The announcer called it a sure thing, “Nadal would loose against qualifier Robert Kendrik.” Others thought it would be a cake walk for Nadal who is picked to challenge Federer for the Wimbledon title. Number 1 vs Number 2 in the world. That hopeful match up almost didn’t happen thanks to Robert Kendrik. Two of [...]
Rain Delay on First Day of 2006 Wimbledon
June 26, 2006 By Leave a Comment
June 26th, 2006 marked the first day of Wimbledon and in true London style there was rain. Lot’s of it. A down pour soak the lawn Monday delaying some very interesting matches until tomorrow’s Wimbledon gets underway. On Center Court, three time champioin Roger Federer was delayed in his matchup against Frenchman Richard Gasquet. Roger [...]
Federer Still Number 1
June 12, 2006 By Leave a Comment
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Rafael Nadal took his second French Open title beating the number one ranked player in the world Roger Federer. Federer kept and increased his number 1 world ranking despite the loss to Nadal. Of the last seven times the two have faced Nadal has come out victorious six. After dropping the first set Nadal powered [...]
Henin-Hardenne Wins French Open
June 10, 2006 By Leave a Comment
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Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium won her third women’s French Open title on Saturday and second in a row. She played Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova and beat her in two sets 6-4, 6-4. Henin-Hardenne played very powerful tennis and quickly disposed of her counterpart. She was on, and that was it. Tennis at its finest. Next up [...]
Nadal Wins 58th Straight
June 8, 2006 By Leave a Comment