No matter how slow the courts of the French Open might be, it seems as though the tournament this year is flying by. We're already in the second week of Roland Garros tennis and we're staring straight down the barrel of the men's quarterfinals. The first week was chock-full of losses and winners, some were surprising and some were downright confusing. The French Open has … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2012
Is Andy Murray cheating?
Another win today for Andy Murray, which lands him into the quarterfinals for a second time in his career (2009). He will face world #6 David Ferrer next; I really hope that Ferrer takes it to Andy, especially after his recent on court antics. It all started in his match against Jarkko Nieminen, Murray's back start to "spasm" during the match. Now, I totally understand back … [Read more...]
Nighttime in Paris kills tennis
The 2012 French Open has been plenty dramatic this first weekend. There have been lots of unexpected losses, questionable officiating, and some really close matches. One thing that keeps happening every year at the French Open is the lack of lighting on each of the courts. In this weekends' case, a few of the first matches ran late, therefore the next scheduled match is … [Read more...]
Federer rolls into 4th round and leaves IMG in the dust
Roger Federer has once again dropped a set during the 2012 French Open, this time it was to Nicolas Mahut. The Frenchman, has some brilliant shots in all sets, though he was particularly effective in the second set, which he took 6-4. Federer eventually remembered he was Federer and came back to take the following two sets and the match. Fed looks good out on the red clay of … [Read more...]