Instead, he will have to settle for mover of the week. Dominik Koepfer got all the way to the quarterfinals of the ATP Masters 1000 Rome and even took the first set from Novak Djokovic, the eventual champion, before he faded. That performance earned his the honors of mover of the week. Who is Dominik…
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Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Rome [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. [18] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) In five previous meetings, Carreno Busta was only able to take one set from Nadal, and that was on hard court. Today, it was another dominant performance from the king of clay against his compatriot. Was it too quick a turn-around…
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MOTW: Shelby Rogers The mover of the week (MOTW) honors goes to American Shelby Rogers. Great to see the American playing well again. This was her second quarterfinal showing at a major and she will be eager to keep building on this. After left knee surgery in 2018, she is happy her form is improving. …
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US OPEN, New York (USA) Men’s Semifinal: [5] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs. [20] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) Was it a case of Pablo Carreno Busta getting tight, or Alexander Zverev deciding at 0-2 down, he had nothing to lose? Perhaps it was none of the above, a combination of the above, or was injury the…
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US OPEN, New York (USA) [3] Serena Williams (USA) vs. [PR] Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) You can always count on Williams to make it exciting for her fans. Yet, it’s different these days, gone are the days when her fans were confident that she would pull off another amazing Houdini escape. All that aside, this was…
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US OPEN, New York (USA) [17] Angelique Kerber (GER) vs. [28] Jennifer Brady (USA) The American had been slowly but surely climbing her way up the ranks. Last month, she served noticed when she claimed her first WTA singles title, never dropping a set at the Lexington tournament last month. Although she stumbled in the…
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