Cañas has won the first successful appeal in the history of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The Swiss Federal Tribunal has ordered a new review of the doping case against Cañas. In 2005 Cañas was at his peak, ranked #8 in the world, when he tested positively for a masking agent. At an [...]
Cañas Can Do
March 29, 2007 By Leave a Comment
In men’s semifinals action, Andy Murray of Scotland battles Novak Djokovic of Serbia, both 19 years old and improving steadily. Djokovic beat Murray in the Indian Wells semifinals, but Murray’s talents are considerable. Also promising is the second men’s semifinal, Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia versus Guillermo Cañas of Argentina. Having fought the world’s top player [...]
Cañas Beats Federer Again
March 28, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Yes, Guillermo Cañas has done it again! In an epic match, Cañas upset world number one and top seed Roger Federer for the second time this month yesterday (7-6 (2), 2-6, 7-6 (5)). Two weeks ago, Cañas beat Federer at Indian Wells, abruptly ending Federer’s infamous winning streak. This second win proves conclusively that his [...]
Federer: He’s Only Human After All
March 13, 2007 By 3 Comments
Just when tennis fans were beginning to believe that Federer might have fathered the WiiBot, Roger faltered. In the men’s upset of the year, Guillermo Cañas of Argentina defeated Roger Federer in two sets in the second round of Indian Wells (7-5, 6-2). Cañas was impressive where Federer was immobile. Currently ranked 60th in the [...]