Barcelona Day 1: Bellucci Upset by Giraldo, Nadal’s No.1 Fight

On Monday’s day 1 of match play at the Barcelona Open, Colombian Santiago Giraldo upset 13th seed Thomaz Bellucci 7-5, 6-3. He will face wildcard Albert Ramos, who defeated countryman Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo, in front of his home crowd to potentially face Rafael Nadal. No. 1 seed Rafael Nadal returns to Barcelona after skipping the tournament last year to potentially... 

American Mardy Fish Joins ATP Top 10 As Fernando Verdasco Falls Out

Tennis Now!   Monte Carlo was fine and dandy for Spaniards Rafael Nadal (the champ) and David Ferrer (runner-up) on Sunday, but the same couldn’t be said for countryman Fernando Verdasco—who plummeted four spots and fell out of the top 10 for the first time since April 4, 2010. A finalist in Monte Carlo a year ago, Verdasco fell in the second round this year. His drop allowed four... 

Russia Sweeps Defending Titlist Italy Out of Fed Cup Finals

Tennis Now! Italy fell completely flat to Russia this weekend with the clear absence of the team’s two strongest players, Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone. World No. 3 and Russia’s No. 1 Vera Zvonareva sealed the victory when she defeated Roberta Vinci 6-4, 6-4 that gave Russia a 3-0 lead. Italy could not take a rubber. “I think this is one of the biggest emotions... 

Rafael Nadal Gets 7th Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Bryans Win 18th Masters Title

Tennis Now!   The World No. 1 starts the clay court season on top and breaking records—Rafael Nadal defeated fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-4, 7-5 on the red clay courts of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters.  As for breaking records, he is the first player to collect his 7th title in a row at the same tournament and win 19 Masters titles.   Nadal said, “[To] win seven times... 

Andre Agassi: Tennis’ Greatest Players A-Z, Vol. A

This article first appeared at Tennis Now. Andre Agassi’s career played out like a soap opera—the brash beginning, the troubled middle and then the happily ever after, featuring a return to glory, not to mention a blissful marriage to a woman who might just be the greatest female player of all time. In his 20-year professional career he won 60 ATP titles, won almost 600 matches more... 

Bjorn Borg: Tennis’ Greatest Players A-Z, Vol. B

This article first appeared at Tennis Now. A winning percentage of 41 doesn’t sound too impressive until you realize that it isn’t for matches, but for Grand Slam tournaments. In the matches themselves, Bjorn Borg won just under 90 percent of his Slam singles—going a gaudy 141-16. Borg entered 27 Grand Slam tournaments during his career, and won 11 of them, all 11 in the... 

Jimmy Connors: Tennis’ Greatest Players A-Z, Vol. C

This article first appeared at Tennis Now. Eight times, Jimmy Connors was the No. 1 player in the world, for a combined 238 weeks all time—160 of those in a row between 1974-77. A devastating lefty, Connors racked up a gaudy career record of 1,241-277, and won eight Grand Slams, failing only to win the French in his bid for a career Grand Slam. His failure to win Roland Garros... 

Lindsay Davenport: Tennis’ Greatest Players A-Z, Vol. D

This article first appeared at Tennis Now. When you’re part of a statistical group whose other three members are Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, you’re clearly doing something right. Lindsay Davenport is the fourth of that group of women to finish ranked No.1 in the world to end four different seasons, having done so at the ends of the 1998, 2001,... 

Tennis: Greatest Players A-Z: Volume E

Tennis Now   Sorry, Stefan Edberg, you were born with the wrong surname. For the letter E, there is no debate—the top honor belongs to Christine Marie Evert. The original American sweetheart, Evert won 18 Grand Slam single titles including a record seven at Roland Garros and a record six at Flushing Meadows—and finished No. 1 in the world seven times, including five straight... 

Greatest Tennis Players A-Z: Volume F

Tennis Now You were expecting, maybe, Fabio Fognini? Not only is Roger Federer a slam dunk choice for the letter of the day, he would be the choice if the list was best player whose name ends in R, best player with E as the second letter in his last name; and pretty much every other category you can think of. Consider this statistic: For every week from the Monday following Wimbledon... 

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