Posts Tagged ‘david ferrer’
Saturday, March 30th, 2013
We’re coming to the second busiest sports month of the year. April. Where has March gone? I know.
Anyways. It is a huge weekend for the Edmonton Oilers as they will be hosting their two western Canadian foes– the Vancouver Canucks tonight (CBC, 8:00 p.m.) and the Calgary Flames on Easter Monday (Sportsnet, 7:30 p.m.).
With 15 games left on the schedule, the Oilers are three points back of the St. Louis Blues for a playoff spot. That means every five games, they will have to pick up a point on the Blues, and hope they are slightly better than three other teams that are in front of them– the Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
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Tags: 2013 world men's curling championship, aku koste, andrew mccutchen, andy murray, boston bruins, brady clark, buffalo sabres, c.j. fair, calgary flames, carl hall, carmelo anthony, chicago cubs, christian laetner, cleanthony hall, david ferrer, david murdoch, dell curry, deshaun thomas, Edmonton Oilers, erik murphy, garrett jones, glenn robinson iii, grant hill, houston astros, jarome iginla, jim boeheim, junior cadougan, Kobe Bryant, los angeles lakers, malcolm armstead, maria sharapova, mike krzyzewski, nik stauskas, pedro alvarez, pittsburgh pirates, rick pitino, ron baker, russ smith, sacramento kings, serena williams, seth curry, sven michel, texas rangers, thomas vanek, tommy haas, trey burke, university of duke blue devils, university of florida gators, university of marquette golden eagles, university of michigan state spartans, university of michigan wolverines, university of ohio state buckeyes, university of syracuse orangemen, university of wichita state shockers, Vancouver Canucks, vander blue
Posted in Amateur Sports, ATP World Tour, Curling, MLB, More, NBA, NHL, University Sports |
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
Sloane Stephens (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
I know Serena Williams was not 100% percent last night. She was having immense back and ankle issues, and lacked positivism on the court as portrayed by her slamming her racket in the second set.
But even though Williams was not at a hundred percent, she was still unable to beat the 29th ranked player in the world, fellow American Sloane Stephens in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
Stephens showed significantly more patience and poise in downing the more experienced veteran, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 in Melbourne last night. However, the schedule will remain difficult for Stephens, as she plays world number one and defending Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the semi-finals tonight and then either Li Na of China or Maria Sharapova in Saturday’s final.
In men’s action, it should come as no surprise that David Ferrer of Spain is playing Novak Djokovic of Serbia in one semi-final and Roger Federer of Switzerland is playing Andy Murray of Great Britain in the other semi-final. However I strongly believe Ferrer has the speed, experience and footwork to upset Djokovic in the middle of the night.
Tags: andy murray, australian open, david ferrer, li na, maria sharapova, novak djokovic, ROGER FEDERER, sloane stephens, victoria azarenka
Posted in ATP World Tour, More |
Monday, January 21st, 2013
Roger Federer (Vinod Divakaran, Wikimedia Commons)
Milos Raonic may be ranked 13th at the Australian Open, but he has a lot of work to do to crack the top five in men’s tennis.
On Sunday, Raonic lost 6-4, 7-6, 6-2 in straight sets to the great Roger Federer in the fourth round of the Australian Open.
Federer made Raonic run and exploit his weak backhand. The bottom line is Federer’s experience and maturity paid off and despite Raonic’s 19 aces, Raonic was unable to win many long points against the four time Australian Open champion.
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Tags: agnieszka radwanska, andy murray, australian open, david ferrer, ekaterina makarova, jeremy chardy, jo-wilfried tsonga, li na, maria sharapova, milos raonic, nicolas almagro, novak djokovic, ROGER FEDERER, serena williams, sloane stephens, svetlana kuznetsova, tomas berdych, victoria azarenka
Posted in ATP World Tour, More |
Thursday, September 20th, 2012
Like the 2012 Davis Cup in Vancouver, Team Canada will face a very difficult opponent in the 2013 Davis Cup competition.
On Wednesday, it was announced at a press conference in London that Team Canada will face Team Spain somewhere in Canada from February 1-3, 2013.
