Publication: TENNIS in DEPTH.

First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Tennis-in-depth is for sale!!

After writing over 4000 posts, watching every tennis tournament either online or in person, I have decided to retire from the active tennis scene. I hope someone will continue with their own perpesctive, and gain as much enjoyment as I have. Email me ... [ Published May 16 2012 by TENNIS in DEPTH. ]

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Andy Murray

Andy Murray was pushed to the limit by David Nalbandian before booking his place in the third round of the Rome Masters.

The former Wimbledon runner-up bounced back from a nightmare start to push Murray hard in the decider but the British number one, celebrating his 25th birthday, eventually prevailed 6-1 4-6 7-5 win. There was no hint of the drama to follow when Murray, ... [ Published May 15 2012 by TENNIS in DEPTH. ]

Entities: Andy Murray, David Nalbandian, Rome

First Reported May 14 2012 - Updated May 14 2012 - 1 Documents

Francesca Schiavone

Schiavonne’s slump continues in Rome.

Francesca Schiavone was an early casualty in the Rome Masters today after losing her opening round match to Ekaterina Makarova. The out-of-form Schiavone, the 10th seed here and 2010 French Open champion, was beaten 6-3 6-4 by her Russian opponent as ... [ Published May 14 2012 by TENNIS in DEPTH. ]

Entities: Rome, Francesca Schiavone, French Open, Ekaterina Makarova, Angelique Kerber

First Reported May 14 2012 - Updated May 14 2012 - 1 Documents

Venus Williams

Serena leaves no doubt about who’s the best!

As if Williams’ 61 63 quarterfinal victory over World No.2 Maria Sharapova wasn’t impressive enough, her dismantling of Azarenka in the final was her 13th career win over a World No.1, tying Venus Williams for most victories over a World No.1 among active ... [ Published May 14 2012 by TENNIS in DEPTH. ]

Entities: Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters, Maria Sharapova

First Reported May 13 2012 - Updated May 13 2012 - 1 Documents

Roger Federer

A win by Federer is tomorrow’s final will vault him into the #2 position.

Roger Federer will play Tomas Berdych in Sunday’s Mutua Madrid Open final. The Swiss will win this event for the third time if he sees off the Czech, having eased past Janko Tipsarevic. A 6-2 6-3 victory took Federer into his 104th career final, while ... [ Published May 13 2012 by TENNIS in DEPTH. ]

Entities: Roger Federer, Tomas Berdych, Janko Tipsarević, Juan Martín del Potro

First Reported May 12 2012 - Updated May 12 2012 - 1 Documents

Novak Djokovic

“In 2013, if they play on blue [clay], they can have their own tournament but I am not coming for sure,” says Djokovic!

Novak Djokovic again criticised the blue clay court as he was knocked out of the Madrid Open. Djokovic lost 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 to fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic and vowed not to play in the competition next year if the controversial surface is retained. ”In ... [ Published May 12 2012 by TENNIS in DEPTH. ]

Entities: Novak Djokovic, Janko Tipsarević, Madrid

First Reported May 11 2012 - Updated May 11 2012 - 1 Documents

Serena Williams

Love her or hate her, but respect her for being the best player in the world, maybe the best ever!

Serena Williams thrashed Maria Sharapova to reach the semi-finals of the Madrid Open. The American triumphed 6-1 6-3 to claim her 11th successive victory on clay. Sharapova a recent winner in Stuttgart, was again beset by problems with her serve. She ... [ Published May 11 2012 by TENNIS in DEPTH. ]

Entities: Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Stuttgart (Germany)

First Reported May 10 2012 - Updated May 11 2012 - 1 Documents

Fernando Verdasco inflicted Rafael Nadal’s first defeat of the clay-court season to dump the world number two out of the Madrid Masters.

