Posted: August 29th, 2010 | Author: thedoublebagel | Filed under: ATP, ATP: Sergiy Stakhovsky, ATP: Trophy Case, WTA, WTA: Caroline Wozniacki, WTA: Nadia Petrova, WTA: Trophy Case | No Comments »
Caroline Wozniacki defeated Nadia Petrova in the women’s final of the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven, CT, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. This is Caro’s fourth title of the year, 10th of her career and second straight title this summer. She is the winner of the US Open Series and will receive a big fat $1,000,000 bonus check if she wins The US Open.
This girl is definitely on a hot streak but she played every week this summer! It’ll be more than tough for her to make a run to the finals in New York again. It physically looks impossible but so was playing every week this summer and she did it. Craziness!
Sergiy Stakhovsky defeated Denis Istomin in the men’s final of the Pilot Pen Tennis, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win his second title of the year and fourth of his career. En route to the title, he had some great wins over Tommy Robredo and Marcos Baghdatis.
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Posted: August 23rd, 2010 | Author: thedoublebagel | Filed under: ATP, ATP: Mardy Fish, ATP: Roger Federer, ATP: Trophy Case, WTA, WTA: Caroline Wozniacki, WTA: Trophy Case, WTA: Vera Zvonareva | No Comments »
Roger Federer defeated Mardy Fish 6-7(5), 7-6(1), 6-4 in the finals of the Western & Souther Financial Group Masters in Mason, OH to win his second title of the year and 63rd (!) of his career.
After winning Melbourne to start the year, 2010 has been a battle for RF. I’m sure he’s not used playing for 7 months without winning a title. But that happened and while I think he had a good run in Cincy- a much needed one, I’m still not convinced that he can go on and reclaim his crown in New York.
The same goes for Mardy and his USO sleeper status, I’m not convinced.
Caroline Wozniacki defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2 in the finals of the Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada to claim her third title of the year and ninth of her career.
The semifinals and finals weekend in Montreal were rained out so Caro had to play her semifinal and final matches today. Props, girl. Props!
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Posted: August 16th, 2010 | Author: thedoublebagel | Filed under: ATP, ATP: Andy Murray, ATP: Roger Federer, ATP: Trophy Case, WTA, WTA: Kim Clijsters, WTA: Maria Sharapova, WTA: Trophy Case | No Comments »
Kim Clijsters defeated Maria Sharapova in the finals of the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open in Mason, OH, 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-2, to win her third title of the year and 38th of her career.
Kim had a sloppy start to the match and had to fight off 3 match points in the second set. The match was delayed due to rain and during that short break, Kim found her game and rallied in the second set tiebreak to force a decider. She steamrolled Maria, who caught a foot injury, in the third.
Andy Murray defeated Roger Federer in the finals of the Rogers Cup in Toronto, Canada, 7-5, 7-5, to win his first title of the year.
Muzz had an impressive week in Toronto. En route to the title, he defeated Gael Monfils, a surging David Nalbandian and the top two players in the world, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. He played aggressive tennis throughout the entire tournament and looked a lot like the Andy Murray we saw in Melbourne early this year. I think I smell another trip to the finals in NYC, I hope he makes it one better this year!
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Posted: August 10th, 2010 | Author: thedoublebagel | Filed under: ATP, ATP: David Nalbandian, ATP: Marcos Baghdatis, ATP: Trophy Case, WTA, WTA: Agnieszka Radwanska, WTA: Caroline Wozniacki, WTA: Svetlana Kuznetsova, WTA: Trophy Case | No Comments »
I’m always late. I know.
Caroline Wozniacki defeated Klara Zakapalova 6-2, 7-6(5) at The Woz Open finals. Oh, it’s not called that? Why?! Okay, it’s the e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open in Farum, Denmark. This is Caro’s second SEWTA title of the year and eighth of her career.
Look, Ma! One hand!
