Thomas Rooney's Posts - Tennisopolis : Tennis Social Network2024-03-29T14:30:02ZThomas Rooneyhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/ThomasRooneyhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3036812890?profile=original&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://tennisopolis.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=0sfdrtq62rcg2&xn_auth=noAward caps Nadal's perfect yeartag:tennisopolis.com,2010-12-16:1869403:BlogPost:4862962010-12-16T15:28:10.000ZThomas Rooneyhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/ThomasRooney
<p>As we approach the middle of December now is the time many of us look back and reflect on the year gone by.<br></br>The same goes for the sporting world as well and for Spaniard Rafael Nadal he can look back on 2010 with a feeling of well-deserved satisfaction.</p>
<p><br></br>The 24-year-old was named International Tennis Federation world champion for 2010 this week after a blockbusting, title-filled year, although things didn't start to well though for the Majorca-born star.</p>
<p><br></br>A knee…</p>
<p>As we approach the middle of December now is the time many of us look back and reflect on the year gone by.<br/>The same goes for the sporting world as well and for Spaniard Rafael Nadal he can look back on 2010 with a feeling of well-deserved satisfaction.</p>
<p><br/>The 24-year-old was named International Tennis Federation world champion for 2010 this week after a blockbusting, title-filled year, although things didn't start to well though for the Majorca-born star.</p>
<p><br/>A knee injury forced him to retire in the Australian open quarter-finals against Andy Murray back in January, although the <a href="http://www.goalwire.com/" target="_self">latest tennis scores</a> at the time suggested he wasn't going to win anyway. This caused him to drop to fourth in the rankings for the first time in five years.</p>
<p><br/>But solid showings at Indian Wells and Miami showed he was getting back to his best ahead of his favoured clay-court season in the spring.</p>
<p><br/>Nadal is deadly on that surface and this year was no exception, claiming an unprecedented sweep of all the major clay court titles - all three Masters 1000 titles and victory at the French Open at Roland Garros - in a 22 game unbeaten run. Those who follow the <a href="http://www.goalwire.com/" target="_self">latest scores</a> in tennis were astounded by his run.</p>
<p><br/>His victory over Roger Federer to win in Madrid set a new all-time record of 18 Masters 1000 titles, surpassing Andre Agassi's total of 17.</p>
<p><br/>The summer grand slams at Wimbledon and New York were duly wrapped up, making him the youngest ever player to complete a career Grand Slam and moved him up to seventh in the all-time slam list.</p>
<p><br/>An ATP tour finals defeat to Roger Federer in November was a personal disappointment but it can't disguise what has been a magical year for the Spaniard, which has seen him win 71 of 81 matches and lift seven titles from nine finals. His ITF title is richly deserved and one that few can argue with.</p>Can Kamke kickstart career in 2011?tag:tennisopolis.com,2010-12-09:1869403:BlogPost:4835812010-12-09T12:09:47.000ZThomas Rooneyhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/ThomasRooney
Many tennis bettors are expecting more of the same when the 2011 season gets underway, with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer picking up their magnificent rivalry where they left off this year and dominating the Grand Slams and <a href="http://comparetheodds.com.au/">odds in betting</a> markets in the process. With tough competition hopefully coming from players like Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, the 2011 season is sure to hold its fair share of excitement and intrigue but should we be looking…
Many tennis bettors are expecting more of the same when the 2011 season gets underway, with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer picking up their magnificent rivalry where they left off this year and dominating the Grand Slams and <a href="http://comparetheodds.com.au/">odds in betting</a> markets in the process. With tough competition hopefully coming from players like Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, the 2011 season is sure to hold its fair share of excitement and intrigue but should we be looking to the lesser lights of the ATP Tour for next season's big story? <br/><br/>One individual who has put forward his case to be the next big thing in tennis and stun those who use <a href="http://comparetheodds.com.au/">odds comparison</a> sites is Tobias Kamke, who won the 2010 ATP World Tour Newcomer of the year award after a string of stunning performances over the past 12 months. So impressive has the trajectory of his career to date been that he ended the year ranked in 67th position after starting the season ranked 254th. At the age of 24, the German player isn't exactly a precocious young talent but seems to be maturing quickly after a relatively slow start to his career. <br/><br/>One of the player's greatest strengths is undoubtedly versatility, with Kamke fairly solid on all surfaces. Whilst his favourite tournament is apparently Wimbledon, where he reached the main draw this year before losing in the third round to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, it wouldn't be too surprising to see Kamke make an impact next season at any of the Grand Slams. <br/><br/>German tennis fans will surely be hoping that Kamke can build on the confidence that will result from being named newcomer of the year on the ATP World Tour by giving a big name or two a run for their money as the new season gets underway. <br/>Nadal shows his title credentialstag:tennisopolis.com,2010-11-26:1869403:BlogPost:4791802010-11-26T10:00:00.000ZThomas Rooneyhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/ThomasRooney
