Federer still favored to win 2006 US Open Tennis; Nadal, Roddick closing on Swiss Number 1
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006
World Number one Roger Federer will be seeking his ninth major title when he arrives in the Apple, where he’s the reigning US Open two-time champ. The super Swiss also currently holds the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles. He’s the reigning four-time winner at the storied All England Club. Only five men have won more [...]
Rivals meet as Amelie Mauresmo face Justin Henin-Hardenne in the Wimbledon Final
Saturday, July 8th, 2006
Amelie Mauresmo will face Justine Henin-Hardenne in the Wimbledon finals. For the second time this year, Amelie Mauresmo will face Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final of a Grand Slam tournament, and Nathalie Tauziat, the last Frenchwoman before Mauresmo to reach the final at Wimbledon, has a wish list. “Zero injuries, zero illnesses and lots of [...]
ATP Tour makes way for Davis Cup action this weekend
Friday, April 7th, 2006
The Davis Cup World Group quarterfinals will be contested this weekend beginning on Friday, featuring Argentina at Croatia, Belarus at Australia, Russia at France, and Chile at the United States.
Andy Roddick, James Blake, Marat Safin, Lleyton Hewitt and Ivan Ljubicic are some of the superstars fronting to take their respective nations into the semifinals. Sports Betting Index previews all the hottest Davis Cup tennis action!
Russia at France
France has lost their last two meetings with Russia, 
last year in the quarterfinals 3-2 when Igor Andreev allowed Paul-Henri Mathieu only three games in the fifth rubber, and in 2002 when Russia again edged France 3-2, this time in the final.
Those two meetings were on clay — now France thinks they can turn the tide at home on indoor carpet. Unfortunately the French host an explosive Russian team, with Marat Safin returned from injury, and Nikolay Davydenko enjoying the perks of the Top 10 on the ATP Rankings.
French captain Guy Forget knows the weekend rests of the physical and/or mental state of the world-beater Safin. On Wednesday it was revealed that Sebastien Grosjean will possibly be scratched with a back injury. Without Grosjean the French will rely on underachiever Richard Gasquet, veteran Arnaud Clement, and doubles specialist Michael Llodra.
Safin holds a 2-0 career advantage over Gasquet, and 1-0 over Clement. Davydenko is 1-1 versus Gasquet, and 1-0 against Clement.
Roddick, Hewitt, Blake headline ATP San Jose Open
Tuesday, February 14th, 2006
Andy Roddick and James Blake take their Davis Cup mojo into this week’s SAP Open in San Jose, joined by former No. 1s Andre Agassi, Lleyton Hewitt, and a diverse field of up-and-comers and formerly injured down-and-outers.
But five-time SAP Open champion Andre Agassi, seeded second this week, withdrew from the SAP Open late Sunday night with a lower back injury. Agassi informed tournament director Bill Rapp of his withdrawal after experiencing severe pain in his lower back and down his legs during afternoon practice. Agassi was scheduled to play wild card American teenager Scoville Jenkins in round one.
Hewitt is making his first San Jose appearance since winning the title in 2002 (d. Agassi), and finds himself coming into a tournament ranked out of Top 10 for the first time since June 2004. Hewitt opens the tournament against American Paul Goldstein with a possible second round meeting with big-serving Joachim Johansson.
Roddick is recovering from a five-set loss Friday in Davis Cup that featured multiple hurlings into a courtside bucket, resulting from nerves or an undefined insta-illness, depending on who you ask. Roddick rebounded on Sunday to pummel Romanian Razvan Sabau to put the U.S. in the D-Cup quarterfinals.
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