Svetlana Kuznetsova is back to winning form! She defeated Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-7(7), 6-3 in the finals of the Mercury Insurance Open in San Diego to claim her first title since winning Roland Garros last year. Sveta hasn’t had very good results after winning RG until now. She looked solid and confident (well, minus the little brain fart in the finals) all week in San Diego. I expect her to make a good run at the US Open Series and be in contention to win in New York City again.
This is her 13th SEWTA title.
David Nalbandian defeated Marcos Baghdatis 6-2, 7-6(4) in the finals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, DC. It’s great to have a winning Nalby back as well. I hope he continues on this form throughout the entire US Open Series and maybe have another shot (although a very long one) at getting to a Grand Slam final again.
This is his 11th career ATP World Tour title.
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Posted: August 2nd, 2010 | Author: thedoublebagel | Filed under: ATP, ATP: Andy Murray, ATP: Juan Carlos Ferrero, ATP: Nicolas Almagro, ATP: Richard Gasquet, ATP: Sam Querrey, ATP: Trophy Case, WTA, WTA: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, WTA: Elena Vesnina, WTA: Maria Sharapova, WTA: Trophy Case, WTA: Victoria Azarenka | No Comments »
Sam Querrey won his fourth ATP tour title of the year at the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles, CA after he defeated Andy Murray in the finals, 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-3. SamQ came back from match point down in the second set, won the tiebreak easily and was a million times steadier than Muzz in the third.
This is SamQ’s second straight title in Los Angeles and sixth of his career.
We took some photos of him during his semifinal match against Janko Tipsarevic last Saturday.
Victoria Azarenka won her first SEWTA tour title of the year and fourth of her career at the Bank Of The West Classic in Stanford, CA. She defeated Maria Sharapova in the finals, 6-4, 6-1. The first set was packed with high quality tennis where both women hit the shit out of the ball and painted the lines. The second set was a different story, Vika ran over Masha and easily won it and the championship. Happy 21st birthday, girl!
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Elena Vesnina in the finals of the Istanbul Cup in Turkey, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4, to win her second SEWTA tour title of the year and of her career. Pavs was down 5-7, 0-4 in that final before rallying back to take the title.
Nicolas Almagro defeated Richard Gasquet in the finals of the Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad in Switzerland, 7-5, 6-1, to win his second ATP tour title of the year and seventh of his career. Something to note, all of Nico’s 7 titles are on clay.
Juan Carlos Ferrero won his third ATP tour title this year at the Studena Croatia Open in Umag after he defeated Potito Starace in the finals, 6-4, 6-4. This is his 15th career title.
These Spanish boys really love the red clay.
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Posted: July 26th, 2010 | Author: thedoublebagel | Filed under: ATP, ATP: John Isner, ATP: Jurgen Melzer, ATP: Mardy Fish, ATP: Trophy Case, WTA, WTA: Anna Chakvetadze, WTA: Julia Goerges, WTA: Trophy Case | 1 Comment »
Mardy Fish defeated John Isner 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) in the finals of the Atlanta Tennis Championships in Georgia, USA. He defeated the first and second seeds, Andy Roddick and John, en route to the title. This is Mardy’s second title of the year and fifth of his career. He is riding on a nice 10-match winning streak and is in great form to do some damage in the US Open Series.
Chaky! I so happy.
Anna Chakvetadze won her first title in two years! She defeated Johanna Larsson 6-1, 6-2 in the finals of the Banka Koper Slovenia Open in Portoroz. I hope this win gives her the confidence she needs to tear shit up at the US Open Series again. Let’s party like it’s 2007!
Julia Goerges won her first career SEWTA title after she defeated Timea Bacsinszky 6-1, 6-4 at the Nurnberger Gastein Ladies in Austria.
Andrey Golubev won his first ATP World Tour title after he defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 7-5 at the International German Open in Hamburg.
Great first title wins for Julia and Andrey. Now, both of you, get your butts to the hard courts.
Posted: May 23rd, 2010 | Author: thedoublebagel | Filed under: ATP, ATP: Fernando Verdasco, ATP: Richard Gasquet, ATP: Trophy Case, WTA, WTA: Maria Sharapova, WTA: Trophy Case | No Comments »
Some people played tournaments a week before Roland Garros. I hope this doesn’t bite you in the ass, people.
