The first week of the 2011 Australian Open has been full of excitement and surprising results which have captured the attention of the tennis world. On the men’s side, the story of the week is all about Alexandr Dolgopoov, the 22 year old Ukranian who is ranked 46th and pulled off two major upsets. In [...]
While terrible floods are sweeping across Australia, the world’s top female tennis players are focused on preparing for the 2011 Australian Open. The warm up events in the first few weeks of January are the only forms of preparation for the women. A recap of the latest results is a good forecast of what is [...]
The Australian Open, the first of the four annual Grand Slam tennis tournaments, starts next week in Melbourne. Just two weeks long, players must get off to a quick start this season, and get used to the hot and fast conditions of Australia. The first tournaments of the 2011 season have revealed a lot about [...]
For men’s tennis most coming into the 1967 season people were looking towards three players to provide the thrill for the world. Roy Emerson was the dominant player in the Australian Open on a yearly basis and had a great track record for winning Grand Slams and. Emerson had won the Australian Open for 4 [...]
The lineup for next month’s Australian Open, the first Grand Slam event of the 2011 tennis season, was unveiled this week. The event will feature the top 100 men and top 98 women in the world rankings, giving the Open one of its best-ever fields. The lineup is topped by World No. 1 Rafael Nadal, [...]
Roger Federer ended the tennis season on a high note by defeating his top rival Rafael Nadal at the ATP World Tour Finals in London this past week. Sports betting enthusiastic are celebrating his victory. These two players dominated men’s tennis major tournaments this year, winning all four between them. Nadal won the French Open, [...]
Roger Federer dominated Andy Murray at the ATP World Tour Finals on Tuesday, winning 6-4, 6-2. The victory extended Federer’s record to 2-0 at the season-ending event. Federer, the world’s No. 2-ranked men’s player, looked unbeatable at the O2 Arena. He dropped just eight points on his serve in the match — three in the [...]
Roger Federer booked his ticket to the third round of the Paris Finals with a 6-4, 6-4 win against Richard Gasquet and a favorite among the sports betting fans. Gasquet proved little trouble for the Swiss phenom, who is fresh off winning his 65th title at the Swiss Indoors. Despite losing their first meeting five [...]
For those who follow tennis, seeing Serena and Venus Williams at the WTA Championships is usually a given. The sisters have both won season ending titles a short time ago; unfortunately neither sister appeared at the event last week due to injuries. Serena received two operations on her right foot that she cut on a [...]
Caroline Wozniacki, sports betting favorite, won a match today at the WTA Championships in Doha, Qatar by defeating Italy’s Francesca Schiavone 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 but she also won something much more important. With the victory she clinched the year-end No. 1 ranking for 2010. It’s been a long and successful year for the 20-year old [...]