Rafael Nadal once again prevailed on the clay courts of Roland Garros, defeating world number one-ranked Novak Djokovic in four sets, 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, in a two-day, rain-filled 2012 French Open Finals match. The match began Sunday in Paris, spanned over the course of two days with several weather-related stoppages before Nadal won the…
On Saturday, Russian Maria Sharapova completed her career Grand Slam with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Italy’s Sara Errani. Sharapova won in Wimbledon in 2004, the U.S. Open in 2006 and the Australian Open in 2008, and four years later, the 2012 French Open women’s singles title. She is only the 10th woman to attain…
John Isner relishes the notion of serving for an Olympic Gold Medal against a woman, and it could happen at the 2012 London Games. Mixed-doubles is back and the 6-foot 9-inch Isner is ready to play. His only previous mixed-doubles experience came in the Hopman Cup where he remembers facing Justine Henin in the final, a…
I want to take this opportunity to write about the newest American tennis hero … Big John Isner! The University of Georgia product has put himself on a very short list of players who enter a Slam and have both the game and momentum to win one! I first saw John at the Easter Bowl,…
For the third straight time in a Grand Slam final, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will meet on Sunday in the finals of the 2012 French Open. On Friday, Djokovic defeated world number three-ranked Roger Federer 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 in Paris to set up his historic encounter with the world number two-ranked Nadal, where either Nadal will…
Seeded second, despite winning six titles at the French Open, Rafael Nadal once again proved to have too much power and drive for his close friend, David Ferrer, who was bidding to reach a Grand Slam final for the first time in what was his 37th campaign. Nadal was victorious on Friday at Roland Garros,…
The USTA Mid-Atlantic Sectional Qualifying Tournament of the 2012 U.S. Open National Playoffs was completed this week in College Park, Md. The USTA Eastern Sectional Qualifying Tournament will take place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center—the home of the U.S. Open in Flushing, N.Y., next week from June 11-16. The men’s singles…
On Thursday afternoon at the 2012 French Open, world number two-ranked Maria Sharapova of Russia defeated fourth-ranked Petra Kvitova, 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals. Sharapova will play in her first French Open Final and has reclaimed the top spot atop the WTA Rankings in the process, and is one win away from a career Grand…
The last time Novak Djokovic lost at a Grand Slam tournament was a year ago at the French Open semifinals. It was there that Roger Federer ended Djokovic’s 43-match winning streak to advance to the finals. In the 2010 French Open semifinals, Federer won in the fourth set with his 18th ace of the match. The…
Unfortunately the magical run of Long Island’s Noah Rubin came to an end today in the quarterfinals of the 2012 French Open Juniors, as Noah was defeated 4-6, 1-6 by the number five seed, Filip Peliwo of Canada. The playing conditions were far from ideal, as it was cold and drizzly throughout the match. The…