2010

Jun 29 2010

Wimbledon 2010: Roddick Upset by Yen-Hsun Lu

The Biggest, Least Expected Upset of Wimbledon 2010?

ESPN Video: Wimbledon 2010, Roddick Upset by LuWimbledon 2010 has been stock full of potential upsets - Federer getting taken to 5 sets in his first round match vs. Alejandro Falla and almost facing a match point, Nadal getting pushed, Soderling, and lets not forget the epic, 11 hour, longest match in tennis history, 3-day battle between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut. But no one was worried when the round of 16 match between Roddick and Chinese Tapei (Taiwan) player Yen-Hsun Lu, aged 27 and typically ranked somewhere at the lower end of the top 100, began on Monday. Maybe they should have been... read more »

Jun 23 2010

Longest Tennis Match Ever

2nd Round: John Isner vs. Nicolas Mahut

ESPN Video : Isner Defeats Mahut in Longest Tennis Match EverThe frenchman takes on our big American John Isner in what initially appeared to be a somewhat routine match. Yesterday that is. The match was extended to today - in what would turn out to be a record breaking event. Nicolas Mahut and John Isner go head to head in what has become, by far, the longest match in tennis history (in the Open Era). They currently sit at 59-59 a piece in the 5th set...
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Mar 17 2010

Federer Ousted by Baghdatis

Roger's Feathers Get Ruffled

Indian Wells 2010, 3rd Round - Who would have thought - in fact, since the Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis had not beaten a top ten player since 2008, not many were keeping an eye on the third round match featuring the world number one Roger Federer vs. Marcos Baghdatis.... read more »

Feb 01 2010

Australian Open 2010 - Highlights

Roger Federer Secures his 16th Grand Slam

Roger Federer Wins Australian Open 2010Roger beats a couple more of his own records en route to his 16th Grand Slam win. On the other side of the draw, Serena Williams stays strong by fending off a near defeat in the quarters against Victoria Azarenka, and in the semis against Li Na. Her sister Venus gets ousted; U.S. Open champ Clijsters gets blow out of the water in the third round in her worst loss ever; and Justine makes a dream comeback run to the finals where Serena takes her down in a battle for the ages... read more »