By Herman Wood (July 24, 2015)ATLANTA, Georgia - The road to the US Open starts in Atlanta with the BB&T Atlanta Open this weekend with qualifying. The BB&T is a ATP World Tour 250 event, with a 28 player singles and 16 player doubles … [Read more...]
The US Open Series Begins this Weekend in Atlanta
By Herman Wood (July 17, 2014) ATLANTA - Preparation for the US Open is underway. The BB&T Atlanta Open gets things started on Saturday, July 19th for the men. Qualifying begins at 10 AM. The BB&T Atlanta Open is an ATP 250 event, … [Read more...]
Roger Federer wins Seventh Halle Title, 79th Career Crown
#450654338 / gettyimages.com (June 15, 2014) Roger Federer won the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany for the seventh time on Sunday when he defeated Alejandro Falla 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) in the final. For the 17-time major Swiss champion, it was his … [Read more...]
Robredo wins Casablanca
(April 14, 2013) Spain’s Tommy Robredo captured his first title since Santiago in February 2011 with a 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-3 win over Kevin Anderson for the Casablanca crown. The 72nd ranked Robredo missed five months in 2012 due to a leg injury … [Read more...]
Tops Seeds Advance in Casablanca
RESULTS - THURSDAY, 11 APRIL, 2013 Singles - Second Round [2] K Anderson (RSA) d [Q] P Carreno-Busta (ESP) 63 63 [3] M Klizan (SVK) d [Q] F Volandri (ITA) 64 76(5) [7] R Haase (NED) d K De Schepper (FRA) 62 67(2) 63 [8] G Zemlja (SLO) d [Q] H … [Read more...]
Top Seed Wawrinka Rallies Past Kavcic in Casablanca
ATP World Tour 250 Casablanca, Morocco (GMT) 8-14 April, 2013 Surface: Clay RESULTS - WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL, 2013 Singles - Second Round [1] [WC] S Wawrinka (SUI) d B Kavcic (SLO) 46 62 61 [4] B Paire (FRA) d A Bedene (SLO) 46 64 63 G Garcia-Lopez … [Read more...]
Sights and Sounds From the SAP Open
By Marissa Lackey The forecast for the marketing of American men’s tennis is… cloudy. As I arrived at the tournament site, I was greeted by a huge banner with Andy Roddick’s image hanging from the side of the arena. Given that Roddick was not … [Read more...]
Two First Time Winners Highlight the ATP World Tour Weekend
Ivan Dodig was the only player to take a set off a set off of Novak Djokovic, during the Serb’s run to the Australia Open title. This week the Croat enters the ATP winners circle for the first time as he captured the Zagreb Indoors by defeating … [Read more...]