<p class="MsoNormal">World number one demonstrated why he is favourite to win the ATP Tour Finals at the O2 Arena with a straight sets win over Novak Djokovic.<br></br><br></br>The victory, completed in an hour and 51 minutes, was Nadal’s second win of the<br></br>tournament and puts him top of Group A, virtually secure of a place in the<br></br>semi-finals.<br></br><br></br>World number three Djokovic could point to a problem with eyes towards the end<br></br>of the first set as a reason for his defeat.<br></br><br></br>Those…</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">World number one demonstrated why he is favourite to win the ATP Tour Finals at the O2 Arena with a straight sets win over Novak Djokovic.<br/><br/>The victory, completed in an hour and 51 minutes, was Nadal’s second win of the<br/>tournament and puts him top of Group A, virtually secure of a place in the<br/>semi-finals.<br/><br/>World number three Djokovic could point to a problem with eyes towards the end<br/>of the first set as a reason for his defeat.<br/><br/>Those just keeping up to date with the latest<br/>scores may not be aware that Djokovic had to<br/>have treatment for a complaint related to his right contact lens with the game<br/>crucially tied at 5-5.<br/><br/>With his sight impaired Djokovic lost the first set 7-5 before losing his<br/>opening two service games of the second set to allow Nadal to take a 4-0 lead<br/>and leave him on the brink of defeat. Those following the live tennis scores would have known the game was up at this stage, that is for sure.<br/><br/>It was a disappointing way to finish and it is hoped that it will not prove a<br/>persistent problem as the Slovakian needs a win over Andy Roddick – who is<br/>level with him in the standings – in order to<br/>progress.<br/><br/>That isn’t to take anything away from Nadal, who displayed glimpses of his best<br/>form to fully take advantage of Djokovic’s impediment and set up the win.<br/><br/>Twelve months ago a weary Nadal failed to win a set at last year’s tournament<br/>but after another trophy filled year he appears ready to set the record<br/>straight.</p>Can Murray end his season on a high?tag:tennisopolis.com,2010-11-19:1869403:BlogPost:4770732010-11-19T15:25:47.000ZThomas Rooneyhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/ThomasRooney
Andy Murray is a man who desperately wants to win the upcoming ATP World Tour Finals in London, which get underway this weekend at the O2 Arena. Obviously winning a tournament of any size, no matter what the quality level of the players assembled, is a nice feeling, but Murray believes that winning this one, in front of a home crowd, would provide a massive psychological boost as the season draws to a close and preparations quickly begin for the 2011 season. <br></br><br></br>Murray's bid to secure…
Andy Murray is a man who desperately wants to win the upcoming ATP World Tour Finals in London, which get underway this weekend at the O2 Arena. Obviously winning a tournament of any size, no matter what the quality level of the players assembled, is a nice feeling, but Murray believes that winning this one, in front of a home crowd, would provide a massive psychological boost as the season draws to a close and preparations quickly begin for the 2011 season. <br/><br/>Murray's bid to secure glory in front of British fans in London won't be an easy one. He's been drawn against Roger Federer, the in-form Robin Soderling and David Ferrer in Group B. Only the top two from four will progress to the semi-final stages, where Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick or Tomas Berdych will be waiting and the <a href="http://news.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/tennis/atp-tour">ATP tennis betting</a> reflects just how tough things will be.<br/><br/>With Murray also hoping to end the season as world number three, after dropping a place in the latest world rankings, he'll have to battle it out for supremacy with two other players in the form of the Soderling and Djokovic who are also hoping to finish the year on a high behind Nadal and Federer and the <a href="http://news.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/tennis">online tennis betting</a> suggests they have every chance of doing so.<br/><br/>Although the Scot didn't have the best of times at last year's ATP World Tour Finals, failing to make it through his group, hopes are high this time around that he can make a real and lasting impact, as he seeks to finish off a year that has been relatively disappointing and inconsistent with a performance to keep his fans happy.Draw helps Wozniackitag:tennisopolis.com,2010-10-25:1869403:BlogPost:4708072010-10-25T10:28:42.000ZThomas Rooneyhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/ThomasRooney
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Caroline Wozniacki will be happy with the Sony Ericsson Championships singles draw. The world number one is under pressure to prove her top ranking my winning a big event and she knows
being handed a group of Francesca Schiavone, Sam Stosur and Elena Dementieva is<br />
as much help as she could hope for from the draw.…</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Caroline Wozniacki will be happy with the Sony Ericsson Championships singles draw. The world number one is
under pressure to prove her top ranking my winning a big event and she knows<br />
being handed a group of Francesca Schiavone, Sam Stosur and Elena Dementieva is<br />
