As a native Parisian Gael Monfils has always enjoyed lots of crowd support at Roland Garros - he is affectionately known as "La Monf," but this year is extra-special as his ranking didn't qualify him for an automatic place in the draw of the clay-court Grand Slam. His entry was through a wild-card granted to him by the French Tennis Federation.
In the first round Monfils upset fifth-seeded Tomas Berdych in five sets and in the second round he beat Ernests Gulbis in four. This sets up another thrilling run for "La Monf" at Roland Garros, something tennis fans everywhere, not just in Paris, should be very thankful for. He will face Tommy Robredo of Spain in the third round.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Federer Looking Good And So Is His Draw
Devarrman offered little resistance in his second-round match against Roger Federer.
Roger Federer Joins Twitter
Speculation was running high when the Twitter domain name @rogerfederer was snapped up last week but no tweets or pictures had been added. Out suspicions were confirmed just before Roland Garros began when Federer posted his first-ever tweet. Welcome to Twitter, Roger!
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Djokovic Victorious, But Not Fully Fit
Novak Djokovic appeared stiff throughout, but recovered from losing the first set to defeat Juan Monaco 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Having suffered a sprained ankle less than two weeks ago while representing Serbia in Davis Cup against USA, Djokovic's fitness for Monte-Carlo and the rest of the European clay season was left in doubt. Those concerns were confirmed as Djokovic was obviously favoring the injury. Djokovic's typically free-wheeling and creative game turned stiff and deliberate in order to protect his compromised right side.
The question will be if his participation in Monte-Carlo, despite it being a clay court event, will cause the injury to linger into coming months. He may regret playing on an ankle that had not fully healed given the arduous season ahead. Regardless, winning when not at your best requires grit. Djokovic displayed that today in spades.
Having suffered a sprained ankle less than two weeks ago while representing Serbia in Davis Cup against USA, Djokovic's fitness for Monte-Carlo and the rest of the European clay season was left in doubt. Those concerns were confirmed as Djokovic was obviously favoring the injury. Djokovic's typically free-wheeling and creative game turned stiff and deliberate in order to protect his compromised right side.
The question will be if his participation in Monte-Carlo, despite it being a clay court event, will cause the injury to linger into coming months. He may regret playing on an ankle that had not fully healed given the arduous season ahead. Regardless, winning when not at your best requires grit. Djokovic displayed that today in spades.
Murray Dominated by Wawrinka 6-1, 6-2
Andy Murray was dominated by Stanislas Wawrinka in the round of 16 at Monte Carlo.
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