Nadal looks to win the U.S. Open
Monday, September 1st, 2008
Right now, the clay court king is THE king in all of tennis.
Rafael Nadal, after beating Roger Federer TWICE in a Grand Slam tournament this year, has become the new world No.1, taking along with him the no.1 seed in the last Grand Slam of the tennis calendar, the 2008 United States Open Tennis Championships.
Also an Olympic gold medalist in the men’s singles in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Rafael Nadal will now deal with the pressure of having one huge target on his head.
After all, that’s what being on top of the food chain is all about in sports.
For some reason, Rafael Nadal has never gone pass the quarterfinals in the U.S. Open. Must have something to do with the way he struggles on tournaments not played on clay surfaces.
Now that he has been able to overcome that after beating Roger Federer on grass, that being this year’s Wimbledon, Rafa is on the verge of proving to everybody that he’s no longer just the master of clay.
He likes his chances of winning another Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open and I don’t blame him.
‘’When you are playing well you feel comfortable on all courts. In the past when I was playing well, I did well on hard courts, too. I feel good for sure. I won two tournaments in Toronto and the Olympics, and I played semifinals in Cincinnati,’’ Rafael Nadal said.
Nadal, 22, has won eight titles this year including…
Bet on the 2008 French Open now!
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Betting on the latest tennis tournament on clay was almost put to sleep.
The 2008 French Open at Roland Garros is merely days away before it kicks off. However, organizers of the clay court tournament want to stop any betting activity whatsoever on the coming Grand Slam event.
Luckily for sports betting fans, major online gambling companies fended off a legal challenge from French Open organizers to stop betting activities on the coming Grand Slam tournament. A liege court ruled that those online gambling companies are not violating any rights of the French tennis federation by offering bets for French Open matches.
The French tennis federation claimed that online betting has already stained the reputation of the French Open, especially after all those scandals Internet gambling found itself into. Because of this, the federation decided to sue three companies namely; Betfair, bwin and Ladbrokes.
Unfortunately for the federation, the court ruled in favor of the three.
In a statement, the European Gaming & Betting Association said the court had concluded ”these operators had behaved in a prudent and diligent manner.”
”EU-licensed bookmakers are professionals that have a high level of expertise, know-how and risk management skills. This has been clearly recognized by the Belgian judge looking at the fact-based evidence to dismiss all the claims in this case,” EGBA Secretary General Sigrid Ligne said.
”The judge also considered that the simple mention of…
2008 Australian Open Betting: Tsonga vs. Djokovic in Men’s Finals
Saturday, January 26th, 2008
It’s the 2008 Australian Open Finals! Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. Novak Djokovic. France vs. Serbia. Unseeded vs. No. 3. The Slayer of World No. 2 vs. The Executioner of World No. 1.
The pictures on this blog may look like it’s a boxing match, but trust us, this is tennis. This is 2008 Australian Open Men’s Singles, and this is The Finals!
The unseeded Jo-Wilfriend Tsonga of France will try to write something memorable for tennis history as he hopes to become one of the rare unseeded tennis players who wins a Tennis Grand-Slam Tournament should he win the finals of the 2008 Australian Open Men’s Singles. It’s something that definitely hasn’t happened in a long time, and Tsonga could be in for a lot of headlines and, of course, history. But first things first. Tsonga has to get past No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia, and that is not an easy task.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Advances To Australian Open Finals After Thrashing Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-3, 6-2
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Is On Fire!
Unseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France was a stray underdog to win the semi-final match against No. 2 seed and World No. 2 Rafael Nadal of Spain. Sure, Tsonga was able to get through his fellow Frenchman No. 8 seed Richard Gasquet, then he breezed through the No. 14 seeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the quarter-finals. But then, to oust the World No. 2 Rafael Nadal in straight sets 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 is just a remarkable feat for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Rafael Nadal vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Australian Open Semi-Finals
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
2008 Australian Open Men’s Singles Semi-finals: Rafael Nadal (2) of Spain vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France
No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal of Spain may have the “ranking” on his side as the favorite to win over French tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, but then Tsonga is playing with so much emotion and has some real good momentum going into the semi-finals of the 2008 Australian Open Men’s Singles Championsip.
The unseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has been through some very tough matches against some top-seed of the 2008 Australian Open. Tsonga went through a tough 4-set match against No. 8 seed Richard Gasquet in the 4th round before going through a long straight-set quarterfinal win over No. 14 seed Mikhail Youzhny.
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