as much help as she could hope for from the draw.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Those who <a href="http://news.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/tennis">bet on Tennis</a> not that Stosur and Schiavone’s form has dropped away since they were surprise finalists at the
French Open. They became the first Roland Garros finalists to lose in t e first<br />
round at Wimbledon and have made little impression since, although they both<br />
reached the US Open quarter finals.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Dementieva has struggled with injury all year, missing Wimbledon to end her run of 46 consecutive appearances
in Slam main draws. She has struggled for fluency as a result and although she<br />
has won two titles doubts over ability to maintain a high level throughout the<br />
event will accompany her to Doha, especially as she withdrew from the<br />
Luxembourg Open due to a reoccurrence of her foot injury.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This maroon group appears well-balanced on paper. Wozniacki has a 7-7 head-to-head record with the other
three, Schiavone 9-12, Stosur 8-8 and Dementieva 14-11. Recent form is a better<br />
indicator and Wozniacki, winner of four of her last five tournaments, must be<br />
backed to progress.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The white group is certainly harder to predict. Overall second and third seeds Vera Zvonareva and Kim
Clijsters might appear firm favourites with <a href="http://news.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/tennis/tennis-betting-odds.html%20">Tennis betting prices</a>, but Victoria Azarenka and Jelena<br />
Jankovic will provide tough opposition. <br/></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Clijsters and Jankovic have suffered recent injury scares and will need to be fully fit to combat the
in-form Azarenka and rejuvenated Zvonareva, who is motivated by the possibility<br />
of becoming world number one with victory in the event.</span></p>Melzer's belated breakthroughtag:tennisopolis.com,2010-10-18:1869403:BlogPost:4693162010-10-18T10:44:16.000ZThomas Rooneyhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/ThomasRooney
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">2010 is the year that has seen Jurgen Melzer finally deliver on his talent. 29 is an advanced age to proclaim a breakthrough, but the Austrian is certainly playing the best tennis of his career
and is finishing the season strong enough to suggest he can…</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">2010 is the year that has seen Jurgen Melzer finally deliver on his talent. 29 is an advanced age to proclaim
a breakthrough, but the Austrian is certainly playing the best tennis of his career<br />
and is finishing the season strong enough to suggest he can improve in his 30s.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Melzer defeated the <a href="http://news.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/tennis/atp-tour/atp-tour-betting-odds.html">ATP odds</a> and recorded a first career win against Rafael Nadal at the Shanghai Masters and is well-placed to reach just his send ever semi final. His first came at
this year’s French Open, showing how much the mercurial left-hander has<br />
improved.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Melzer is a regular presence in the middle stages of Grand Slam events – his first round exit at this year’s
Australian Open was his only opening round exit at a major in 15 appearances –<br />
but he has previously struggled to trouble the top players.</span></p>
<br />
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">He admittedly lost in convincing fashion to Nadal and Roger Federer in the second week of the other three Slams
this season, but his victory over the world number one in China should give him<br />
confidence that he can trouble the elite in the big matches. <br/></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://news.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/tennis/atp-tour"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">ATP tour betting</span></a> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">pundits now how he beat Novak Djokovic from two sets down in the Roland Garros quarter finals in
June, which was perhaps the best win of his lengthy career. Melzer’s<br />
improvement this season has coincided with his dedication to doubles, which has<br />
helped his volleying and court sense. He always had the power, now he has the<br />
subtlety and touch.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">That was the first time he had advanced past the third round of a major and there should now be no stopping
the man from Vienna. It has been a long time coming, but the man who won junior<br />
Wimbledon in 1999 is finally living up to expectations.</span></p>Changing faces at the toptag:tennisopolis.com,2010-09-14:1869403:BlogPost:4584392010-09-14T13:32:29.000ZThomas Rooneyhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/ThomasRooney
<p class="MsoNormal">Rafael Nadal’s historic claiming of the career Grand Slam rightly gets the headlines after the men’s US Open, but there have been other notable developments at Flushing Meadows. Nadal and Novak Djokovic’s careers
are going in an upward direction. The same cannot be said for Roger Federer and<br />
Andy Murray.</p>
<br />
<p class="MsoNormal">Those who place regular <a href="http://news.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/tennis">tennis bets</a> know that the handing of the baton of world’s best player…</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rafael Nadal’s historic claiming of the career Grand Slam rightly gets the headlines after the men’s US Open, but there have been other
