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...]
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...]