Category Archives: Tennis

Black Wednesday at Wimbledon, Federer out in second round

Posted on June 26, 2013 by susan

There are simply no words.  Roger Federer, defending Wimbledon champion, holder of 7 Wimbledon titles, 17 Grand Slams, and so on and on, was sent packing today in the second round by the 116th ranked player in the world, Sergiy … Continue reading →

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Black Wednesday at Wimbledon, Federer out in second round

Posted on June 26, 2013 by admin

There are simply no words.  Roger Federer, defending Wimbledon champion, holder of 7 Wimbledon titles, 17 Grand Slams, and so on and on, was sent packing today in the second round by the 116th ranked player in the world, Sergiy … Continue reading →

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Wimbledon day 2 – Djokovic advances as does Serena Williams

Posted on June 25, 2013 by susan

Day 2 at Wimbledon and the two favorites, or at least the number one players in the world and the #1 seeds were both in action.  On the men’s side, Novak Djokovic had a solid first outing defeating F. Mayer … Continue reading →

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Wimbledon day 1 – Nadal goes out to a guy named Steve!

Posted on June 24, 2013 by susan

Wimbledon day one shocker, Rafael Nadal (after all the controversy over him being seeded so low at #5) goes out in the first round to a guy named Steve, Steve Darcis from Belgium (ranked 135th in the world), 6 – … Continue reading →

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Let’s get the party started! Wimbledon kicks off on Monday 6/24/13

Posted on June 23, 2013 by admin

The tennis equivalent of  The Masters in golf gets underway on Monday, June 24, 2013, Wimbledon, The Championships at the All England Lawn and Racquet Club.  This year has some interesting side story lines, some of which got going with … Continue reading →

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Federer advances in Halle, to face Youzhny in final

Posted on June 15, 2013 by admin

Roger Federer will face M. Youzhny tomorrow in the final of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle.  It is Fed’s second final of the year, and hopefully after tomorrow, his first title of the year as we head toward Wimbledon.  … Continue reading →

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Heat take game four, 109 – 93, even NBA finals

Posted on June 14, 2013 by susan

The NBA finals are once again deadlocked, 2 – 2 between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs.  Last night the Heat took it to the Spurs in the second half and went on to a resounding 109 – … Continue reading →

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Game 3 another blowout! This time Spurs over Heat, 113 – 77

Posted on June 12, 2013 by susan

Well, talk about embarrassing!  Game three in the NBA finals was another blowout, but this time it was the Spurs who made the Heat look silly with a 113 – 77 tail kicking in San Antonio.  Only bad news, Tony … Continue reading →

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Game 3 another blowout! This time Spurs over Heat, 113 – 77

Posted on June 12, 2013 by admin

Well, talk about embarrassing!  Game three in the NBA finals was another blowout, but this time it was the Spurs who made the Heat look silly with a 113 – 77 tail kicking in San Antonio.  Only bad news, Tony … Continue reading →

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Nadal makes history..wins 8th French Open!

Posted on June 9, 2013 by admin

Rafael Nadal made history today in Paris, winning his 8th French Open title.  It is an incredible feat, especially when you consider that he missed seven months from the sport with a serious knee injury and only returned to competitive … Continue reading →

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