Top seeds Nikolay Davydenko and Mikhail Youzhny were sent crashing out of the Swiss Open in a rain-hit first round.
Frenchman Gael Monfils defeated the number one seed Davydenko 3-6 6-4 7-5 after resuming Tuesday’s rain-delayed match at 5-5 in the third.
Fellow Russian Youzhny lost to Austrian Stefan Koubek 6-4 6-3 in Gstaad.
The players in Gstaad [...]
Archive for July, 2007
Top seeds out in Gstaad
Posted in Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad, Gael Monfils, Mikhail Youzhny, Nikolay Davydenko on July 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Tickets sold out in Serbia for Davis Cup match
Posted in Davis Cup, Janko Tipsarevic, Novak Djokovic on July 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
With all the recent success of Novak Djokovic, Janko Tipsarevic, Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon, the Serbian Tennis Federation came up with the idea of releasing tickets early for Serbia’s Davis Cup play-off against Australia.
The plan has definitely worked, as the September event sold out for every day within [...]
A very good Federer and Nadal analysis
Posted in Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Wimbledon on July 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is an excellent post about both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. It talks about why was this the toughest Wimbledon final for Federer, but most importantly,in some way it contadicts the opinion of the experts on Rafael Nadal. There is an excellent explanation for everything, and as I have a fairly similar opinion about [...]
The player who could beat Federer in Wimbledon?
Posted in Andre Agassi, Bjorn Borg, Boris Becker, Goran Ivanisevic, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, Stefan Edberg, Wimbledon on July 9, 2007 | 2 Comments »
We saw Roger Federer lifting the Wimbledon trophy for the fifth consecutive time, and thus the question remains can someone beat him on the grass surface.
After watching the Swiss master in Wimbledon, Tim Henman thought that one man alone could not get the better of Federer. “If you take Roddick’s serve,” Henman said, “and Agassi’s [...]
Wimbledon 2007 is over – what is up next?
Posted in Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad, Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, Catella Swedish Open, Mark Philippoussis, Richard Gasquet, Tommy Robredo on July 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Three tournaments are strating on monday 9th July. Here is a little preview of all three:
Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad
Place: Gstaad, Switzerland
Date: July 9-15, 2007
Draw Size: 32
Surface: Clay
Prize Money: €421,250
W 175 points €58,700
F 120 points €34,500
SF 75 points €20,300
QF 40 points €11,960
R16 15 points €7,025
R32 0 points €4,130
Last year’s champion: Richard Gasquet
The biggest names on this year’s tournament: Nikolay Davydenko, [...]
Murray to delay his return for up to two weeks
Posted in Andy Murray, tennis on July 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Andy Murray will delay his return to competition for up to two weeks in order to have more physiotherapy on his injured wrist. The British No 1, who has been out of action since suffering the problem in the Hamburg Masters in May, had hoped to play in the Los Angeles Open, which starts a [...]
Brave Djokovic wins in Wimbledon quaterfinals
Posted in Marcos Baghdatis, Novak Djokovic, Wimbledon on July 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The 20 year old Serb has done it one more time. Novak Djokovic defeated Marcos Baghdatis in the quaterfinals of Wimbledon 7-6 7-6 6-7 4-6 7-5 to set up a clash with the number 2 seed Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. Nadal previously brushed aside Tomas Berdych.
Serb Djokovic, 20, took the first two sets on [...]
Wimbledon quaterfinal preview: Djokovic v Baghdatis
Posted in Marcos Baghdatis, Novak Djokovic, Wimbledon on July 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Head-to-head: Djokovic leads 1-0
2007 AMS Rome Clay Djokovic 62 75
Djokovic is bidding to reach his second successive Grand Slam semifinal, having reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at 2007 Roland Garros. He is contesting [...]
Wimbledon quaterfinal preview: Nadal v Berdych
Posted in Rafael Nadal, Tomas Berdych, Wimbledon on July 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Head-to-head: Berdych leads 3-2
2005 Bastad Clay Nadal won [...]
Nadal and Djokovic progress in epic matches in Wimbledon
Posted in Lleyton Hewitt, Marcos Baghdatis, Nikolay Davydenko, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Tomas Berdych, Wimbledon on July 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Second seed Rafael Nadal made a dramatic comeback against Mikhail Youzhny in round four in Wimbledon.
Nadal was on Court Two 24 hours after his five-day epic with Robin Soderling, and it looked a match too far when he dropped the first two sets.
But the Spaniard battled back to win 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-2 and [...]
