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US Open 2009 Men’s Singles

by Editor 20 August 2009 Grand Slams: US Open

The US Open is held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, New York. This year Roger Federer will be trying to equal Bill Tilden’s record of 6 straight US Open singles championships titles, which he won from 1920 to 1925. The US Open main draw begins on Monday 31 August and [...]

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Women Battle for Rogers Cup in Toronto

by Editor 18 August 2009 Women's Major Tournaments

photo credit:bourgol The 7th Major Tournament on the WTA Tour this year is the Rogers Cup in Toronto, Canada. It is one of the most prestigious tournaments on the WTA Tour because it is a Premier FIVE event. The Rogers Cup is the 4th of only 5 Premier Five events to be held in 2009. This event has 2 million [...]

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Federer Eyes His Birthday Cup

by Editor 10 August 2009 Men's Major Tournaments

photo credit:nicogenin Roger Federer is looking to win the Cup with his name on it. The Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada is a major tournament (ATP World Tour Masters 1000) on the men’s tour, with 3 million US dollars on offer. After winning this tournament in 2004 and 2006, Federer lost in the 2nd round in Canada last year to [...]

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Understanding Women’s Tennis Rankings #1

by Editor 6 August 2009 The Tour: Explained

photo credit:Mercurier Pictured above is Amelie Mauresmo’s beautiful one handed backhand drive. Mauresmo is in the very early stage of her forward swing before impact with the ball. The French woman was the 15th of only 19 woman to hold the world No.1 ranking since the WTA ranking system began on 3 November, 1975. The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour bases the women’s tennis rankings [...]

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Understanding Men’s Tennis Rankings #1

by Editor 2 August 2009 The Tour: Explained

photo credit:nicogenin Pictured above is Rafael Nadal extending his racquet out through the ball with his mighty forehand ground stroke. Nadal became the 24th man to earn the world No.1 ranking since the ATP ranking system began in August 1973. The ATP World Tour calculates the men’s tennis rankings over a rolling 12 month system. The rolling system is the [...]

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ATP Major Tennis Tournament #6

by Editor 28 July 2009 Men's Major Tournaments

photo credit:Abdou.W The Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada is one of the major tournaments on the ATP World Tour calendar. It is a major tournament because it 1 of only 9 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 category events. In a Grand Slam tournament there is a 128 player draw. The Rogers Cup has a 56-player [...]

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Understanding the Men’s Pro Tour #2

by Editor 21 July 2009 The Tour: Explained

photo credit:envisionpublicidad As previously discussed, the ATP and ITF are the governing bodies of the ATP World Tour. Together they are responsible for managing and staging the events that make up the 7 categories of tournaments each year. To recap, these categories are: The Grand Slams; ATP World Tour Finals; ATP World Tour Masters 1000; ATP World Tour [...]

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Understanding the Men’s Pro Tour #1

by Editor 19 July 2009 The Tour: Explained

photo credit:GavinZ The men’s professional tennis tour was renamed in January 2009, to the ATP World Tour. Despite this re-branding, the men’s tour is more commonly referred to by its former name, The ATP Tour. Constant name changing and repackaging by the ATP only serves to leave tennis followers even more confused about the men’s professional tour and how the [...]