In my opinion, many club players do not fully appreciate the potential benefits of varying grips to help produce and deal with a robust arsenal of shots. The modern game of tennis has racket technology and court surfaces that allow for increasingly higher bounces and the player to impart more spin than ever before. With…
Americans Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan won the Gold Medal at the London 2012 Olympics in Men’s Doubles, defeating France’s Michael Llodra & Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 7-6(2). The Bryans capitalized on a slow start by their French opponents to break Tsonga to 30 in the first game, after they forced them into several volley errors. At 4-3,…
Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro defeated second-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia 7-5, 6-4 to win the Bronze Medal at the 2012 London Olympics, capturing his nation’s first medal at the Games. The match was delayed twice due to rain. Del Potro has a 45-11 record this year, having won two ATP World Tour titles to…
Andy Murray defeated top-seed Roger Federer of Switzerland, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday to capture the Gold Medal in 2012 Olympic Men’s Singles Tennis. It was a rematch of the 2012 WImbledon finals, and this time, the outcome was in favor of the hometown Murray who became the first British man to win a singles gold medal…
Fourteen-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams of the United States defeated Russia’s Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1 to win the Gold Medal in the 2012 London Olympics Women’s Singles Tennis Final. Serena joins elite company, as she has won a career singles Golden Grand Slam, in naddition to the two doubles Gold Medals that she won with…
Andy Murray has ended Great Britain’s 100-year wait for an Olympic men’s singles tennis medal by reaching the gold medal match at the London 2012 Olympics. Murray, seeded number three, defeated second-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic 7-5, 7-5 on Friday to qualify for the Men’s Singles Finals where he will meet Switzerland’s Roger Federer. It will be…
Switzerland’s Roger Federer will compete for Olympic gold after his four hour and 25 minute win over eighth-seeded Argentine Juan Martin del Potro 3-6, 6-7(5), 19-17—an Open Era record for a best-of-three sets encounter. Del Potro had won the first set on three occasions against Federer in 14 meetings, so it was imperative he started well….
Russia’s Maria Sharapova swept into her first Olympic final as she defeated fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko 6-2, 6-3 in the semifinals Friday at the 2012 London Olympic Games. The 25-year-old will play either Wimbledon champion Serena Williams or world number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka in Saturday’s Women’s Singles Finals. She will try to complete the Golden Slam…
American top seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan advanced to the men’s doubles gold medal match at the London 2012 Olympics with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over French pairing Julien Benneteau & Richard Gasquet. Benneteau & Gasquet will now have the chance to play for the bronze medal against the losers of the second semifinal. The…
The New York Sportimes were the second best team in the 2012 WorldTeamTennis season, and with a 9-5 record, the Sportimes qualified for the 2012 WTT Playoffs. On Saturday, Sept. 15, the Sportimes will face off against the defending champion Washington Kastles for the Eastern Conference Championship. The Sportimes will look to end the Kastles unprecedented…