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Tags: david ferrer, davis cup, fernando verdasco, milos raonic, nicolas almagro, RAFAEL NADAL
Posted in ATP World Tour, More |
Saturday, September 8th, 2012
Serena Williams (Sascha Wenninger, Wikimedia Commons)
Serena Wiliams just might be playing the very best tennis of her entire career. Tonight she will be facing top seed Victoria Azarenka in the women’s final of the United States Open.
In yesterday’s semi-final, Williams, the Olympic Gold medallist, pounded Sara Errani of Italy 6-1, 6-2 in just over an hour. Azarenka meanwhile defeated the tougher opponent in Maria Sharapova in three tough sets to set up tonight’s match.
The power in Williams’ game right now is so huge, she could be considered the most powerful female athlete in sport today. The match can be seen on CBS at 6pm tonight.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching:
Saturday–U.S. Open men’s semi-final–(3) Andy Murray–Great Britain vs. (6) Tomas Berdych–Czech Republic–CBS–9am–Murray, the men’s Olympic gold medallist is playing what could be considered the best tennis of his career at the moment. His victory over Milos Raonic was sensational. He will be in tough on Saturday however against Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, who has a ton of momentum after his four set win over Roger Federer on Thursday. Berdych is 4-2 all-time against Murray.
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Tags: andy murray, barry zito, brandon lloyd, brandon whitaker, british columbia lions, cedric benson, clayton kershaw, david ferrer, denver broncos, green bay packers, jake locker, los angeles dodgers, montreal alouettes, new england patriots, novak djokovic, peyton manning, pittsburgh steelers, randy moss, san francisco 49ers, san francisco giants, Saskatchewan Roughriders, serena williams, Tennessee Titans, tomas berdych, victoria azarenka, winnipeg blue bombers
Posted in ATP World Tour, CFL, MLB, More, NFL |
Thursday, September 6th, 2012
David Ferrer (Jose Porras, Wikimedia Commons)
We now know who are in the final four at the U.S. Open.
On Thursday in a riveting afternoon and evening of tennis, David Ferrer of Spain and Novak Djokovic of Serbia booked their tickets for Saturday.
Ferrer won what could be considered one of the best matches of the year in defeating Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia, 6-3, 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 in five outstanding sets.
Djokovic meanwhile beat Juan Martin del Potro in three straight sets, 6-2, 7-6, 6-4. The second set will go down in the history books as one of the greatest sets ever played, with Djokovic winning in 85 minutes. The long rallies and degree of difficulty in shot making by both players was legendary and historic.
Djokovic will now play Ferrer in one semi-final while Andy Murray of Great Britain will play Tomas Berdych in the other semi-final. Berdych beat the great Roger Federer last night.
In women’ action Friday, Serena Williams will play French Open finalist Sara Errani of Italy, while Victoria Azarenka of Belarus will play Maria Sharapova of Russia.
Tags: andy murray, david ferrer, janko tipsarevic, juan martin del potro, maria sharapova, novak djokovic, ROGER FEDERER, sara errani, serena williams, tomas berdych, u.s. open, victoria azarenka
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Sunday, September 2nd, 2012
Milos Raonic (Wikimedia Commons)
Milos Raonic might have just played his best tennis match of his career in a grand slam event on Saturday.
At Flushing Meadows, New York, Raonic put the beatdown on American James Blake in winning 6-3, 6-0, 7-6.
The tough news though is that his next opponent is Olympic gold medallist Andy Murray of Great Britain, the third seeded player, on Labour Day.
Raonic has beaten Murray once this season though. In the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open, Raonic defeated Murray 6-4, 7-6.
Murray meanwhile had a much more difficult Saturday than Raonic, defeating Feliciano Lopez of Spain in four tough sets, 7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6.
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Tags: ana ivanovic, andy murray, david ferrer, feliciano lopez, james blake, lleyton hewitt, milos raonic, sloane stephens
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Saturday, July 28th, 2012
The Chinese have made major strides in the sport of swimming. That wasn’t more evident than on day one of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Shiwen Ye, who is only 16 years of age, won the Olympic Gold medal in the women’s 400m individual medley in World Record time of 4:28.43. Meanwhile in the men’s 400m freestyle, Sun Yang won a Gold medal.
China leads the medal standings with six medals overall, one more medal than Italy and the United States.
In Saturday’s other high profile event, Kazakhstan’s Alexandre Vinokourov, at the age of 38, surprised many by winning Olympic Gold in the men’s cycling road race.
