US Open: Day 9 and 10. Murray Looking Good but Tough field. Road to the Quarterfinals and Semi's........

Murray Facing off to Istomin

Andy Murray Britain won in 4 sets against Denis Istomin from Uzbekistan. Denis looked pretty good in all the sets. Andy bested him with his physicality. Andy was in better shape. His shot selection was better and Andy raised his game when needed. Andy Murray plays with a Head YOUTEK IG Radical Pro. Have not played with it but it certainly looks like he is comfortable with his racquet. Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka, will play Andy in the Quarter Finals. Could be a great match depending on how each are playing that day. Fed is out. Rafa looks really good as does Djokovich. We will see who survives!

Murray after Gruelling point against Istomin

Andy Murray is coached by Ivan Lendl. Lendl has many similarities in his quest for tennis greatness. Lendl has really managed to turn Murray around and put him in the top tier of tennis. Murray can now compete with any of the players in Men's ATP. I wish him luck in this 20-13 US Open Tennis Championships in Flushing Meadows. The Men and Women are each going for singles prize money of 2.6 million each. Pretty good pay check for 2 weeks work.

On the Doubles side Bryan Brothers are dukeing it out for $460,000 dollars. There has not been a team in Men's Doubles that seems to be able to break this Streak. They,  Bob and Mike, are going to cement their dynasty in Mens Doubles with 15 majors to their names.  Go USA. On the Womens Doubles side it is anyones' guess but would love to see the Italians do it. Interesting to see the Chinese moving up the ladder in Womens' Doubles. We will keep a close eye on those Chinese.

Camila Giorgi (Ita)

Pannetta (Ita)

The Women are pretty interesting. The Italians are doing quite well in this years US Open. 2 Rounds in the draw were all Italian Women. Camila Giorgi (ITA) played Roberta Vinci (ITA) [10]. Camila won and just played Flavia Pennetta (ITA). Flavia won 6-4, 6-1. Must be interesting for these great woman to play each other in such a diverse tournament. Who could have guessed. Flavia best ranking for Singles is 10 and her best for Doubles is No. 1. . It will be interesting to see if this 31 year old can hold her own. I know her country women will be cheering her on. Maria Sharapova was not in the Tourney due to her Shoulder being injured. Serena looks strong this Tournament. Hope the best for our Local Palm Beach, Florida resident. Wind has been a factor here in Flushing Meadows New York. Hope it does not get the best of the players. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) vs.  Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [2] will play each other in the coming hours. It will probably be a tough match for both. Will see who survives and goes into the Semi Finals.

Serena Williams

                                       

Li Na

Andy Murray Wins!

Novak said, "You absolutely deserve this win". " I congratulate Him". This was a big surprise. Murray wins in Straight Sets. It happened on 7.7.2013. 77 years before England had won the finals of Wimbledon. England had played for the Championship in Singles (Womens) 1977. A lot of 7's.   We all know when you have to play 5 sets as Djokovic had against Del Porto, it takes a lot out of you. Novak played well. Murray played better.  This was a great match even if it looked a bit one sided.

Andy Murray Hitting a Backhand playing Novak Djokovic

6-4, 7-5, 6-4

-4, 7-5, 6-4

6-4, 7-5, 6-4

6-4, 7-5, 6-4 win for Murray was obtained with determination and focus.The heat at 80 was one of the hottest days at Wimbledon. They started the match with a 20 ball rally. Neat in a game that each point is over typically in 3 shots. Murray served well. His footing was terrific. His execution was almost flawless. The Joker made mistakes. Mr. Djokovics volley was not as good as I remember, his drop shots were good but Murray was everywhere. His, Novak,  footing failed him on a couple of instances. He was injured a bit when he fell. His wrist looked like it got jammed. Novak could not come up with what was needed to beat the force of Murray.  Andy took home 2.4 million dollars for his effort and dedication. He, Mr. Murray, definately has come closer until the very day, this day,  he overtook Mr. Djokovic.   A great match. A Great Tournament. Thanks for reading, Coach Anderson

