Monday, 27 June 2011

Rafael Nadal: Wimbledon, French Open for Nadal to Deja Vu's

Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon in the second week is a familiar face in between. Excellent and masterful Spaniard tennis with the talented forward. Rafa Nadal at Wimbledon, with our history will be again.

Spaniard home the opening round of the French Open a few weeks ago I was still looking down.

In Roland Garros, tennis star Roger Federrer more polished as seen on the skin. If not, then Novak Djokovic will take home a grand slam title.

Still, young legs, Nadal got stronger as the tournament progressed. This domination was unquestioned until the end.

However, we found for Federer's opening match in great shape. Nadal has been impressive in the first act is a bit slow. Their work is always slow grass growth.

Gilles Mueller on Saturday in the victory, Nadal, slowed by a lingering foot problem seen to, yet still polished off the German.

Saturday, 4 June 2011

Li Na is a first major for Chinese to win at French Open

China's long wait for a Grand Slam champion on last Saturday when Li Na beat Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-6 (0) play in the French Open final.

Australian Open second red clay from falling flat on his back in the celebrated match point after a very hit backhand Schiavone.

Roland Garros crowd in red Chinese flags and a small, vocal Schiavone was dotted with rescue groups.

Friday, 13 May 2011

Kim Clijsters is now well from his shoulder, wrist and ankle injuries and is on schedule to play in the French Open, which games start on 22nd May.

"There are no signs anything is going bad," her spokesman, Gert Van Goolen said Friday.

Clijsters is a runner for two time at the French Open and slow clay is generally considered her weakest surface. Over the past week, she had been considered doubtful to compete in Paris.

Early last month after he had been sidelined and the court resumed training only last week. A final decision expected next week to Belgium.

Van Goolen said by phone, "After this weekend she has to be sure whether to focus all on Paris and leave (to go) there, or decide whether to stay home".

Thursday, 7 April 2011

Kim Clijsters will miss a month of the season at French Open

Kim Clijsters will miss a month of the season because her's shoulder and wrist injuries, and she had second ranked in the women’s tennis tour.

She will also miss the semifinals of the Fed Cup next week and a tournament in Madrid, she said on her website that the medical staff suggested that she rest between four to six weeks. She should be ready for an event in Rome, starting May 9, and the French Open

She said, “I don’t want to force anything, because I want to prevent it from becoming chronic. I really want to be there at this year’s Roland Garros.”

She said, In this period she’s not allowed to use a tennis racket.

Thursday, 24 February 2011

Tsonga reaches Marseille quarters

The quarterfinals has been reached by the French crowd favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, with a come-from-behind second-round victory Wednesday at the $785,000 Open 13 tennis event.

The first set against Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky has been dropped by Tsonga before charging back for a 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 decision on the indoor surface at Palais des Sports.

The first round concluded here on Wednesday, as fifth-seeded Croat Ivan Ljubicic leveled Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev 6-2, 6-4 and German Philipp Petzschner ousted seventh-seeded Latvian Ernests Gulbis 7-6 (7-2), 6-1.

Additional first-round action saw Edouard Roger-Vasselin top fellow Frenchman Arnaud Clement 6-3, 6-2 and French favorite Gilles Simon stop fellow former top-10 star Nikolay Davydenko of Russia 7-6 (8-6), 6-4. Simon captured this event in 2007, while the veteran Clement was the 2006 winner.

Sunday, 20 February 2011

Soderling beats Cilic in Open 13 final

Marin Cilic of Croatia has been beaten by Soderling in the final of the Open 13 to earn his ninth career title.

17 out of 18 matches has been won by top-seeded Swede,grabbing titles in Rotterdam last weekend and in Brisbane last month.

The French Open finalist saved four set points in the tiebreaker of the first set, but Cilic converted the fifth when a backhand return from Soderling sailed wide.

Soderling hit a forehand pass down the line to take a 4-3 lead in the next set. He leveled at one set apiece when Cilic hit an approach shot wide.