It was a week filled with comebacks and upsets leading up to the men’s final at the Rogers Cup in Montreal yesterday.  Event organizers used Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal as major draws to the tournament but the two plays showed some rust (Federer took a break after Wimbledon since his wife gave birth to twins and Nadal was recovering from a knee injury).

The semi-finals were a bit of a disappointment for me since I really wanted to see Andy Roddick advance but after a very close match against Juan Martin Del Potro, he was eliminated.  In the end, Del …read more

It took USA’s Andy Roddick 2 hours, 53 minutes to advance to the fourth round at Wimbledon but the important thing is that he did it.  The sixth-seeded player beat 26th-seeded Austrian Jurgen Melzer 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 6-3 despite the fact that Melzer managed to fire 26 aces.

The end of the match was predictable – Melzer and Roddick have battled nine times in the past and the Austrian has lost every single time.  Since Roddick has been the runner-up to Roger Federer at Wimbledon in both 2004 and 2005, I’m sure his mind is beginning to wonder if …read more

Andy Murray has bought a home that was listed at £5.45 million.  The tennis star will share his new abode with his girlfriend, Kim Sears.  With Murray’s recent success, I’m not surprised at all to learn that he’s ditched his apartment in favor for this estate.  Who wouldn’t?

According to the Telegraph, the massive home features “a large rear lawn with summerhouse, an indoor swimming pool with sauna and jacuzzi, a library and games room.”  Surprisingly, the property does not include a tennis court.  That surprised me since I can’t imagine playing a sport professionally and not having an area …read more

After a straight-set victory over America’s James Blake, Scottish tennis player, Andy Murray, took the 2009 Queen’s Club title as well at the $118,000 first prize.  The 7-5, 6-4 victory was Murray’s fourth this year (12th overall) and could be a great boost to his confidence before Wimbledon, although he’s made it clear that he isn’t worrying about the upcoming tournament.
“I’m not planning on getting caught up in the whole hype and the pressure, because I don’t think that that helps if you do” Murray said. “I’m going to try and just concentrate on playing and winning matches. You can …read more

The 2009 Queen’s Club final matchup is set with top-seeded Andy Murray squaring off against sixth-seeded James Blake. The pairing came after Murray won 6-2, 6-4 over unseeded Juan Carlos Ferrero in 1 hour and 11 minutes.
Blake’s semifinal match came to an abrupt end when, with the score tied at 4-4, four-time Queen’s Club champion Andy Roddick withdrew from the match after suffering an ankle injury.
Murray is ranked third in the world with just Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer ahead of him.  I’m sure he would love to win the event since, after advances to the finals, he will …read more

Roger Federer is getting ready for Paris by defeating Robin Soderling 6-1, 7-5 at the Masters Series Madrid. Unfortunately, Federer has a chance of losing his number 2 ranking to Andy Murray if he doesn’t have a good showing at the joint ATP and WTA event.

“It’s about playing well and getting ready for Paris,” said Federer. “It’s good to get the first match.”
Federer came out strong and took advantage of his opponents unforced errors.
The Swiss star hit 24 winners and took advantage of the Swedish player’s 25 unforced errors to capture four break points. Federer fired down 11 aces, …read more

Due to rain delays on Thursday (April 16) Rafael Nadal had to win two matches on Friday (April 17) to move him one step closer to winning his fifth straight title at the Monte Carlo Masters. Did he succeed? Of course he did!

Nadal defeated Nicolas Lapentti 6-3, 6-0 and Ivan Ljubicic 6-3, 6-3. This takes him to 25 winning matches in Monte Carlo.
“I don’t remember ever winning two singles matches in one day, only doubles,” Nadal said. “I didn’t have a very long match (in the morning), so I was totally 100 percent to play the second. That’s …read more

Andy Murray has defeated Novak Djokovic at the Sony Ericsson Open today in Miami. FL. He grabbed the title with a 6-2, 7-5 win. It was an unexpected win and was one fun match to watch. Murray was the first Brit to win this title.
Djokovic seemed to be a little confused in the second set and it was Murray’s to win.
The best example of that was the penultimate game of the second set today, in which Murray broke Djokovic in a way that was both unexpected and mortifying. Djokovic, playing spectator at his own execution, lost four straight points, at …read more

This is going to be one great day of men’s tennis at the Indian Wells Tournament . We will see some of the best of the best play each other.

On Friday, March 20 , Andy Roddick defeated Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-2 and will face No.1 Rafael Nadal today in the semifinals. This is a match I am looking forward to! This would be Nadal’s third win at Indian Wells in three years. He reached the semifinals by defeating Juan Martin del Potro 6-2, 6-4.
Roger Federer will face Andy Murray today in the other semifinal. Again, this is a match …read more

Not all kisses are created equal. 
Here’s what we liked best about the 2008 U.S. Open:

And here’s what almost ruined the whole tournament for us:

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The first picture shows our fave athlete of all time, Roger Federer, planting a wet one on us, in our most joyous dreams the U.S. Open trophy. The Fed Express collected his record 5th straight U.S. Open title and 13th major overall—quelling all the naysayers who pegged him as “done” after the loss to Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon.
The second picture shows our least favorite person ever to co-host “The View,” Star Jones. The some-would-say unlucky fella she’s …read more