Murray Wins in 3 sets

6-4, 7-5, 6-4

, 7-5, 6-4

6-4, 7-5, 6-4

Bryan Brothers Take it! Bartoli Wins Wimbledon-Murray versus Djokovic

Holding the Crown Marion Bartoli

Marion Bartoli of France holds her trophy, the Venus Rosewater Dish, after defeating Sabine Lisicki of Germany in their women's singles final tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 6, 2013. She lost just five games to Sabine Lisicki, conqueror of Serena Williams and Agnieszka Radwanska, in a one-hour and 21-minute final. When it was over, Bartoli still didn't  believe it. Winning  6-1, 6-4 it was not much of a contest after seeing Lisickis' wins earlier in the Tournament. Lisicki had a definite case of the nerves and Bartoli came to play. Nice job, ladies. A Wimbledon to remember. 

Astonished!

On the Road to Happy Destiny

Entering the Field of Battle

Bryan Brothers USA Win

Their 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo wrapped up the Bryan Slam, making the 35-year-old identical twins from California the first men's doubles team in the history of Open-era tennis to hold all four major titles at the same time. The Bryan Brothers have to win the US Open to make the Calendar Slam. God Bless them. 14 Majors under their belt. 

If they win the U.S. Open in September, they'll join Ken McGregor and Frank Sedgman as the second men's team to complete a calendar Grand Slam. The Aussie duo did it in 1951, 17 years before the Open era began, and ended up winning seven titles in a row before the streak was snapped at the 1952 U.S. Open. The Beginning of the match was a bit uneasy as Mike whiffed an easy put away at net but they got back in it and won.  What a great birthday present for me. Thanks. Congratulations Guys!

Looking Pumped!

Andy Murray Ready for Djokovic?

Tomorrow Andy Murray will go up against former champion Novak Djokovic. Big Day in London / Wimbledon England tomorrow, Sunday. If Murray does not tighten up as has happened through out this tournament he could be a Champion at the All England Club. $2.4 million is on the line for this Battle of upsets. Good Luck Gentlemen.......Tune in tomorrow at Sunday, July 7 at 9 a.m. ET. ESPN. Thanks for Reading. Coach Anderson

Djokovic Ready?

      

Wimbledon Day 7- Serena Upset, and Wimblegeddon

Sabine Lisicki def. [1] Serena Williams 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 for another unusual upset in this years Wimbledon. Lisicki is German and played very well. Her foot work looked unusually good. Hope she will continue to amaze. Federer, Rafa, Sharapova, and Victoria Azarenka are all top seeds, like Serena, and out of the tournament.  Serena had won 34 straight matches before this loss. The fans and Pros are calling this year Wimblegeddon.  Now things are heating up.  Who knows what may happen next!

Lukasz Kubot of Poland      

Jerzy Janowicz of Poland

Djokovich, Murray, Del Porto, two Polish guys-L.Kubot (POL)  and J.Janowicz (POL) who will play each other and others are now getting ready for Day 8 in England at Wimbledon. On the Womans side it is Quarterfinals time, with  Sabine Lisicki (GER) [23] playing Kaia Kanepi (EST) , Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) [4] playing Na Li (CHN) [6],  Sloane Stephens (USA) [17] playing Marion Bartoli (FRA) [15], and Petra Kvitova (CZE) [8] playing Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) [20]. Hope our own Sloane does well.

Sloane Stephens (USA) Wimbledon Still Standing

On the Mens Doubles The Bryan Brothers won in straight sets. Although close, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 against  T.Huey (PHI) [16]   D.Inglot (GBR) [16]. They played well. Going for their (the Bryan Brothers) 14th major. Go USA.