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Tags: alexandre vinokourov, beach volleyball, cycling, dave calder, david ferrer, diving, emilie heymans, jennifer abel, josh binstock, martin reader, rowing, scott frandsen, shiwen ye, sun yang, Swimming, tennis, vasek pospisil
Posted in Amateur Sports, ATP World Tour, More |
Friday, June 29th, 2012
The Canadian Football League commences this weekend.
On Saturday night the Edmonton Eskimos host a familiar person to town. Ricky Ray will be quarterbacking not the Eskimos however at Commonwealth Stadium, but the Toronto Argonauts (Saturday, TSN, 5pm).
In a very controversial off season deal, Eskimos GM Eric Tillman traded Ray for quarterback Steven Jyles, kicker Grant Shaw and a first round pick in 2012.
In the Canadian Football League I thought you needed a solid quarterback to win football games. Ricky Ray is a great quarterback and the Eskimos let him go. Apparently Tillman didn’t get the memo.
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Tags: 2012 olympic games, andy roddick, angela whyte, Calgary Stampeders, david ferrer, Edmonton Eskimos, euro 2012, fernando torres, grant shaw, jessica zelinka, johan santana, kim clijsters, los angeles dodgers, maria sharapova, Mario Balotelli, montreal alouettes, new york mets, nikkita holder, novak djokovic, perdita felicien, phylicia george, priscilla lopes-schliep, Ricky Ray, ROGER FEDERER, steven jyles, toronto argonauts, Wimbledon
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Friday, April 27th, 2012
David Perron (Matthieu Masquelet, Wikimedia Commons)
Round Two of the Stanley Cup Playoffs gets underway this weekend with the Conference Semi-Finals about to begin.
The series I will be most interested in is the St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings. Can Darryl Sutter incorporate a similar game plan to shock the Blues like he did the Vancouver Canucks? The Blues looked great in beating the San Jose Sharks in five games and look even more dangerous in the playoffs than they did in the regular season because they are very healthy. Andy McDonald, Alexander Steen and David Perron, who all missed considerable time during the regular season, combined for 14 playoff points in five games.
As for the Kings, captain Dustin Brown was their best player against the Canucks. He led the team with five points and was very physical along the way.
Game one is Saturday night at 5:30pm on TSN. My pick is Blues in five. Here are the other events I’ll be watching:
Saturday–ATP–Barcelona Open Semi-Finals–(3) David Ferrer–ESP vs. (11) Milos Raonic–CAN–5:30am–Sportsnet One–Milos Raonic won the match of his career on Friday, defeating Andy Murray of Great Britain in straight sets in the Barcelona Open quarterfinals. On Saturday, he will try and defeat another elite player in Spain’s David Ferrer. The Spaniard is 3-0 against Raonic including a victory in the fourth round of the Australian Open in 2011. Spaniards Fernando Verdasco is playing Rafael Nadal in the other semi-final.
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Tags: alexander ovechkin, alexander steen, andy mcdonald, boston red sox, brad richards, chicago white sox, darryl sutter, david ferrer, david ortiz, david perron, dustin brown, fernando verdasco, kyle lohse, los angeles kings, milos raonic, milwaukee brewers, nashville predators, new jersey devils, new york rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, phoenix coyotes, RAFAEL NADAL, ray whitney, st. louis blues, st. louis cardinals, tampa bay lightning, washington capitals
Posted in ATP World Tour, Home, MLB, More, NHL |
Friday, April 27th, 2012
Milos Raonic (Chris Johnson, Wikimedia Commons)
Milos Raonic defeated a big boy on the world tennis stage Friday in Barcelona.
In defeating Andy Murray, the fourth ranked tennis player of the world in the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open, Raonic, of Thornhill, Ontario, has now made his mark and is a definite threat to be reckoned with.
Raonic beat Murray 6-4, 7-6, and was the more overpowering player of the two. Raonic delivered 14 aces to Murray’s two. The turning point in the match came in the first set when Raonic was able to break Murray’s service game.
In the second set, Raonic once again broke Murray’s serve, but Murray came back to break Raonic’s serve when he was serving for the match. Then in the tiebreaker, Raonic overpowered Muray 7-3, putting a string of points together.
