Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships (Dubai, U.A.E.) – Djokovic Successfully Defends Title
RESULTS – SUNDAY, 28 FEBRUARY, 2010
Singles – Final
[2] N Djokovic (SRB) d [7] M Youzhny 75 57 63
WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID
Djokovic: “It means the whole world to me [to defend this title]. Of course
Here it is, the Full Length Music Video: Shakira featuring Rafael Nadal
Last week, Gem Tennis posted a short clip of the new music video by Shakira featuring tennis star Rafael Nadal. Watch Rafa’s debut below!
Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships (Dubai, U.A.E.) – Djokovic Fights Past Baghdatis; Faces Youzhny For Title
RESULTS – FRIDAY, 26 FEBRUARY, 2010
Singles – Semi-finals
[2] N Djokovic (SRB) d M Baghdatis (CYP) 67(2) 63 64
[7] M Youzhny (RUS) d J Melzer (AUT) 75 76(4)
Doubles – Semi-finals
[2] L Dlouhy (CZE) / L Paes (IND) d C Kas (GER) / D Norman (BEL) 26 76(6) 10-7
S Aspelin (SWE) / P Hanley (AUS) d F [...]
Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships (Dubai, U.A.E.) – Djokovic, Cilic Reach QFs; Murray Falls To Tipsarevic
Check out the video highlights from Dubai’s night session. Simply incredible tennis played by Andy Murray and Janko Tipsarevic…
RESULTS – WEDNESDAY, 24 FEBRUARY, 2010
Singles – Second Round
[2] N Djokovic (SRB) d V Troicki (SRB) 36 64 62
J Tipsarevic (SRB) d [3] A Murray (GBR) 76(3) 46 64
M Berrer (GER) d [4] N Davydenko (RUS) 63 [...]
Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships (Dubai, U.A.E.) – Davydenko, Tsonga Lead Seeds Through
RESULTS – TUESDAY, 23 FEBRUARY, 2010
Singles – First Round
[4] N Davydenko (RUS) d F Serra (FRA) 67(5) 64 61
[5] [WC] J Tsonga (FRA) d M Llodra (FRA) 76(9) ret. (left hamstring)
[6] M Cilic (CRO) d A Clement (FRA) 62 64
[7] M Youzhny (RUS) d L Lacko (SVK) 67(3) 76(5) 61
T Robredo (ESP) d J Benneteau [...]
GYPSY: Shakira/Rafael Nadal Music Video
GEM Tennis isn’t one to gossip much, but this Rafael Nadal appearance in Shakira upcoming music video seems pretty worthy…
Its interesting to GEM Tennis because Rafa is trying to cross the border into the main stream media which can only help Rafa’s image worldwide as well as promote the sport in a new way. Enjoy [...]
A Different Kind of Office: Roger Federer
Loud applause for world #1 and recent Australian Open champion Roger Federer for taking time out of his down time to help others. Federer has an exemplary track record of using his worldwide celebrity to bring more to those in need. The following video is a short clip of him when he recently travelled to [...]
Professional Tennis Has Too Much Obscurity to be Truly Successful
In an interesting article by Bruce Jenkins at CNNISI.com, he discusses the difficulties of following the men’s and women’s professional tennis tours full time. At certain parts of the year there can be three tournaments on the ATP tour and three tournaments on the WTA tour per week. This effectively eliminates the casual tennis fan [...]
Under the Radar: Gilles Simon
The 25 year old Frenchman is currently the 16th ranked player in the world. In 2009, Simon reached a career high of #6 and he finished in the top 15 for the third consecutive year. Simon isn’t the biggest or strongest player on the tour, but he makes up for what he lacks with speed, [...]
Making News, Jamaica’s Own: Dustin Brown
Who? Thats right, Dustin Brown from Jamaica. Brown, currently ranked 141 in the world, is the highest ever ranked tennis player from the Caribbean island. Jamaica is better known for the late Bob Marley and the fastest human in the world Usain Bolt, but here comes Dustin Brown. With his tall, lanky body combined with [...]
2010 Australian Open Slideshow and Photos
Below, enjoy all the photos featured on GEMTennis.com over the last two weeks from Melbourne, Australia.