All in all, a very exciting and not too predictable Wimbledon. Thanks for reading and happy hitting on the courts. Coach Anderson
 

Upsets, Injuries, and who is still Standing.....Wimbledon

Hey Folks, well a lot has happened in just a few days. Tsonga is out, Federer is out, Sharapova is splayed (out). Murray is in, Djokovich is in, and Serena is going the distance. Azaranka was injured and out. I am sure the Brits would enjoy Mr. Murray being the champion. It could happen except Mr. Djokovich is playing extremely well. It could be interesting to see if any of the upset competitors will last to the end.




There has been a lot of talk about the conditions being a bit wet and slippery. Of course the ball moves quickly on the grass and does not bounce the same. It skids. The surface is suited to the serve and volley game. That is exactly what Sergiy Stakhovsky did to the Swiss watch Roger Federer. Sergiy said he had to play the legend and the man. He played both equally well and wish him great success in his upcoming match against Jurgen Melzer on Friday in his first Wimbledon third round. I hope for Mr. Nadal to come back to the game in good health. His knees did not look good. 

Michelle Larcher De Brito of Portugal

Michelle Larcher De Brito of Portugal is to play Karin Knapp from Italy. We will see if she can capture the chair when the music stops. Interesting times. Lots of surprises. 

Bob and Mike Bryan USA No. 1 Doubles in the world will play Marcello Demonliner and Andre Sa of Brazil. They ought to win but with all these upsets we shall see. The Bryan Brothers are going for their 14th Major. Hope the best for the US Champions. The Majors are French Open just outside of Paris in France, Wimbledon Outside of London England, US Open Flushing Meadows just outside of New York, New York, and Australian Open, Melbourne Australia. With the Sony Ericson in Key Biscayne said to be the 5th Major. The Bryan Brothers have won all of these. Pretty amazing. They just won the French. 

Nadal Out-Fed Looking good-Sharapova and Serena are in it to win it!

Rafa and Darcis

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Wimbledon has begun and it looks like it will be interesting to say the least!
Rafa is out, Steve Darcis of Belgium won in straight sets 7-6,7-6, 6-4. Ranked 44 in the world. He is now ranked 144 in the world. Big upset!

I believe Rafa's injuries are catching up with him. So sorry to say.

No Kneed for Excuses: Refusing to claim injury—Nadal’s chronically hurt left knee seemed to fail him as the match with Darcis wore on—Rafa gave all credit to Darcis for the win, and he was and is philosophical about the loss:

“Life continues, that’s all. I say before, is not a dramatic thing. That’s the sport. That’s the game at the end. Two weeks ago (at Roland Garros) I was in a fantastic situation, winning a fantastic tournament. Two weeks later I lost here in the first round. That’s the positive and the negative thing about this sport. Is tough losing in the first round. But, as I said before, the tour continues, life continues, and this is a sport of victories. It’s not a sport of losses. Nobody remembers the losses. People remember the victories. And I don’t want to remember that loss.”

Sharapova and Serena are both playing very well at Wimbledon. They both won easily. Wish them both the best of luck.

Wimbledon prize money this year will be a whopping: 1.6 million pounds sterling for both the men and women. This is still a lot of loot for the winner.

Novak Djokovic straight sets win will put him at ease and set him to win the next match against Bobby Reynolds, Cape Cod, Ma. from the USA. Fed won in straight sets, his next opponent is Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky. Fed won in just over 1 hour. This is Fed at his best. Murray will play

Yen-Hsun Lu from Taiwan. Ranked 70th, he will probably not hold up against Murray.

This match:

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [6]				vs.
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) ought to be a good Match. Tsonga is looking good.

Good luck to all the remaining players at Wimbledon. Coach Anderson Palm Beach, FL.

French Open 2013 2nd Round Matches Early Rounds

G-Force

Hey Folks, Weather here in Palm Beach and in Paris has been a factor. Rain is delaying play in both places. Just discovered Spotify and it is really great to discover music and listen to music you love. Listening right now while writing this post.

