Serena vs Safina Australian Open Final Live

Serena vs Safina Australian Open Final Live:

World No.2 & 9 time grandslam champion Serena Williams set up a clash with Russian Dinara Safina in the Australian Open Final 2009 after defeating in form World No.4 Elena Dementieva 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinal.She has previously won the Australian Open in odd years i.e in 2003, 2005 & 2007, it happened to be a coincidence but that's a fact & therefore she is the hot favourite to win her fourth consecutive odd year Australian Open Championship.

World No.3 Dinara Safina is making her second grandslam final appearance since the French Open final in 2008(lt.Ana Ivanovic), after defeating World No.7 & in form Vera Zvonareva in the semifinal.But Safina has improved a lot after her loss at the French open finals making semifinal appearances or better at three of four grandslams & also played eight finals winning four of them, she has also become more strong mentally.

The Winner of the Australian Open final will also see one of the women taking over the World No.1 ranking, if Serena wins it would be return to the top after her US Open final victory in 2008 but for Dinara Safina it would be historic.

Head to Head:
Serena & Safina have met 6 times each other with Serena leading 5-1.Safina's only win was in the quarterfinal of WTA Berlin in 2008 but that was played on clay.Serena has won her last 2 meetings, the most recent being at the WTA Tour Championships.

Match Over
Serena Won

Tsonga vs Verdasco Australian Open Quarterfinal Live

Tsonga vs Verdasco Australian Open Quarterfinal Live:

World No.7 & last year's AO runner-up Jo Wilfried Tsonga fought off James Blake of USA in straight sets to enter the quarterfinal of Australian Open 2009.He plays Fernando Verdasco of Spain who shocked World No.4 Andy Murray in tough 5 sets, being 2 sets to 1 down.Tsonga rose to fame after he surprisingly made to finals of Australian Open 2008 defeating Rafael Nadal in straight sets in the semifinals, eventually losing to Novak Djokovic in 4 sets.He made it to top ten by winning the ATP Paris Masters(def. Nalbandian) thereby qualified for the year ending Tennis Masters Cup.

World No.15 Fernando Verdasco stunned the 4th seed Andy Murray in 5 set thriller, who was a pre tournament favourite & thereby entered his first grandslam quarter-final.Verdasco played a major role in Spain's Davis Cup victory over Argentina in the finals, winning both the rubber matches thereby securing a 3-1 victory.In one of the matches he made a comeback victory after being 2 sets down.He is currently performing well on all surfaces.

Tsonga & Verdasco have never played each other, but the match will be exciting & interesting to watch.

Match Over
Verdasco Won

Nadal vs Simon Australian Open Quarterfinal Live

Nadal vs Simon Australian Open Quarterfinal Live:

World No.1 Rafael Nadal stormed into the quarterfinals after a straight sets win over Chilean Fernando Gonzalez to set up a clash with rising star Gilles Simon in the Australian Open 2009.Nadal who made to semifinals of Australian Open last year, surprisingly lost to Jo Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets, who is playing in the other quarter-final match against Fernando Verdasco.Nadal who has not even lost a single set enroute to quarter-final is chasing for his maiden Hardcourt grandslam title.

World No.8 Gilles Simon of France moved in to his first grandslam quarter-final while leading 2 sets to 1, after his compatriot Gael Monfils retired due to wrist injury.He has been performing well from the last half of 2008 season, winning 3 ATP titles, was a finalist at ATP Madrid Masters(lt. to Murray) thereby qualified for Tennis Masters Cup in the which he reached the semifinals(lt. to Djokovic).

Nadal & Simon have met each other 3 times with Nadal leading 2-1.Their recent encounter was at ATP Madrid Masters 2008 Semifinal which Simon won in 3 sets.

Broadcast Over
Nadal Won

Nadal vs Gonzalez Australian Open Fourth Round Live

Nadal vs Gonzalez Australian Open Fourth Round Live:

World No.1 Rafael Nadal set up a fourth round clash with No.13 seed Fernando Gonzalez of Chile after a win over Tommy Haas of Germany.Nadal looked unstoppable in the last 3 rounds winning all of them in straight sets.He lost unexpectedly in the semifinal last year to Tsonga in straight sets, he has only made only semifinal appearance in 4 tries & is chasing for 6th grandslam title of his career.

