Babolat Stars and stripes propulse 3 shoe giveaway! This contest is now over, thank you to all that entered. I will do another giveaway for the 2012 US Open in August/September. Yep, you know how I do it, every major I hold a giveaway where one lucky winner gets some really cool tennis gear! In the past, I have given away tennis strings, tennis racquets, and tennis … [Read more...]
Who is more likely to win 2012 Wimbledon ?
2012 Wimbledon There is just one more week from the release of the 2012 Wimbledon draw. This is when all the round-by-round predictions typically come up, but really, is each round worth predicting? I am confident that one of the "BIG 3" will be the 2012 Wimbledon champion...again. Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal have all won Wimbledon, with Novak being the … [Read more...]
The 5 best tennis racquets of 2012
Every year, there is a best tennis racquets list, and 2012 is no different. 2012 has been a year of change, the rankings have changed, a courts' surface color was changed, and even some records have changed. The most important facet of tennis has received a few changes, some minor and some major. Nearly all tennis racket manufacturers have introduced new frames this year, … [Read more...]
Rafael Nadal – the official “King of Clay”
It only took two days for Rafael Nadal to finish off world number one, Novak Djokovic at the 2012 French Open men's final. The historic final, finally finished up on Monday after a long (18 hour) rain delay, with Nadal winning 6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5. This would be Rafael Nadal's seventh French Open title. With his 7th title, Nadal is the only man in the modern era of tennis to … [Read more...]
A French Open champion will be crowned…on Monday.
After a couple of rain delays, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will have to wait another day to finish up their championship match...thanks to weather and darkness (more reason for the French Tennis Federation to install lights on the bigger courts). I thought for sure that Rafael would have already won the match, especially after leading two sets and a break in the third. … [Read more...]
Worst French Open semifinal matches ever
I'm not really sure what I watched today. Was it tennis that I was watching or was it a couple of guys trying to bash the ball from the baseline, attempting to play high quality tennis? Whatever it was, it was terrible. Sure Nadal's semifinal match against fellow countryman, Ferrer, was cleaner and resembled professional tennis, but it was still a wash; Ferrer only won 5 games … [Read more...]
2012 French Open semifinal Rafael Nadal vs David Ferrer
Well, I have been pretty spot on with my French Open quarterfinal predictions so far, I knew that Nadal would have a pretty easy match against fellow Spaniard, Nicolas Almagro. Even though Almagro showed signs of brilliance early on, he couldn't handle the clay court dominance that Rafa possesses; Nicolas out 6-7, 2-6, 3-6. Then of course, there was the second quarterfinal … [Read more...]
Second set of 2012 French Open men’s quarterfinal predictions
If today's quarterfinal matches weren't intense enough, there is still a second group of quarterfinalists that are getting ready to put in the mileage to reach the semifinals. Rafael Nadal will face fellow countryman Nicolas Almagro and David Ferrer will face Andy Murray. I have a feeling that these two matches will not be as intense or drawn out as the two quarterfinal matches … [Read more...]
Federer and Djokovic to meet in 2012 French Open semifinals
Wow! What great quarterfinal matches today, it was spectacular tennis! Both Federer and Djokovic struggled against their opponents, though somehow came up with the wins. It was truly some of the best matches of the tournaments so far. Federer came back from two sets down against Juan Martin Del Potro, where it seemed that the Argentine came out with guns blazing. Delpo took … [Read more...]
2012 French Open the quaterfinals
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...]