Verdasco, the 15th seed, had lost all of his previous 14 meetings with his Spanish compatriot. But the 28-year-old upset his Davis Cup team-mate 6-3 3-6 7-5 to book a quarter-final against Tomas Berdych. The Czech sixth seed eased through earlier on Thursday, ... [ Published May 10 2012 by TENNIS in DEPTH. ]

Entities: Fernando Verdasco, Madrid Masters, Rafael Nadal

First Reported May 10 2012 - Updated May 11 2012 - 1 Documents

Serena Williams staged an impressive comeback against Caroline Wozniacki to claim a place in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open.

The ninth-seeded American was comprehensively outplayed in the opening set of their third-round tie on Thursday, but hit back to wrap up a 1-6 6-3 6-2 victory in one hour and 42 minutes. Williams was broken three times in the first set by her Danish opponent, ... [ Published May 10 2012 by TENNIS in DEPTH. ]

Entities: Caroline Wozniacki, Serena Williams, Madrid

First Reported May 10 2012 - Updated May 10 2012 - 1 Documents

Federer survives a scare from Milos Raonic.

Milos Raonic pushed Roger Federer to the brink of elimination in the second round of the Madrid Open. But the hard-hitting native of Thornhill, Ont., couldn’t complete the upset as the third-seeded Federer survived two tiebreakers en route to a 4-6, 7-5, ... [ Published May 10 2012 by TENNIS in DEPTH. ]

Entities: Roger Federer, Milos Raonic, Madrid

First Reported May 09 2012 - Updated May 10 2012 - 1 Documents

Defending champion Petra Kvitova beaten by Czech team mate.

Petra Kvitova’s title defence at the Mutua Madrid Open did not last long. The Wimbledon champion was beaten 6-4 6-3 by Czech compatriot Lucie Hradecka in the Spanish captial on Wednesday. Kvitova, seeded third, was broken five times by her opponent, who ... [ Published May 09 2012 by TENNIS in DEPTH. ]

Entities: Petra Kvitová, Lucie Hradecká, Madrid

First Reported May 08 2012 - Updated May 09 2012 - 1 Documents

Raonic downs Nalbandian 6-4, 6-4…..Federer is next!

Milos Raonic dominated former grand slam finalist David Nalbandian 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday in the first round of the Madrid Open. The 21-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., defeated the Argentine in just 74 minutes with his 16th ace of the match. Nalbandian played ... [ Published May 08 2012 by TENNIS in DEPTH. ]

Entities: David Nalbandian, Milos Raonic, Madrid

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Tennis-in-depth is for sale!! [ Published May 16 2012 by TENNIS in DEPTH. ] After writing over 4000 posts, watching every tennis tournament either online or in person, I have decided to retire from the active tennis scene. I hope someone will continue with their own perpesctive, and gain as much enjoyment as I have. Email me ...
Andy Murray was pushed to the limit by David Na... [ Published May 15 2012 by TENNIS in DEPTH. ] The former Wimbledon runner-up bounced back from a nightmare start to push Murray hard in the decider but the British number one, celebrating his 25th birthday, eventually prevailed 6-1 4-6 7-5 win. There was no hint of the drama to follow when Murray, ...
Schiavonne’s slump continues in Rome. [ Published May 14 2012 by TENNIS in DEPTH. ] Francesca Schiavone was an early casualty in the Rome Masters today after losing her opening round match to Ekaterina Makarova. The out-of-form Schiavone, the 10th seed here and 2010 French Open champion, was beaten 6-3 6-4 by her Russian opponent as ...
Serena leaves no doubt about who’s the best! [ Published May 14 2012 by TENNIS in DEPTH. ] As if Williams’ 61 63 quarterfinal victory over World No.2 Maria Sharapova wasn’t impressive enough, her dismantling of Azarenka in the final was her 13th career win over a World No.1, tying Venus Williams for most victories over a World No.1 among active ...
A win by Federer is tomorrow’s final will vault... [ Published May 13 2012 by TENNIS in DEPTH. ] Roger Federer will play Tomas Berdych in Sunday’s Mutua Madrid Open final. The Swiss will win this event for the third time if he sees off the Czech, having eased past Janko Tipsarevic. A 6-2 6-3 victory took Federer into his 104th career final, while ...