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Rackets and Balls - Tennis News

July 2nd, 2008

Men’s Final Four at Wimbly: Roger and Rafa on Collision Course

As Sally so graciously pointed out below, my picks were right for the Wimbledon quarterfinals (Well, except for Rainer Schuettler and Arnaud Clement who haven’t finished their match yet)! I’m amazed at myself.
The most impressive of the three completed matches was Rafael Nadal’s pounding of Andy Murray. I knew it was coming. I think a […]

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July 2nd, 2008

Rain Suspends Play in Men’s Quarters

Roger Federer took a commanding 6-1 first set from Mario Ancic, and it was 1-all in the second when the rains shooed them off court.
In the other quarter of this half of the draw, Feliciano Lopez holds a 5-2 first set lead before the rain break over Marat Safin. Granted, a lot can happen in […]

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June 30th, 2008

Jankovic Ousted, Federer Coasts

Well, it wasn’t the match I was hoping for. It wasn’t anything really. Roger Federer imposed his will on Lleyton Hewitt and ousted the Aussie in straight sets (7-6, 6-2, 6-4) to move into the quarterfinals. Federer looks good, folks. He looks really sharp.
Holy whoa! What have we got going on Court 11?! Fernando […]

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February 17th, 2008

Murray Wins Marseille

Andy Murray sent Mario Ancic packing in the Marseille Open, beating the Croatian 6-3, 6-4 to win the title. After the match Murray said he thought he’d be back in the top 10 when the new ATP rankings were released but the ATP statistician said that wasn’t the case. Thank goodness there was one of those […]

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February 16th, 2008

Murray and Ancic in Marseille Final

Mario Ancic took out Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 6-2 in the semifinals at Marseille to set up a final showdown with fourth-seeded Andy Murray. Murray beat eighth-seeded Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-2, 6-2 earlier for his ticket to Sunday’s final.
Not that this is the most interesting piece of tennis news out there but I thought it worthy of […]

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