27 May, 2013
Roland Garros 2013 - Day 2, Three Thoughts
26 May, 2013
Roland Garros 2013 - Day 1, Three Thoughts
Roger Rolls - World No. 3 Roger Federer coasted past a potential challenge from Pablo Carreno-Busta, launching his Roland Garros campaign with a rather routine 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 win. Coming into today's meeting with the all-time major champion, the Spaniard was the reigning King of the Futures, having amassed a 39-1 record on the lower-level circuit this year including a 25-0 run on clay. His success at lower levels encouraged some prognosticators to assume he would give the Swiss an early test. Federer, on the other hand, indeed proved that the future is not now, not yet at least. The Swiss master won 83% of his first serve points and going 7-for-7 on break points. Long story short, Federer blitzed the Barcelona native in a miserly 80 minutes as if he had lunch reservations at L'Entrecote. Federer will face another less-heralded qualifier in his second round match, 28 year old Somdev Devvarman of India. Federer won their first meeting back in 2011 and he'll be heavily favored to double up.
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Roland Garros 2013 Bracket Breakdown - The Women
For the 2013 French Open men's bracket breakdown, click here
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Roland Garros 2013 Bracket Breakdown - The Men
Apropos, no? |
With Roland Garros, aka, the French Open upon us, we take a look at the draws to find out who will leave Paris with shiny new hardware and who will leave as annoyed as a Parisian waiter who was just asked for ketchup. First up, les hommes (the men).
For the 2013 French Open women's bracket breakdown, click here
11 May, 2013
The Sunday Line: Madrid Finals
Blacklabel Tennis' take on this weekend's ATP and WTA finals.
(1) Serena Williams v. (2) Maria Sharapova
When Maria Sharapova defeated Serena Williams to win Wimbledon (her first major) in 2004, she was all steely serve and stinging groundies; a player perfectly crafted to dominate the field on fast courts. Yes, she's won Wimbledon and the US Open, but the Siberian Siren who stands before us today has morphed into a clay court colossus. With 25 consecutive wins on the red clay, including seven at Roland Garros that completed her career grand slam, Sharapova should be considered the runaway favorite any time she plays on the surface. But yeah, there's Serena.
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