Miami, Florida – The Swiss maestro Roger Federer is on the verge of a spot in the Miami Masters semi-finals and standing in his way is Gilles Simon of France, a player he trails against 1-2 lifetime. Not many players can lay claim to a positive record against Fed, and thus, that fact alone lends Simon a glimmer of hope in this clash.
As far as the tennis betting markets on this clash…
Miami, Florida – As the top half-of the men’s draw gets underway today in the quarterfinals with both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the mix, only one consuming question is had: will we have a Federer-Nadal semi-final at the Miami Masters?
Nothing would be more satisfying to many tennis regulars than another spirited contest – first of this season, by the way – by this…
Miami, Florida – World No. 1 Rafael Nadal is set to bid for a spot in the ATP Miami Masters today when the last men’s quarterfinal match takes centre court this evening. Standing in Nadal’s way is Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, a top ten player and a legitimate threat but also a player that he owns a healthy head-to-head edge over.
Such a positive run of form against…
Miami, Florida – The best rivalry in sport is a mere few hours away from getting underway at Crandon Park – incidentally, on the very same court it began six years ago when Nadal stunned Federer, and the entire tennis betting community, in straight sets 6-3, 6-3.
Miami, Florida – Finally, the best rivalry in sport is set to take centre court today when Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer battle for a spot in the Miami Masters final movement. Since the start of the season, this rivalry has threatened to take place but that’s as close as we’ve come to it, until now.
Miami, Florida – Novak Djokovic continues on a tear through the season as he reaches the ATP Miami Masters quarterfinal on the back of another convincing win over his whipping boy (and pal) Viktor Troicki in the R16. This last win extends Djokovic’s incredible run to 21 straight matches (23 if you include the two wins at the tail end of last season), and for many tennis enthusiasts…
Miami, Florida – Alexandr Dolgopolov earned the right to challenge the World No.1 Rafael Nadal for a spot in the quarterfinals when he dealt Jo-Wilfried Tsonga the coup de grace this afternoon, a R32 clash that was rained out last night in the third set and only just completed with Dolgopolov winning 6-7(2), 6-4, 7-5.
Miami, Florida – Novak Djokovic is indisputably the hottest player on the ATP Tour, right now. What, with winning all three events that he’s entered this season – from the Australian Open to Dubai Open and Indian Wells.
Miami, Florida – Saturday’s second round of the ATP Miami Masters is going to be a special day because finally TV coverage of the event begins that day. Lucky for us, some of the best players will be taking their first stab at the tournament, including World No.1 Rafael Nadal and recently demoted Roger Federer (down from No.2 to No. 3 after Indian Wells). In addition, American fans can…
Miami, Florida – Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters set up an all-Belgian affair at the Sony Ericsson Open semis, a spot in the final on the line, a date with Venus Williams, who advanced earlier today when she beat Marion Bartoli in straight sets.
These two ex-retirees, who returned to the game only recently – Kimmi in the summer of ’09 and Justine at the start of 2010 – have…