Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka Strong In Second Round Of 2012 Australian Open; Caroline Wozniacki Advances After Being Pushed In Tough Second Set

Victoria Azarenka has started the first two rounds of the 2012 Australian Open like she means business. In her first two matches she has won 24 games and lost 2. Heather Watson had no chance against Vika in the first round. Similarly, Australia’s own Casey Dellacqua proved no threat either for the #3 seed as … Continue reading →

Is Ivan Lendl The Key To Lifting Andy Murray To Grand Slam Glory?

Make it 1 for 1 on the Andy Murray-Ivan Lendl partnership. Andy was very impressive in winning the 2012 Brisbane International men’s singles title, defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov in the final, 6-1 6-3. But the harder questions get asked in the next few weeks as Andy and new coach Lendl try to get the talented British … Continue reading →

Alexandr Dolgopolov Interview

Besides the great anecdotes from this interview, one of the best things is just to hear from Alexandr himself the correct pronunciation of his name. It seems like he is on the verge of maybe doing some great things on the ATP tour.

Interview with ATP star Alexandr Dolgopolov

“The Next Best Thing”? Well, we will see. Surely, the quarterfinal run at the 2011 Australian Open has to be a confidence booster. But it is good that he seems to understand as serious as the game can be, it is important to keep tennis in perspective and find balance. It’s also great that he … Continue reading →

Andy Roddick Aces His Way Into Third Round At Brisbane; Andrea Petkovic Blows By Jelena Dokic; Mardy Fish Ousted

Defending Champion Andy Roddick of the United States withstood the challenge of Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov to win 6-4 6-1 and advance to the third round of the Brisbane International. The feisty Dolgopolov went for broke early in the match, actually trying to out-winner the big hitting Roddick. For six games Dolgopolov was actually doing so as … Continue reading →