ChiChi’s 2011 Australian Open Preview
The Australian Open is always tough to predict due to the lack of tournaments leading up to it. Not a lot of information to go by. Some of the better players in the world, due to lack of match play, find it hard to be in good form and potentially can get upset early. In [...]
Andy Murray’s Post Championship Match Interview: Australian Open 2010
Roger Federer defeats Andy Murray for Grand Slam title #16, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(11) in 2 hours and 41 minutes An interview with: ANDY MURRAY THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. Q. You had those chances in that third set. ANDY MURRAY: I had chances in the first set as well. You know, I had a chance to [...]
Roger Federer’s Post Championship Match Interview: Australian Open 2010
Roger Federer defeats Andy Murray for Grand Slam title #16, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(11) in 2 hours and 41 minutes An interview with: ROGER FEDERER THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. Q. Would you say maybe your ability to retrieve is just as important as shot?making, the balls you ran down? ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I mean, I definitely [...]
Simply the Best, #16: Roger Federer
By Parsa Samii, GEM Tennis Roger Federer defeats Andy Murray for Grand Slam title #16, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(11) in 2 hours and 41 minutes A very edgy, highly intense first 6 games is how it all started. Federer opened up the match trying to break down the Murray backhand with slices, topspin, and flat shots [...]
Oh How Sweet It Is, #12: Serena Williams
World #1 Serena Williams ended Justine Henin’s dream run with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 triumph in just over two hours of play. In the past, Henin attacked the Williams game with great variety and precision, mostly focusing on constructing points to break down the powerful Williams. However this match featured the “new” Justine Henin that [...]
Australian Open Men’s Final Preview: Federer vs. Murray
This matchup on Sunday night in Melbourne will be another attempt to dethrone the “master,” as he’s called in Australia, from the top of the tennis world. In New York at the last grand slam of 2009, it was the Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro who defeated the Swiss Maestro in five sets. This time [...]
Just Another Day at the Office: Roger Federer
World #1 Roger Federer drubbed 10th seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfred Tsonga 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in just 88 minutes. Federer produced 33 winners and only 13 unforced errors throughout the match in a performance he called, “nothing exceptional.” Tsonga had no chance as he was constantly caught too far behind the baseline defending against Federer groundstrokes. FUTURE [...]
One More to Go: Andy Murray
Scotsman Andy Murray defeated Croatian Marin Cilic 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in 3 hours and 2 minutes. Murray started the match off a little tight, but opened up as the match wore on. Murray’s goal was to extend the rallies from the baseline to work the tired legs of the young Croat who had contested [...]
And the Winner Is?
2010 Australian Open by Parsa Samii, GEM Tennis The plot for the 2010′s first Grand Slam is all set. For the first time in a long time, the men’s tournament has favorites beyond the usual Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Andy Roddick, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Juan Martin Del Potro, Gael Monfils, Fernando Verdasco, Jo-Wilfred [...]
