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

Andy Murray wins the US Open Tennis Championship!

His coach Ivan Lendl has done a good job with Andy. Andy Murray won the Open in 5 sets against Novak Djokovic. The match took almost 5 hours. What a wonderful way to end the Open. An epic match.The final score was 7-6, 7-5, 2-6 ,3-6, 6-2 the 5 set match. It was not to be had since 1936 that England had won a Grand Slam Tournament. Both 25 years old. Novak said he did his best and Andy just outplayed him. Really humble and the words of Champions.  Wow.

Serena dispatched Azarenka in 3 sets 7-5 in the 3rd., We will see alot more of Azarenka. Although as I predicted it was close. Serena was playing wonderfully well throughout the tournament. Really great and close match. Congratulations to our home town, Serena Williams.

from Ny Times


The next major is not until After Christmas and New Years. We have here in South Florida junior tournament that is a world event. It is called the Continental Cup and the Sunshine Cup happen just before Christmas and are really exciting to watch. Kids from all over the world come to compete in the respective tournaments. Sunshine is the Boys and Continental is the Girls. Really great tennis coming up.

Locally we will be starting some intermediate doubles tournaments in Lake Worth, FL. at Sunset Ridge. It will be on Saturdays throughout the season. Mixed Doubles to start. etc. The plan is mid November on a Saturday. Email me for more information. Thanks for reading, Coach Anderson

Berdych is looking good ! US Open Tennis Championships

Berdych is looking good against Andy Murray. Berdych has won the first set 7-5. They are in the start of the  second set and the wind is blowing considerably. Now is the beginning of the third set Murray has won the second set 6-2. This is a great match.
Berdych has had a great tournament and he has worked very hard. With the wind I believe he will be the favorite. Although Murray is winning the third set right now 3-0. We shall see.  Murray is playing smart right now. As I've said in previous posts, this has been a great US Open Tennis Championship. Berdych's win against the Swiss watch was some great play. Today will be the test for Berdych.
Again, as I stated in earlier posts Serena should be the favorite in the finals. She will play Azarenka and she, Serena, should win. Azarenka will put up a fight. She has had a good tournament up to now but Serena is playing amazingly well. It ought to be a great final. Thanks for reading. Coach Anderson
Update on earlier post; Murray is using the wind better than Berdych at this juncture. Murray has now won two sets to Berdych's 1. The are in the 4th set. Hope Berdych can adjust to the really difficult wind.