hockeyville88 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 ^ oyyy that's disappointing. On the women's side, Serena is on a roll at the WTA Championship in Istanbul. Hard to believe that even after all her big wins recently she still can't finish the season any higher than 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 With Federer's loss to Del Potro at the Swiss Indoors, and now with him pulling out of the Paris Masters, he has given up enough points that Djokovic will finish the season with the #1 ranking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Raonic loses to Querry in Paris Field was wide open with Federer pulling out, Rafa not there, and Djokovic, Murray, and Del Potro losing. Raonic has to start taking advantage of these opportunities. No better chance to win a Masters 1000 event than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Murray loses to Tipsarevic in opening match at Abu Dhabi: ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Andy Murray had a shaky start to his preparations for the 2013 season Thursday, losing in straight sets to Janko Tipsarevic in the opening match of the World Tennis Championship exhibition tournament. Two early breaks in each set helped Tipsarevic dispatch the third-ranked Murray 6-3, 6-4. The ninth-ranked Serb now faces Nicolas Almagro, a late replacement for Rafael Nadal who pulled out of the tournament with a stomach bug. "It's not every day that you get to play a Grand Slam champion and an Olympic gold medallist ," Tipsarevic said. "I know it's an early season tournament but I can tell you that the six of us take this very seriously. I knew I could beat Andy as I have beaten him before. He's a totally different animal now as he won a Grand Slam and Olympic gold so beating him here has given me confidence. Both of us have very similar games so it's great to come out on top." In Thursday's other match, fifth-ranked David Ferrer swept aside No. 6 Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4 to set up a semifinal against top-ranked Novak Djokovic, who won the tournament last year. Ferrer easily won the first set after jumping out to a 5-0 lead and broke Berdych early in the second to clinch the win. "I played well today and I was surprised as it has been a long time without playing a competition," Ferrer said. "It's a fast court and this was the first time I played at night but I played a good game. I will enjoy a victory for now but tomorrow I will have to play my best against Novak." Ahead of his title defence in Abu Dhabi, Djokovic said he was excited about the 2013 season and that he's making the French Open -- the only Grand Slam tournament he has yet to win -- his top goal of the year. "I managed to have the best year of my career in 2011 and I knew that it was going to be difficult in 2012 to maintain No. 1 in the world and play consistently," Djokovic said. "I did, and so this year was an even more successful year from a psychological aspect. ... Ambitions are always high and I want to win every Grand Slam and major tournament I play and this year is no different." http://www.tsn.ca/tennis/story/?id=412327 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dKs89 Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Rafa pulled out of the Australian Open due to a "stomach virus". I seriously doubt that's the reason he's pulled out. His knee obviously hasn't recovered like he hoped it would. I hope it gets better soon..Tennis isn't the same without him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luineul Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 ^ Oh no, seriously? Ugh. This is horrible... No one can fill his void. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 He's only 26 too. It would be really sad if a legend like him was forced to retire while he was still in his prime. The ATP tour is not the same without him. His absense also means that he won't be coming to Vancouver for the Davis Cup tournament against Canada. Ferrer and Almagro also will not be participating. Should make it an easy win for Raonic and co. but it would have been nice to watch those guys play. Not every day that Vancouver gets to host the best in tennis like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sedated Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Always liked Federer more than Nadal, but sad to see Nadal hit the wall like that. I think everyone knew it was coming with the way he played and how he got so many injuries to his knees and legs. It only really goes down from there unless he changes his style.. but how do you change a style that got you so much success? Seems kind of sad that this could give Federer the nod for the greatest player ever when Nadal could've had a legitment shot at taking that crown. Definitely sucks to not have Nadal, considering Federer is quickly approaching the twilight of his career. Murray is a headcase but has finally won and gotten the monkey off his back. Djokovic has lots of potential to be dominant. Wonder if this will give Federer some potential to sneak in some more major wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rome Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I can't wait for Davis Cup in Van again. it was so much fun last time. Anyone looking for Davis Cup ticket message me. I have extas I am looking to sell. Be great to get some loud Canadians at UBC to cheer on the boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Romo Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Yes!!! Australian open starts tonight!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Been watching like 4-6 Aussie Open matches a day I need a job lol But great action Stosur's collapse was shocking but not surprising...does that make sense? Raonic rolling along nicely Great to see Djokovic and Serena playing so well, especially Serena after her injury scare. Also very impressed with the younger players on tour. Madison Keys was very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwnstar Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Currently watching milos rippin up some german guy, crowds behind him to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Milos up 2 sets to none. Although he's winning atm, he has a lot of unforce errors. Certainly not going to make it far in the tournament if he keeps that up, especially when Federer is probably going to be his next opponent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdeath Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Totally forgot the match was on, tune in and see a 4-ace game from Milos. That's insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwnstar Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) The german guy is catching up... Lol, the crowd was calling him thunder lips Edited January 19, 2013 by pwnstar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwnstar Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Great game by milos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) Djokovic getting outplayed by Wawrinka. Edited January 20, 2013 by shiznak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Yowza, close call for Djokovic. Raonic vs Fed today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dKs89 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Yowza, close call for Djokovic. Raonic vs Fed today! I don't know how you call 12-10 in the fifth a close call...he's pretty lucky he was able to win the match IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I don't know how you call 12-10 in the fifth a close call...he's pretty lucky he was able to win the match IMO. Exactly. So close call because he almost lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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