Saturday was Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day at the US Open, the annual pre-tournament meeting of pro players, pop stars and pre-teens. CBS will be broadcasting highlights from the day, which included the on court talents of Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Kim Clijsters, on Sunday afternoon: 12:00 – 1:30 pm, Eastern time. I [...]
I didn’t quite believe this stat going into today’s final in Toronto: Andy Murray held a 6-5 head-to-head advantage over Roger Federer – all matches played on hard court – but had never beaten the Swiss in a final. Roger had reigned supreme in all three of their Sunday meetings: in Bangkok in 2005, the [...]
RAIN RAIN RAIN. Rain delays have plagued the Murray vs. Federer final at the 2010 Rogers Cup. I’m hearing things got stormy in Cincy, too, but I think we have Cincinnati beat – we’re currently sitting through our fourth rain delay! Everyone in the media room is getting impatient. We can’t imagine how the players [...]
Roger Federer was in a jovial mood in his press conference on Saturday night, after almost letting his semifinal match vs. Novak Djokovic slip through his fingers. He was pushed to 7-5 in the third set after winning the first 6-1 and being up 4-1 in the third. Relief makes him slap happy, I guess. [...]
Hey GTT peeps, just a quick update with photos from the current semi-final match at Rogers Cup. Andy Murray seems to have come out with a solid game plan against Nadal. Current score is 3-3 in the 2nd. Enjoy! *Update* Andy Murray pulled off the rare straight set victory over Rafael Nadal, winning the match [...]
Just a little update from the Rogers Cup. Andy Murray took out David Nalbandian in a easy 6-2, 6-2 win. It’s his first win over the Argentine in three tries.
Behold, this weekend’s champions. For the first time in the 84-year history of what is now known as the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles, both the singles (Querrey) and doubles (Bryan Bros) champions were successful in defending their titles. Sam Querrey beat Andy Murray 5-7, 7-6, 6-3 in Sunday’s final. He saved a match point [...]
And it’s all fun and games until the top seed gets beat. The crowd went wild on Thursday night at the Farmers Classic as 192-ranked American Tim Smyczek won the second set over the tournament’s lone top 15 player, Andy Murray. The violinist from Wisconsin had lost the first, 1-6 in 28 minutes, so it’s [...]
I had the chance to ask Andy Murray about his current coach-less situation after he won his second round match at the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles on Thursday night. I was particularly interested in the rumors going around that adidas Player Development Guru Darren Cahill was on his short list: I’m not sure. I [...]
On the heels of Roger Federer’s news, Andy Murray went public with a personnel change of his own. The Scot announced via his website today that he’s parted ways with coach Miles Maclagan. Via AndyMurray.com: It’s telling that both coach and player prepared statements for the announcement. The underlying message: This is amicable, folks! Everything’s [...]
Of course most of the players featured here won’t be playing all that much this summer, but at least we get to see them in these fabulous 2010 Olympus US Open Series spots. Enjoy! Roger Federer demonstrates his “greatest shot,” with diagrams. Rafael Nadal shares his special recipe. Please, someone get this man a cooking [...]
Andy Murray showing off his slow dance to “Lady in Red” on the James Corden World Cup Live Show. Source: James LaRosa Twitter