Archive for May 2011
Every tennis fan has geared up to watch the French Open 2011, which commenced on May 22 to June 5. Enthusiasts, for their favorite players, are rooting religiously. The 110th edition of the Grand Slam is currently taking place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France and it is played on clay courts. Aficionados are eager to see if Rafael Nadal, five-time French Open champion will clinch the title again. Last year, in the women’s category an Italian player, Francesca Schiavone emerged victorious.
In 2011, Novak Djokovic took his unbeaten record to 38 wins. In the first round, he enjoyed a 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 dismissal of hapless Dutchman Thiemo De Bakker. To break John McEnroe’s Open era record of 42 for the best-unbeaten start, Djokovic needs five more wins and a sixth victory will make him the first man to win the Australian and French Opens back-to-back since Jim Courier in 1992.
At this year’s French Open, Roger Federer was all about the serve in the opening match and his strategy served him well. Without facing a single break point in beating Feliciano Lopez of Spain 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3), the 16-time Grand Slam champion advanced to the second round.
Federer said that from his side, the important thing was to be solid in his own serve. He added that he thought he played a good match.
For the women, defending champion Francesca Schiavone and top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki made it through.
lines have received a ton of action these last few weeks for 2011 French Open. The odds are Roger Federer (1/100), Maxime Teixeira (22), Novak Djokovic (1/100), Victor Hanescu (22), Caroline Wozniacki (1/25) and Aleksandra Wozniak (11).
Kevin Anderson won his opening match of the Madrid Masters, defeating Olivier Rochus 6-2, 6-4. The big-serving South African sent down 12 aces and broke Rochus’ serve four times. He towered over his 30-year-old Belgian opponent.
Anderson now faces a overwhelming prospect in the second round. He will be facing the second seed Novak Djokovic, who has remained undefeated in 27 matches this year. Currently, Anderson is ranked 35 in the world.
Nikolay Davydenko went down to Spain’s Marcel Granollers 7-5. 6-2, while German Florian Mayer upset Serb 16th seed Viktor Troicki 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. Mayer lost the finals on Sunday in Munich to Davydenko.
Djokovic and Anderson have met twice. In a tight three-setter, Anderson won in 2008 and Djokovic prevailed early last month, in the quarterfinals. Both the matches against one another were at the Miami Masters event (on hard courts).
In a season, which has seen Djokovic, rack up 27 wins for no losses, he is untouchable to date and he is living a tennis dream, which cannot go on.
The Serb admitted that he does not think that it is realistic to go without a defeat in the first for months of the season. He added that if you believe you can achieve it and you are fit physically and mentally fresh, motivated and dedicated to the sport, anything is possible.
The second seed owns five titles at the ATP-WTA Madrid Masters and he is coming into his first serious clay test of the spring in Madrid as the French Open start on May 22 draws near.
Oddsmakers from online sports book have Novak Djokovic is the favorite to march forward to the next round. The best odd for Djokovic is 1/33 and for Anderson, it is 14.
Kevin Anderson · Madrid Open · Novak Djokovic · Olivier Rochus
