Hey everybody, I’m Jake and I’ll be “guest blogging” about this year’s Delray Beach Open. This is the first of two posts about the event, as I’ll also be covering Sunday’s finals. The Delray Beach Open has to be one of the homiest stops on the ATP World Tour. With just seven hard courts (three…
So i’m excited about DelPo returning. Win or lose, this guy brightens up the ATP tour and I can’t put into words how pleased I am to see him make a return to the tour. Again, i’m not going to have any time for detailed ATP previews during the week (work is busy!), but predictions…
Reports from the Argentine media came out on Friday suggesting that Juan Martin del Potro is considering having surgery on his left wrist (see article here). It would be a crushing blow for the big man because it would rule him out for the rest of the year. As a DelPo fan, I feel genuinely…
Here is the continuation of my countdown of the best ATP matches of 2013. If you missed part 1 featuring matches 10 to 3, you can read it HERE 2. Novak Djokovic d. Juan Martin del Potro, 7-5 4-6 7-6(2) 6-7(6) 6-3 (Wimbledon, SF) There were two matches this year that were head and shoulders above the…
1. Juan Martin del Potro v Roger Federer Juan Martin del Potro Saturday’s afternoon schedule features a third clash in as many weeks between Juan Martin del Potro and Roger Federer. The qualification scenarios are pretty simple; whoever wins, will qualify for the semi-finals therefore making this the most anticipated match of the tournament so…
David Ferrer against Tomas Berdych still coming up tonight, but I thought would post my preview for Thursday since it’s ready… 1. Roger Federer v Richard Gasquet (Group B) Richard Gasquet I haven’t had the fortune of watching Roger Federer‘s match with Novak Djokovic, but the general consensus I have read is that there were…
The World Tour Finals get underway tomorrow with the four Paris semi-finalists all given the day off and the two groups being split for the first time ever at the O2 with a group A and a group B match on day 1. I am intrigued to see whether they continue like this for the…
Novak Djokovic The Novak Djokovic-Juan Martin del Potro rivalry is fast becoming THE rivalry everyone wants to watch as they slugged out out an absorbing final in Shanghai. This is the 4th time they have played this year and 3 of those matches have been classics. Novak Djokovic once again came out on top as…
1. Novak Djokovic v Juan Martin del Potro (Shanghai, F) Novak Djokovic Two weeks and two hard court losses for Rafael Nadal, who went down to a magnificent performance from Juan Martin del Potro. The gentle giant crafted out a huge win to book his place at the O2 and take out the world number…
This will be my last post for Cincinnati because I am going to Paris for the weekend with some friends 🙂 My next posts will be on Monday with my wrap-up blog for Cincy and previews for New Haven and Winston Salem. 1. John Isner v Juan Martin del Potro (ATP Cincy, SF) John Isner…
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