notable developments at Flushing Meadows. Nadal and Novak Djokovic’s careers<br />
are going in an upward direction. The same cannot be said for Roger Federer and<br />
Andy Murray.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Those who place regular <a href="http://news.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/tennis">tennis bets</a> know that the handing of the
baton of world’s best player from Federer to Nadal has been inevitable for some<br />
time. That Federer is not the force he once was is not surprising – he is<br />
nearly 30, a family man and has won everything possible, most of which he has<br />
done many times over.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nadal is almost six years his junior and after a thrilling period of rivalry with the Swiss legend unprecedented in its quality and
sportsmanship, is ready to dominate in a similar way to Federer once did.<br />
Federer will win more majors, but not at the frequency he used to.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A future Slam victory is less guaranteed for Murray, who will be more concerned at his current situation than Federer is at his own
apparent slide. The manner of his third round collapse against Stanislas<br />
Wawrinka in New York suggests a recovery of his best form will not be easy.</p>
<br />
<p class="MsoNormal">Murray himself publicly doubted his prospects of winning a major after that defeat, which revealed mental doubts that do not plague the
two legends that have helped block his path to glory in the four big events.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As strange as it may seem, time is running out for the 23-year-old. Djokovic, back to his best and number two in the world, is a week
younger than Murray and claimed his first Slam nearly three years ago. Juan<br />
Martin del Porto is 21 and has already broken his duck.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nadal is less than a year older and is the only man on the tour who is consistently stronger and fitter than the Scot. The <a href="http://news.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/tennis/tennis-betting-odds.html">Tennis betting Odds</a> suggest that Murray will struggle to outlast the world number one. A handful of
new challengers will soon emerge to make Murray’s task more difficult.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Murray is of course closer than most to a Slam title – he was superb at Melbourne and Wimbledon this year until running into Federer and
Nadal - but if he hopes the gradual fading of Federer will make a massive<br />
difference in his prospects, he is wrong.</p>Who can win the men’s event at this year’s US Open?tag:tennisopolis.com,2010-09-02:1869403:BlogPost:4531202010-09-02T15:43:18.000ZThomas Rooneyhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/ThomasRooney
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">With <a href="http://news.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/tennis/us-open">US Open betting</a> well underway, and fans, experts, and bookmakers all trying to decide who the real contenders for the men’s singles event will be, John McEnroe has taken the initiative and announced that he believes only three players can win this
year’s last Grand Slam event: Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.…</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">With <a href="http://news.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/tennis/us-open">US Open betting</a> well underway, and fans, experts, and bookmakers all trying to decide who the real contenders for the men’s singles event will be, John McEnroe has taken the
initiative and announced that he believes only three players can win this<br />
year’s last Grand Slam event: Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Whilst these three candidates are all good bets to be there when the event reaches its final stage (although obviously only one of Nadal and Murray
can reach the final after they were placed in the same side of the draw), the<br />
difficulty in choosing a winner from this trio is a challenge that not even<br />
McEnroe wished to undertake.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">With Murray not ever having won a Grand Slam event and a sense that when he has reached a final previously he has failed to do himself justice, he is
arguably the easiest of the three picks to discard as a potential winner.<br />
However, having shown a ruthless side to himself when he chose to sack his<br />
coaching team, combined with the fact that Murray often performs at his best on<br />
hard courts and is going into the 2010 US Open in good form, many pundits and<br />
fans are confident that this could be the time for him to break his duck.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">This sense is further enhanced by the fact that Rafael Nadal has clearly shown himself to be far less comfortable performing on hard court surfaces than
on either grass courts or clay courts, something that Murray has been able to<br />
exploit in previous hard court tournaments.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">With Roger Federer also having shown himself to be losing a touch of the magic that has seen him dominate the game for the majority of the decade, with
Nadal having recently edged ahead of him in the rankings, Murray knows this<br />
could be his best opportunity to upset the <a href="http://news.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/tennis/us-open/us-open-betting-odds.html">US<br />
