Category Archives: Tennis

Nadal over Federer in Cincy, and it was a privilege

Well, my guy lost, or did he?  Nadal won over Federer in three, 5 – 7, 6 – 4, 6 – 3.  One break in each set.  But this just in, the winning point by Nadal was out, but alas, … Continue reading

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Federer vs. Nadal from Cincy (for the 31st time!)

Tennis from Cincinnati continues with the quarterfinals taking place today on ESPN2.  Tonight, a special quarterfinal, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will face each other for the 31st time in their illustrious careers.  Rafa is playing brilliantly since exiting Wimbledon … Continue reading

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Federer wins in Cincy in three sets, but it was touch and go!

Whew!  As a Federer fan, that was scary!  Roger Federer survived Tommy Haas today in Cincinnati, 1 – 6, 7 – 5, 6 – 3.  It looked in the first set and halfway through the second, (Fed was down a … Continue reading

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Federer wins in Cincy in three sets, but it was touch and go!

Whew!  As a Federer fan, that was scary!  Roger Federer survived Tommy Haas today in Cincinnati, 1 – 6, 7 – 5, 6 – 3.  It looked in the first set and halfway through the second, (Fed was down a … Continue reading

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Oops, I did it again, Surviving “Paradise” the book promo, and some tennis!

Oops, I did it again.  Caught up in watching the tennis from Cincinnati and forgot to promote my book Surviving “Paradise” by Susan Willoch Shaver on Wednesday!  So, it is Thursday and let’s get it done…check out Surviving “Paradise” at … Continue reading

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Roger Federer wins first match in Cincinnati

Roger Federer returned to action last night in Cincinnati (Western and Southern Open) and defeated P. Kolschreiber in straight sets, 6 – 3, 7 – 6.  Federer looked sharp, especially in the first, had a bit of a hiccup in … Continue reading

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Tennis from Cincinnati!

This week, it is all about tennis from Cincinnati, the Western and Southern Open (a Masters 1000 event)!  This will likely be the final hard court tune up before the US Open which begins August 26th for all the “big … Continue reading

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Rogers Cup updates and PGA, etc.

First off, the Atlanta Braves’ 14 game winning streak came to end last night with a 1-0 loss to the Florida Marlins (Boo!!!)  Oh, well, many good things do come to an end, and then on to something better!!  Braves … Continue reading

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Couple of semifinal results from Rogers Cup action

Semifinal action got underway today at the Rogers Cup.  For the women in Toronto, Li Na was upset in two sets by S. Cirstea, 6 – 1, 7 – 6.  Li Na blew a 4 – 1 lead in the … Continue reading

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PGA second round…all about Jason Dufner

The guy from Ohio who played for Auburn and rarely shows much emotion sits atop the leaderboard after day 2 at the PGA Golf Championships (the final major of the 2013 season) at -9.  Jason Dufner shot a round of … Continue reading

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