Two Olympic Tennis Event records were broken on Tuesday in London in the men’s singles second round match between No. 5 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France and Milos Raonic from Canada, which Tsonga won 6-3, 3-6, 25-23 in 3 hours 57 … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2012
Querrey Captures Third Los Angeles Title
Sam Querrey has joined the ranks of Andre Agassi, Arthur Ashe and Jimmy Connors in winning his third title at the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles. On Sunday Querrey stopped first-time finalist Ricardas Berankis 6-0, 6-2 to extend his win streak in Los … [Read more...]
Djokovic and Tsonga Rally for First Round Wins at Olympics
Novak Djokovic and Jo-Wilfred Tsonga were both forced to come back from a set down to gain first round victories at the Olympics at Wimbledon on Sunday. Djokovic overcame Italian Fabio Fognini -7 (7), 6-2, 6-2. Djokovic failed to take advantage of … [Read more...]
Goerges Upsets No. 2 Radwanska in First Round of Olympics
Under a closed roof at Wimbledon’s Centre Court, Julia Goerges of Germany upset No. 2 seed and Wimbledon runner-up Agnieszka Radwanska from Poland 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4 in the first round of the tennis event at the London Olympic games. No. 24 Goerges … [Read more...]
Berankis Into First ATP Final
By Curt Janka Los Angeles – Although Lithuanian qualifier Ricardas Berankis was playing in his first ATP semifinal, he maintained his composure and elevated level of play to beat Marinko Matosevic 7-5, 6-1. With the win, Berankis reaches his first … [Read more...]
Serena Sails, Federer Survives, Stosur Falls in First Round of Olympics
Both current Wimbledon title holders Serena Williams and Roger Federer began their quest for one of the few titles which has eluded them in their careers – an Olympic singles gold medal. For Serena Williams it was an easy task in London on … [Read more...]
Berankis Stuns Mahut at Farmers Classic
By Curt Janka Los Angeles – Qualifier Ricardas Berankis made upsetting the number four seed look routine in a straight sets win over Nicolas Mahut in the first quarterfinal of The Farmers Classic. Ranked No. 141, Berankis needed just one break in … [Read more...]
Fast Facts – Olympic Tennis Trivia
Fast Facts - Olympic Tennis Trivia by @JRCunniff Trivia based on tennis since it’s re-introduction to the modern Olympics in 1988. 1. First Time Seeded – The following countries have a seed in this event for the first time: • Women’s … [Read more...]
Kohlschreiber moves on at Kitzbühel
RESULTS - THURSDAY, 26 JULY, 2012 Men's Singles - Quarter-finals [1] P Kohlschreiber (GER) d L Rosol (CZE) 64 26 64 [3] R Haase (NED) d W Odesnik (USA) 62 64 [5] M Klizan (SVK) d S Bolelli (ITA) 16 75 61 F Volandri (ITA) d R Dutra Silva (BRA) 64 … [Read more...]
Women’s Olympic Event – First Round Head-to-Head Records
Women’s Singles Head to Head Records  Victoria AZARENKA v Irina-Camelia BEGU Victoria AZARENKA LEADS 2 : 0 2011 Marbella Clay (O) FR Victoria AZARENKA 6-3 6-2 2011 Tokyo Hard (O) R32 Victoria AZARENKA 6-1 6-3 Maria Jose MARTINEZ … [Read more...]
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