Elena Dementieva (RUS) vs. Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
Schiavone made history on Tuesday as she became the first Italian woman in the Open Era to reach the semis of a Grand Slam! She beat third-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-3 and is now one win away from reaching her first Grand Slam final. She [...]
2010 French Open – Nick’s Picks – Women’s Singles Semifinals
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Posted: Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
2010 French Open – Nick’s Picks – Men’s Singles Semifinals
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Posted: Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Robin Soderling (SWE) vs. Tomas Berdych (CZE)
Soderling ended Roger Federer’s streak of reaching Grand Slam semifinals at 23! The big Sweed took down Federer in four sets to revenge his loss from last year’s French Open final. He is now one win away from reaching the finals of his second consecutive [...]
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2010 French Open – Nick’s Picks – Women’s Singles Round 4
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Posted: Friday, May 28th, 2010
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) vs. Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
There hasn’t been a whole lot of talk about the third-seeded Wozniacki, but make no mistakes she is here to win. She reached the semis in Charleston and won the title on clay at Ponte Vedra Beach. She has never been past the third round [...]
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Roger Federer (SUI) vs. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)
Federer has gone about his business relatively quietly in the first three rounds, but none of his opponents have been ranked inside the top 70 yet. This will be the first real test for Federer and it will be interesting to see how he responds.
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2010 French Open – Nick’s Picks – Men’s Singles Round 3
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Posted: Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Andy Murray (GBR) vs. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)
Murray knocked our Juan Ignacio Chela in four sets in the second round and seems to be playing some of his best tennis thus far in 2010. He has already taken out two tough opponents (Gasquet and the aforementioned Chela) and now he will get [...]
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2010 French Open – Nick’s Picks – Women’s Singles Round 3
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Posted: Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Venus Williams (USA) vs. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)
Venus has been making waves at the French Open because of her outfit, but the Wimbledon crowd shouldn’t be worried as she has already assured everyone she will be wearing white! Despite all the outside distractions, Venus has yet to be tested thus far and [...]
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2010 French Open – Nick’s Picks – Women’s Singles Round 2
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Posted: Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Elena Dementieva (RUS) vs. Anabel Media Garrigues (ESP)
Dementieva made quick work of Petra Martic in the opening round, taking the Croat down 6-1, 6-1. I am sure Dementieva is feeling good because she doesn’t have to play Justine Henin in the second round! She had to play her at the Australian [...]
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2010 French Open – Nick’s Picks – Men’s Singles 2nd Round
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Posted: Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Taylor Dent (USA) vs. Robin Soderling (SWE)
Dent picked up a nice straight-set win over Nicolas Lapentti in the opening round, which breaks a five-match losing streak dating back to the Sony Ericsson Open. Surprisingly, this is the first time Dent has won a match at the French Open losing to James [...]
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2010 French Open – Nick’s Picks – Men’s Singles 1st Round
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Posted: Friday, May 21st, 2010
Andy Murray (GBR) vs. Richard Gasquet (FRA)
Murray comes into the tournament ranked #4 in the world but his record on the year is a paltry 13-7 and he has yet to win a title in 2010. His clay court results have been okay, losing his first match at Monte Carlo, winning [...]
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2010 French Open – Nick’s Picks – Women’s Singles Round 1
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Posted: Friday, May 21st, 2010
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) vs. Alicia Molik (AUS)
Jankovic comes into the tournament ranked #4 in the world and is playing extremely well. She reached the finals in Rome and then was a quarterfinalist in Madrid. She is working with IMG Bollettieri Tennis Director Chip Brooks and they have a great relationship which [...]