Open tennis odds</a> for quite some time.</span></p>Nalbandian returns to winning waystag:tennisopolis.com,2010-08-11:1869403:BlogPost:4354082010-08-11T12:18:38.000ZThomas Rooneyhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/ThomasRooney
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">David Nalbandian made the final 16 at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic Wednesday evening, following his straight-set victory over seventh seed Stanislas Wawrinka</span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color: black;" xml:lang="EN-US">.</span></strong> <span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;" xml:lang="EN-US">The Argentinean was…</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">David Nalbandian made the final 16 at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic Wednesday evening, following his straight-set victory
over seventh seed Stanislas Wawrinka</span><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color: black;" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">.</span></strong> <span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black;" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">The Argentinean was given a wildcard into the<br />
event after missing much of the last two seasons with injury.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">It’s been a nightmare spell for the 28 year old. Nalbandian was ranked as high as No 3 in the world and reached the final
at Wimbledon in 2002. But he hasn't played in<br />
a tournament since losing in the quarter-finals at Monte Carlo in April, and <a href="http://news.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/tennis/atp-tour">ATP tour betting</a> pundits note how he has dropped to 117<sup>th</sup> in the world.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Hip surgery last May meant Nalbandian had to spend nine months out of action. He returned to action earlier this year
only to tear his hamstring ruling him out of the French Open then Wimbledon. Nalbandian will be chomping at the bit to play<br />
in his first grand slam tournament since last year’s Australian Open.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Nalbandian was a semi finalist at Flushing Meadows back in 2003, losing to eventual winner Andy Roddick in five sets. He made
the quarter finals in 2005 again losing to the eventual winner, this time Roger<br />
Federer. Despite never making the step up to grand slam winner, Nalbandian has<br />
consistently won tour titles throughout his career, the last of his ten titles<br />
coming early in 2009, at the Medibank International in Sydney.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">It’s been a long road to recovery for the Argentinean. If he can stay fit, Nalbandian could be up there with the <a href="http://news.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/tennis/us-open-betting-odds.html">favourite odds to win 2010 US Open tennis</a> matches.</span></p>
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It remains to be seen whether the reigning US Open champion, Juan Martin del Potro, will be fit enough to defend his title later this month. The Argentinean hasn’t played since the Australian Open at the beginning of the year. <br></br>
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He reached the fourth round in Australia but was struggling with a wrist injury during the tournament. The injury didn’t clear up and del Potro was forced to have an operation. The injury forced del Potro to miss the French Open and Wimbledon as he recovered…
It remains to be seen whether the reigning US Open champion, Juan Martin del Potro, will be fit enough to defend his title later this month. The Argentinean hasn’t played since the Australian Open at the beginning of the year. <br/>
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He reached the fourth round in Australia but was struggling with a wrist injury during the tournament. The injury didn’t clear up and del Potro was forced to have an operation. The injury forced del Potro to miss the French Open and Wimbledon as he recovered from the surgery in a frustrating few months. <br/>
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It was thought del Potro would make his comeback at the Paris Masters or the Thailand Open. Whisperings have now emerged that the 21 year old may now be fit enough to compete at Flushing Meadows. He has recently returned to training and will have till the 30th of August to prove his fitness.<br/>
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It may happen that taking part in <a href="http://news.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/tennis/us-open">US Open betting</a> has come a month or so too soon for del Potro. He won’t want to rush back and risk his injury. After missing so much of this season, del Potro will be determined to make up for it next season.<br/>
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Last year was something of a breakthrough season for del Potro, along with winning the US Open, he reached the quarter-final of the Australian Open and the semi final of the French Open. <br/>
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On his day, <a href="http://news.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/tennis/tennis-betting-odds.html">Tennis betting odds</a> suggest he can beat anybody on the circuit. At six foot six, del Potro possesses one of the best serves out there. He is also able to move around the court exceptionally well for a tall fellow. If he does make it to Flushing Meadows, not many players will fancy taking on del Potro. <br/>