Rain at The French Open

Well it looks like Rafa is the favorite but Djokovic and Fed could upset the apple pastries in the City of Love. Watched part of Wimbledon, the movie, and it was neat to see a story about an unknown come up in a wild card spot and win. Of course this does not happen very often. Saw a new Frenchman journeyman Pouille (19) play today. He is very good and was entered as a wild card but was not able to match Grigor Dimitrov (22) after rain delay final score of three sets 6-1, 7-6 (7/4), 6-1.The tie breaker was the turning point but Pouille showed promise up until the defeat in the tiebreaker. He even looks a bit like the character in the Movie Wimbledon. Hope we see more of him. Grigor is looking good from the guy who nickname is G-force won today and has beaten Djokovic recently at the Madrid Open. He is said to be dating Sharapove. Rumor. Too bad Murray is injured. Hope he heals quickly.

Lucas Pouille (19 years Old) Wildcard

Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Our own Serena looks unstoppable. Nice to see Jamie Hampton win. Hope she can tough it out. 10 women players in the 2nd Round from the USA. Bethanie Mattek Sands had a big win today against Li Na. She is a little firecracker. Bethanie trained here in Palm Beach County. Her consistency, match toughness, and fitness has gone up in the last few years. Sorry to see Venus out, she had a marathon match and lost. Hope she recovers soon.

Jamie Hamton

There is some very good tennis from some great players in the rankings and some new to the Big 4 scene (Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open, and The French Open). Nice to see new faces and the big guns returning and thrashing it out at The French. Prize money this year at the French is

Having a Summer Tennis Camp in Atlantis, FL. We have some kids who really want to improve this summer. Hope to see you there! Coach Anderson USPTA Tennis Professional

Sony results in Key Biscayne FL

Tightly contested final at the 2013 Sony Open ultimately resulted in the ninth ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title for Andy Murray, as the 25-year-old knocked off No. 3 seeded David Ferrer, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(1), in Miami, Fla. Murray took home $719,160 victory at Crandon Park.

Second-seeded Murray became the first player in tournament history to save a match point in the championship. Ferrer was just seconds away from winning, up 6-5 in the third set, but Murray fought back and eventually put the two in a tiebreak. Sunday marked his second title in Miami, making Murray the seventh player to win multiple times here. He took home his other first-place trophy here in 2009. Murray does well on Hard Courts.

Ferrer pocketed $350,970 for finishing as the runner-up. Surely his championship point late in the third set will dwell on him. The Spaniard is now 21-5 in 2013.

Maria Sharapova lost to Serena Williams, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 on Saturday, winning her record-setting sixth title in Miami. The top-ranked women's player in the world took home $724,000 for her efforts. Sharapova suffered her fifth championship defeat at Key Biscayne, earning $353,200 in the loss. That makes three consecutive years of losing in the final for the Russian.

Team of Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer won $235,640 for their men's doubles title after taking down Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski, 6-4, 6-1. In women's doubles, Nadia Petrova and Katarina Srebotnik ousted Lisa Raymond and Laura Robson, 6-1, 7-6(2), for a $245,000 pay day. Not bad pay days for the players in Key Biscayne, FL. Thanks for reading.

Other match results: is located at http://www.sonyopentennis.com/

reprinted from http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com

Australian Open Report

The Australian Open is under way and it is very interesting. The women look good and close.

Madison Keys is doing well. She has a real chance at making history. 17 years old. She is looking good in her game. Hitting deep balls and really making a go of it. She is from Rockville Illinois and is really showing she can hang with the Big girls.

 

3 hours ago in Melbourne

 

Maria Sharapova has won easily in her first two matches but she faces Venus in the next round and will have a tough go of it. Our Local Girl Venus Williams has won easily in her first round.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are missing Rafa. He will return in February in Brazil at the Open there. He is definitely missed in Australia. Was hoping he would be in the Open in Australia. Djokovic has won easily. the rest of the pack is pretty close.

The Weather in Melbourne is hot today and will cool the rest of the week. 96 is the high today. It will be cool tomorrow. Keep watching as it will get interesting as things proceed Down Under! Thanks for reading Coach Sherwin Anderson Palm Beach, FL