Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: May 29, 2012 Tennis: Composed Raonic Breezes Through in French Open Canada’s Milos Raonic got off to the best possible start at the French Open on Monday with a straight sets victory in the first round. Al Dannity looks at how the Thornhill, Ont. player has matured since his exit at this stage a year ago. A year of learning The 2011 clay court season was...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: May 28, 2012 Tennis: Injury Ends Frank Dancevic’s French Open Canada’s Frank Dancevic made it all the way to the main draw of the French Open only to see his campaign end in half an hour. Injury put paid to the world number 120’s efforts at pulling off a memorable upset in the French Open. Al Dannity looks back at Dancevic’s disappointment and provides an...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: May 9, 2012 Tennis: Milos Raonic Ready for Roger Federer Another day, another dominant display by Milos Raonic. Al Dannity looks back at his win over David Nalbandian on Tuesday and previews today’s big test against Roger Federer. Without breaking a sweat Milos Raonic was amongst the many ATP Tour players who criticized the use of blue clay in Madrid. The different surface, which is...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: April 26, 2012 Tennis: Milos Raonic Beats Almagro, Progresses to Quarter Finals Milos Raonic dominated Spain’s Nicolas Almagro 6-3 6-3 on Thursday to book his place in the quarter finals of the Barcelona Open. Al Dannity breaks down a huge win for the Canadian. Alive and kicking Milos Raonic may have just set a new world record for the shortest slump in Tennis history. After a shocking...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: April 24, 2012 Tennis: Canada’s Raonic Wins at ‘Home’ in Barcelona Milos Raonic may call Thornhill, Ontario his home but the big serving Canadian’s home-from-home was where he picked up his first clay court win of 2012. Al Dannity looks back at a possible turning point in Raonic’s season. The fall of Falla After losing in his first match at Monte Carlo last week, there was...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: April 17, 2012 Tennis: Monte Carlo Meltdown for Milos Raonic The clay court season got off to a terrible start for Milos Raonic as he went down in his opening match in Monte Carlo to Albert Montanes. Al Dannity assesses the damage and the prospects for Raonic on the dusty road to Paris. Don’t blame the surface Milos Raonic has regularly been compared to Pete...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: January 27, 2012 Tennis: Australian Open Serves Up Two Epic Final Pairings In the men’s corner we have the wounded warriors of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. In the women’s corner it’s a tale of redemption as Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova battle for the title and top spot in the world rankings. Al Dannity breaks down two colossal bouts between the best in the world. Vika...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: January 19, 2012 Tennis: Milos Raonic Takes On Lleyton Hewitt at Australian Open Milos Raonic has been quietly building up momentum through the first two rounds of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Home favorite Lleyton Hewitt is next up for the man dubbed the Canadian Sampras. A win there and Raonic could set up a dream fourth round battle with World #1 Novak Djokovic. So far so good...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: January 13, 2012 Tennis: Upsets in Store in Women’s Draw at Australian Open Al Dannity says get ready for carnage. A pile of upsets look on the cards in the early rounds of the Australian Open, giving great opportunities for value picks. Down go the big names I’m calling two huge upsets right here, right now, in the top quarter of the draw. Caroline Wozniacki (#1 seed) and...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: January 13, 2012 Tennis: Murray Must Climb Mountain in Melbourne There may be no more confident player in Tennis right now but Al Dannity says Andy Murray must negotiate a brutal draw if he is to win a maiden major. Long road ahead Andy Murray has looked exceptionally confident since announcing Ivan Lendl as his new coach. In Lendl he has a coach who has...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: January 12, 2012 Tennis: Injury Bug Strikes Ahead of Australian Open The best Tennis players in the world are falling and they haven’t even played any games yet. Al Dannity looks at the carnage in the Women’s draw ahead of the Australian Open. More Melbourne misery for Venus Williams The elder Williams sister doesn’t have a tremendous record down under, at least not by her lofty...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: November 18, 2011 Tennis: Federer Can Rule at ATP World Tour Finals It’s been the year of Novak Djokovic but Al Dannity says the late season surge of Roger Federer should see the old master claim top honors in London. Murray can top group of death Home favorite Andy Murray is one of the few men to own a victory over Novak Djokovic in 2011. The Scot...
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