FISH SWIMS THROUGH

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Mardy Fish has defeated Juan Monaco of Argentina in the third round of the Rogers Cup. The American player didn’t start the match well, but, he came back and stunned Monaco who is placed higher in rankings than him. Fish won the match by 2-6, 6-1, 6-4. With this victory, Fish has registered a place in the quarter finals. The match was finished in 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Fish looked rusty at the start of the match and missed some opportunities. His service was broken by Monaco in the third game of the first set. Monaco held his service in the next game and made the score 3-1. Monaco got the second breakthrough in the seventh game and he took a lead of 5-2. He didn’t lose the advantage in the next game and won the first set by 6-2. Continue reading →

Olympic Fever

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The Olympics are coming to Wimbledon, and we are ready for them! We’ll be previewing the tennis competitin over the next few weeks, but for now I want to ry and spread the love for my favourite event – the 400m!

Men’s 400m

Kirani James, from Grenada, is just 19 years old but he is big and quick, and last year he stunned the track world by powering past LaShawn Merritt down the home straight in the world final in Korea. Can he repeat that on the biggest stage of all, in front of 80,000 Londoners at the Olympic Games?

Merritt is the 2.25 favourite to retain his Olympic title he won in Beijing with James the second favourite, at 3.50, while all others are virtually disregarded as potential winners. Merritt’s strength in the market is determined by his two stand-out runs already this season, both more than a quarter of a second quicker than any other man this year. Merritt clocked his best time for three years, 44.12sec, in winning the US Olympic Trials recently. Continue reading →

Federer back at the top

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Roger Federer has again become the no.1 tennis player in the world after defeating British sensation Andy Murray in the Wimbledon Championship final. This was the 7th Wimbledon title for Federer and 17th Grand Slam for him. On being asked about becoming the no. 1 player in the world again, Federer said that when he moved down in the rankings in 2010, people were not sure whether he would be able to become the no. 1 player again or not. Federer said that after losing the no.1 ranking, he decided that he had to get back to the top position again anyhow. It has taken him 2 years to get back to the top, but, finally he did it.

On being asked about his feelings after winning the 7th Wimbledon title, Federer said that he is over the moon after that win over Murray. It is quite satisfactory to be back at the top again. On being asked about the preparations for the big event, London Olympics, Federer said that he has taken rest for a week and he is ready to go into the Olympics. He said that a short break is quite beneficial for the body, but, if you take a break for too long, you get a bit rusty and start feeling nervousness. On being asked about Raefel Nadal’s decision of keeping himself out of the London Olympics, Federer said that Rafa is a great player and a very strong competitor. Had he been a part of the event, it would have been so nice.

On being asked about Andy Murray, Federer said that he played well, but he got nervous during the vital moments. However, he said that Murray is a good enough player and a Grand Slam title is not far away from him. Federer said that he would also participate in the doubles competition in the Olympics.

Federer on the Brink of History

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As Swiss tennis star Roger Federer gets set to take on Britain’s very own Andy Murray in the centre court of the All England Club with the Wimbledon title up for grabs, he has not only history but many other things in his sight as well.

If the 30 year old former world number one manages to break the heart of Murray as well as the whole of Great Britain once again, he will equal the record set by Pete Sampras by winning the 7th Wimbledon title of his career and the 17th overall Grand Slam title.

And a win would also guarantee the suave Swiss a return to the top of the ATP tennis rankings after a gap of more than two years as well. At the start of each tennis season, when asked about his goals for the year, Roger Federer has had the same answer for almost a decade now – winning the title at Wimbledon and ending the year as the world number one. And if he manages a victory today, one of those goals will be accomplished and the other one will become a real likelihood as well. Continue reading →