and his dominance over men’s tennis shows no sign of ever ending. Britain’s long wait continues. The added burden of 74 years of expectation was too much for Andy Murray and he was unable to produce his
Murray praised for battle but Federer wins
February 1st, 2010 |
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Andy Murray failed to overcome Roger Federer and win Britain’s first men’s Grand Slam title in 74 years, but he earned the applause of the Australian media Monday for his fight against the Swiss master. Amid soaring expectations from the British public, Murray lost Sunday’s final in straight
Federer, Serena and Tsonga in semi-finals
January 28th, 2010 |
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Roger Federer and Serena Williams showed championship form to battle back from a set down and storm into their semi-finals at the Australian Open yesterday. Li Na also made the last four with an upset victory over Venus Williams, giving China two players in a Grand Slam semi for the first
Federer, Williams sisters stride into Open quarters
January 26th, 2010 |
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A dominant Roger Federer joined the Williams sisters in the Australian Open quarter-finals yesterday while Li Na ensured China has two players in a Grand Slam last eight for the first time. The world number one Swiss shattered the hopes of local fans by crushing Lleyton Hewitt 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 for
Nadal eases ahead on day of domination at Australian Open
January 20th, 2010 |
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Defending champion Rafael Nadal followed Wednesday’s relaxed formbook a day after a crush of 87 matches, powering past Slovak outsider Lukas Lacko 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 to lead a cluster of no-stress wins at the Australian Open.
The second seed took just under two hours to advance, setting the pace for fellow top players Andy Roddick and [...]