Well, I wasn’t really expecting it, but Nikolay Davydenko steam-rolled Rafael Nadal in the final of the Sony Ericsson Open 6-4, 6-2.
Actually, it was a clinic on Davydenko’s part. Nadal didn’t ever really get his feet under him, and he didn’t know what to do with Davydenko’s cross-court winners. They had a wicked slice and […]
Jelena Jankovic managed to fight back and win the second set to force the third and, after being down 5-0, won the next three games but Serena Williams squelched Jankovic’s comeback try to repeat as the defending champion at the Sony Ericsson Open.
Serena stormed to a one set lead, winning the first 6-1 but Jankovic […]
Beating Roger Federer doesn’t do much good if you can’t follow it up with another victory. Andy Roddick squandered his breakthrough victory over Federer by losing to Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets at the Sony Ericsson Open. I guess that’s what happens when you’re still reeling from an emotional victory 24 hours earlier.
Davydenko had fallen […]
In all the news surrounding the Sony Ericsson Open, I totally forgot to write about something amazingly awesome and incredibly stupid: Mikhail Youzhny attacking himself with his own racket.
Great volley. Great point, but not for Youzhny and he let himself know about it. How fierce is that? Talk about being ultra manly and letting the […]
I think it’s officially arrived: Roger Federer no longer dominates the game of tennis. He’s been off-and-on and shaky all year but today’s loss made it true for me today.
Andy Roddick finally avenged his dismal record against the world number one and pulled off a three-set (7-6, 4-6, 6-3) victory in his 12th try at […]
I was hanging on every updated point in the Rafael Nadal/James Blake quarterfinal when the game tracker punked out. It quit. Everytime I clicked on it - and believe me, it was a lot - I got an error message that said the “HTML can not be displayed.” HTML my butt, where’s my tennis scores!?!
However, […]
Competition is truckin’ along down in Miami, and the biggest news so far today is Serena Williams’ upset of Justine Henin. Williams dominated the world number one. And when I say dominated, I mean - well - dominated. 6-2, 6-0 - game, set, match Williams.
I didn’t get to see the match, but it doesn’t sound […]
Time to take a break from stewing over tennis results and on to the important things: a professional tennis player’s love life!
Yes, it’s true. Andy Roddick is engaged to model girlfriend Brooklyn Decker. For all those young teenagers across America - and older, I suppose - Roddick is off the market.
A date has not been […]
I suppose the biggest news today is that Lindsay Davenport rolled Ana Ivanovic in straight sets in Miami today.
I don’t sound incredibly enthusiastic about that, do I? Let me try again.
Storming back from mommy-hood, Lindsay Davenport put on a stunning display of tennis in her straight-set win over world number two Ana Ivanovic…amazing!
Hmm - yeah […]
The year 2008 has brought about some funny things on the tennis circuit. The latest in a long line is the upset of Novak Djokovic by Kevin Anderson at the Sony Ericsson Open.
Kevin Anderson? I faintly remember hearing his name awhile back but it’s kind of a common name. Nothing really stands out about it. Maybe […]
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Written by Erica Beck [email] for b5media.
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