Richard Gasquet defeated Fernando Verdasco in the finals of the Open de Nice Cote d’Azur in France, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (5). Great win for Richie and dumb move from Nando. This is Richie’s first title of the year and sixth of his career.
Alexandra Dulgheru defeated Jie Zheng in the finals of the Warsaw Open in Poland, 6-3, 6-4. Alexandra played six clay court tournaments leading up to Roland Garros and finally won this last one just in time to carry momentum to RG. This is her second career WTA title.
Maria Sharapova defeated Kristina Barrois in the finals of the Internationaux de Strasbourg in France, 7-5, 6-1. This is Masha’s first title on red clay, second of the year and 22nd of her career.
Posted: May 17th, 2010 | Author: thedoublebagel | Filed under: ATP, ATP: Rafael Nadal, ATP: Roger Federer, ATP: Trophy Case, WTA, WTA: Trophy Case, WTA: Venus Williams | No Comments »
Aravane Rezai upset Venus Williams in the finals of the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open, 6-2, 7-5, to win the biggest title of her career so far. Venus was up 5-2 at one point in the second set and couldn’t hold serve it out a few times over. This is Aravane’s first WTA title of the year and third of her career.
All hail the King of Clay! Rafael Nadal won his third consecutive Masters 1000 title on clay after he defeated Roger Federer, 6-4, 7-6(5), in Madrid. With this win, Rafa holds the record for most ATP Masters 1000 titles with 18. He’s undefeated on clay this season (15-0) and has only dropped 2 sets along the way. Rafa will go in to Roland Garros as a clear favorite but he prefers to downplay his chances of taking that French Open crown back home.
“Am I favorite to win at Roland Garros? I was last year and I lost.”
This is Rafa’s 3rd title of the year and 39th of his career.
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Posted: May 3rd, 2010 | Author: thedoublebagel | Filed under: ATP, ATP: David Ferrer, ATP: Rafael Nadal, ATP: Trophy Case, WTA, WTA: Justine Henin, WTA: Samantha Stosur, WTA: Trophy Case | No Comments »
Justine Henin won her first title since coming back to the WTA Tour in the beginning of the year. She defeated a surging Samantha Stosur in the finals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1. This is Justine’s 42nd career title.
Despite the win, I still think her chances of winning Roland Garros are pretty slim. I just don’t see it. Maybe it’s because I’m not a fan or maybe it’s because she hasn’t beaten anyone in Serena Williams’ league. The next few weeks should be interesting.
Rafael Nadal, however, is looking every bit like the King of Clay again. Finally! He is grinding it out on the dirt like his life depended on it. Rafa won his second straight Masters 1000 tournament at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. He defeated fellow Spaniard and good friend, David Ferrer, in the finals, 7-5, 6-2.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010 | Author: thedoublebagel | Filed under: ATP, ATP: Fernando Verdasco, ATP: Rafael Nadal, ATP: Trophy Case, WTA, WTA: Samantha Stosur, WTA: Trophy Case | No Comments »
Francesca Schiavone won her third WTA career title at the Barcelona Ladies Open in Spain. She double breadsticked countrywoman and friend, Roberta Vinci, in the finals. This is Francesca’s second career title on clay.
Samantha Stosur frustrated the always-frustrated, Vera Zvonareva, in the finals of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, NC. She defeated Bepa, 6-0(!), 6-3, to capture her second WTA career title.
Rafael Nadal won his 6th consecutive Monte Carlo Masters title in Monaco after he dusted off fellow Spaniard, Fernando Verdasco, in the finals 6-0, 6-1. Big win for Rafa as he tries to re-establish himself as the King of Clay. This is his 37th career title and 26th on clay.
Following the win, he withdrew from the Barcelona Open which started today to rest his body. Smart boy.
Also, great week for Nando. He reached his first Masters 1000 final.
