Posts Tagged ‘tomas berdych’
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
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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
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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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Tuesday, June 26th, 2012
Venus Williams (Justin Hoch, Wikimedia Commons)
The biggest news on Monday was not just who advanced to round two, but who was eliminated from round one.
Three significant names are out–four-time Wimbledon Champion Venus Williams of the United States, along with two male seeds in the top twelve–sixth seed Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, the 2010 Wimbledon finalist and the eleventh seed John Isner of the United States.
Williams, has been battling Sjogren’s syndrome, was completely dominated by Elena Vesnina 6-1, 6-3.
Berdych meanwhile lost to Ernests Gulbis of Latvia in three straight tie-breakers. Despite being ranked 87th in the world, Gulbis has been as high as 21st and has advanced to the quarterfinals of the French Open.
Isner, who has a history of playing marathon tennis, went to five sets again on Monday before losing in five sets to Alejandro Falla of Colombia.
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Tags: alejandro falla, aleksandra wozniak, elena vesnina, ernests gulbis, jie zheng, john isner, tomas berdych, venus williams, Wimbledon
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Sunday, June 3rd, 2012
Dominika Cibulkova (Christian Mesiano, Wikimedia Commons)
Victoria Azarenka’s attempt to duplicate her outstanding performance at the Australian Open at Roland Garros this week came to an abrupt end in the fourth round today.
Azarenka lost to Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 7-6 in the fourth round today. Despite only having a first serve percentage of 47%, Cibulkova had more winners and less unforced errors than the world number one.
On the men’s side, Milos Raonic lost in five grueling sets yesterday to Argentina’s Juan Monaco.
But there was a particular instance where Raonic needs to be applauded for sportsmanship. Early in the fifth set, the ball that Monaco hit was counted out, but Raonic told the umpire that Monaco’s shot was indeed in. High praise needs to go to Raonic!
In other action today, two key fourth round matches have been suspended until tomorrow. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, the fifth seed, leads Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland, the 18th seed, 6-4, 7-6, 3-6, 3-6, 4-2 in the fifth set, and Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina, the ninth seed, leads the seventh seed Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 7-6, 1-6, 6-3.
Tags: dominika cibulkova, french open, jo-wilfried tsonga, juan martin del potro, juan monaco, milos raonic, stanislas wawrinka, tomas berdych, victoria azarenka
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Saturday, June 2nd, 2012
Dylan Armstrong (Wilson Wong, Wikimedia Commons)
This weekend is a big tuneup for Canadian Olympic medal hopeful Dylan Armstrong of Kamloops, British Columbia. The reigning Diamond League Champion is set to compete in the 2012 Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon (Saturday, NBC, 1pm) , a major track and field event in Armstrong’s preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Armstrong will also be competing this weekend against a very deep field–reigning Olympic Gold medallist Tomasz Majewski of Poland, and Americans Ryan Whiting (World Indoor Champion), Christian Cantwell (2009 World Champion) and Reese Hoffa (2007 World Champion). Hoffa has the seasonal best throw of 21.73m.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
Saturday–ATP–French Open Tennis– Men’s Third Round–(13) Juan Monaco–ARG vs. (19) Milos Raonic–CAN–9am–TSN–For the first time in his career, Canadian Milos Raonic has advanced past the first round of the French Open. In his win Thursday, Raonic defeated American Jesse Levine 6-4, 7-5, 6-2. Levine, a native of Ottawa, has publicly stated he considers himself 100% American, making him a present day Greg Rusedski (represented Great Britain despite being born in Montreal), as a player that turned away completely from his Canadian roots. Monaco will be the slight favourite due to his experience on the clay. He has been on the ATP Tour now since 2004 and the clay is his best surface.
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Tags: boston celtics, christian cantwell, dario franchitti, dylan armstrong, french open, james hinchcliffe, jonathan quick, juan martin del potro, juan monaco, kevin garnett, los angeles kings, martin brodeur, Miami Heat, milos raonic, new jersey devils, novak djokovic, prefontaine classic, rajon rondo, resse hoffa, ROGER FEDERER, ryan whiting, tomas berdych, tomasz majewski, will power
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Saturday, May 12th, 2012
Alexander Ovechkin (Wikimedia Commons)
Three game sevens (and possibly a fourth) will dominate my sports viewing this weekend.
In the NHL, there is a game seven in the Eastern Conference Semi-Final between the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. This will be a battle of Alexander Ovechkin versus Henrik Lundqvist. Despite limited ice time, Ovechkin leads the Capitals in scoring with nine points, but will have to get by Hart Trophy nominee Lundqvist to move on to the Eastern Conference Final for the first time in his career. The game can be seen on CBC tonight at 5:30pm.
In the NBA, there are two game sevens, both involving the Los Angeles teams. Tonight the Los Angeles Lakers host the Denver Nuggets in game seven of the Western Conference Quarterfinal tonight (TSN2, 8:30pm). Questions are surrounding the health of Lakers star Kobe Bryant who played with the stomach flu in game six on Thursday. Afterwards, he was not happy with Pau Gasol for his lack of effort and had no problem telling him so.
Then tomorrow the Memphis Grizzlies host the Los Angeles Clippers (ABC, 11am) in game seven of another Western Conference Semi-Final. Like the Nuggets, the Grizzlies were once down 3-1 in the series but have clawed their way back to force a game seven. Last night in Los Angeles, the Grizzlies won game six 90-88 on Marc Gasol’s 23 points.
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Tags: alexander ovechkin, Curtis Lazar, denver nuggets, Edmonton Oil Kings, henrik lundqvidst, jonathan quick, josh hamilton, juan martin del potro, k.j. choi, kevin na, Kobe Bryant, los angeles angels of anaheim, Los ANgeles Clippers, los angeles kings, los angeles lakers, marc gasol, matt kuchar, memphis grizzlies, miami marlins, mike smith, milos raonic, new york mets, new york rangers, phoenix coyotes, portland winterhawks, r.a. dickey, ricky nolasco, ROGER FEDERER, sven bartschi, texas rangers, tomas berdych, washington capitals, world hockey championships, zach johnson
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Friday, August 12th, 2011
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Rob Young, Wikimedia Commons)
I think there is no question now that France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s play making is significantly puzzling the great Roger Federer.
Last night in the third round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal, Tsonga defeated Federer 7-6, 4-6, 6-1, having defeated Federer for the third time in two years.
Two years ago in Montreal, in one of the greatest comebacks in tennis of all-time, Tsonga defeated Federer in the quarterfinals, 7-6,1-6,7-6 after being down 5-1 to Federer in the third and final set. Then at Wimbledon this year, he came back from being down two sets, to defeat Federer again, 3-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
On Thursday, Federer struggled significantly with his return game in the third and final set, only winning three times on nineteen chances when he wasn’t serving. Tsonga, meanwhile won points on 11 times of 21 chances when he was returning.
Today, the men’s quarterfinals in Montreal will see Djokovic play the fifth seed, Gael Monfils of France. Tsonga will play the eighth seed, Nicolas Almagro of Spain. In the other quarterfinals, Mardy Fish, the sixth seeded American, will play Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka, the fourteenth seed and Tomas Berdych, the seventh seed of the Czech Republic will play Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia.
Tags: gael monfils, janko tipsarevic, jo-wilfried tsonga, mardy fish, nicolas almagro, novak djokovic, ROGER FEDERER, rogers cup, stanislas wawrinka, tomas berdych
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