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Tags: andy murray, david ferrer, feliciano lopez, milos raonic
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Sunday, May 22nd, 2011
Rebecca Marino (Nick Laham, Getty Images)
On the first day of the French Open, Vancouver-raised Rebecca Marino found her a first round winner.
Marino defeated Ukrainian Kateryna Bondarenko 6-3, 6-3 in straight sets this morning at Roland Garros.
Bondarenko, ranked 113th in the world, is more of a doubles specialist. She won the 2008 Australian Open with her sister Alona.
A major reason why Marino won on Sunday was her serve. She had four aces, compared to Bondarenko’s none, while Bondarenko had four double faults, compared to Marino’s none.
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Tags: aleksandra wozniak, alona bondarenko, blaz kavcic, david ferrer, feliciano lopez, francesca schiavone, frank dancevic, guillermo garcia-lopez, jelena jankovic, junri namigata, kateryna bondarenko, maria jose martinez sanchez, melanie oudin, michael berrer, milos raonic, rebecca marino, ROGER FEDERER, ruben ramirez hidalgo, samantha stosur, simone bolelli
Posted in ATP World Tour |
Saturday, April 16th, 2011
Scott Hannan (Bridget Samuels, Wikimedia Commons)
One of the more interesting storylines so far in the 2010-11 Stanley Cup Playoffs has been the strategy of the Washington Capitals. The players have bought into head coach Bruce Boudreau’s defensive mindset and limited the quality of scoring opportunities by the New York Rangers considerably. One Capital defenceman that is receiving considerably high praise is defenceman Scott Hannan who was acquired from the Colorado Avalanche for Tomas Fleischmann on November 30. Hannan had four blocked shots and two hits in 28:39 in Game One Wednesday and was a +1 with a blocked shot in 21:34 last night. Offensively, two former Oilers have been producing for the Capitals. Jason Arnott and Jason Chimera found the puck past Henrik Lundqvist last night. Game three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal is set for Sunday at 1pm (NBC) at New York’s Madison Square Garden with the Capitals leading the series 2-0.
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Tags: aaron hill, adam lind, anaheim ducks, andy murray, ben smith, boston bruins, boston red sox, brian gionta, buffalo sabres, carey price, Chicago Blackhawks, colorado avalanche, corey perry, david ferrer, detroit red wings, glenn howard, henrik lundqvist, ilya bryzgalov, jason arnott, jason chimera, jeff stoughton, joe pavelski, johan franzen, jojo reyes, jonathan quick, Jose Bautista, josh beckett, kevin koe, kevin martin, los angeles kings, montreal canadiens, nashville predators, new york rangers, niklas edin, patrick kaleta, pekka rinne, Philadelphia Flyers, phoenix coyotes, RAFAEL NADAL, ryan getzlaf, ryan miller, San Jose Sharks, scott hannan, shea weber, tomas fleischmann, toronto blue jays, Vancouver Canucks, washington capitals, winnipeg jets
Posted in ATP World Tour, Curling, MLB, More, NHL |
Friday, January 28th, 2011
Eric Staal (Bridget Samuels, Wikimedia Commons)
This is an interesting part of the sports calendar– when two leagues have their all-star festivities on the same weekend.
The NHL are taking a break from their schedule to have the All-Star Game in Carolina, while the NFL’s timing for the Pro Bowl seems a little bit strange–the weekend between the Conference Championships and the Super Bowl. Oh yeah, and don’t expect to see any Steelers or Packers in Honolulu, because they’re simply preparing for the biggest game of their lives.
I still don’t know what to think about the NHL All-Star Game. The teams will be decided this evening by captains Eric Staal and Nicklas Lidstrom. The game loses its luster for me a bit because there’s no Sidney Crosby and no Oilers or Flames in the game itself.
The NHL All-Star Game goes Sunday at 2pm on CBC while the Pro Bowl goes Sunday night at 5pm on FOX.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
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Tags: andy murray, chris paul, david ferrer, david west, eric staal, glenn howard, jeff stoughton, kevin koe, kevin martin, kim clijsters, li na, mike mcewen, nicklas lidstrom, novak djokovic, pat simmons, Steve Nash
Posted in ATP World Tour, More, NBA, NFL, NHL |
We’re coming to the second busiest sports month of the year. April. Where has March gone? I know.
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