ATP No.14 Fernando Gonzalez cruised into the fourth round after a five set win over No.24 seed Richard Gasquet being 2 sets down & 12-10 in the fifth set.He was a runner-up at the 2007 Australian Open losing to Federer in straight sets, defeating Rafael Nadal & Tommy Haas enroute to the finals.

Nadal leads 4-3 in their all time Head to Head meetings.But Nadal has won the last 3 matches, the most recent being at 2008 Beijing Olympics in straight sets.

Broadcast Over
Nadal Won.

Federer vs Murray US Open Final Live

Federer vs Murray US Open Final Live:

World No.2 Roger Federer advanced to the US Open Final for the fifth consecutive time with a 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 win over World No.3 Novak Djokovic in a rematch of last year's US Open Final.It was Federer's 17th grandslam final & 33rd consecutive match win at the US Open.If Federer wins US Open he will move closer to the record of Pete Sampras's 14 grandslam titles & will become the first player since Bill Tilden to win 5 consecutive US Open titles.

Andy Murray will rise to career high No.4 after reaching the Semifinals of US Open for the first time.It was his first career grandslam semifinal.Murray is leading 6-2,7-6(5),2-3 in the semifinal against World No.1 Nadal.Murray has nothing to lose but everything to gain if he wins he would reach his 1st career grandslam final & would give him a chance for his maiden grandslam title when he meets Federer.If Nadal makes a incredible fight back then it would be his 3rd consecutive grandslam final this season & he would become the first player since Rod Laver to win the last 3 majors in the same year.

Murray has lost all the previous 5 encounters against Nadal.Inconsiderate of the semifinal result you can watch the US Open Final Live below:

Telecast Over
Federer Won

Beijing Olympics 2008-Tennis

Beijing 2008 Tennis Olympics: Preview

After the Epic Wimbledon final between Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal last month,which Nadal won eventually, it is time for the next prestigious event of the season to take place, The Beijing Olympics 2008!

The current Olympic Games programme comprises of 35 sports and nearly 400 events.The Tennis event of Beijing Olympics 2008 begins on August 10th & ends on 17th.With the 17 of the top 20 men & 18 of the top 20 women competing in the 2008 Tennis event of Beijing Olympics, it will witness the strongest field ever & will certainly be an event to be watched.World No.1s Roger Federer & Ana Ivanovic will lead the Men's & Women's field respectively.The no of competitors will be a maximum of 172.

But,The question is who will take home Olympic glory?Last time in the 2004 Olympics Athens Nicolas Massu of Chile won the Gold Medal,followed by Mardy Fish & Fernando Gonzalez in a field which consisted of the World's top two ranked players Roger Federer & Andy Roddick.Federer lost Tomas Berdych & Roddick to Gonzalez.

The Olympics games are very different, take a look at the results of the past five olympic tournaments & the chances of the World's top players winning a medal are less.Therefore the outcome in the Olympics is quite unpredictable.

Let's Hope, The 2008 Beijing Tennis Olympics will be an event full of fun, enthusiasm, suspense & excitement.

ATP Cincinnati Final Live-Novak Djokovic vs Andy Murray

Cincinnati ATP Final Live:

The countdown for the ATP Cincinnati Final is on! World No.3 Novak Djokovic will play British No.1 Andy Murray who defeated Ivo Karlovic 6-4, 6-4 in the ATP Cincinnati Semifinals.

Novak Djokovic ended Rafael Nadal's 32 match winning streak, who will be officially the new World No.1 in the South African ATP Raninkings on Aug 18th, with a 6-1,7-5 victory in the ATP Cincinnati Semifinals.The Sensational serb reached his fifth final of the season & is looking forward to sweep of all four North American hard court ATP Masters Series titles in this Sunday's final.

Andy Murray reached his first ATP Masters Series Final when he defeated Karlovic in the semis.Last week at the ATP Toronto, Murray defeated Djokovic in the quarterfinals but lost Nadal in the Semifinals.By reaching the final, Murray will improve his ranking from No.9 to a career high No.6 in next the ATP Rankings.

Djokovic may have lost to Murray in the ATP Toronto Quarterfinals, but he still leads the all time record against Murray 4-1 & definitely the Australian Open Champion is the favourite to win at Cincinnati.

Telecast Over
Murray Won