Welcome to the 3rd edition of Pro Tennis thread. We will discuss everything about pro tennis, from Grand Slams to beautiful female tennis players here.

ATPtennis Official Website - www.atptennis.com
WTAtennis Official Website - www.wtatour.com

Due to how crappy Astro is showing tenins nowadays, i advise you guys to watch it online instead.
Try websites like www.channelsurfing.net or www.bet365.com
About www.bet365.com, you will have to register an account, its free as long as you don't bet, then you can watch almost all the ATP matches there. The quality is great and its smooth.

TV Schedule [Come back often to check the latest tennis TV coverage]


Aegon Championships (Live) [Starsports]
12-Jun 19:30 Quarterfinals
12-Jun 21:00 Quarterfinals
12-Jun 22:30 Quarterfinals
13-Jun 00:00 Quarterfinals
13-Jun 20:00 Semifinal 1
13-Jun 21:30 Semifinal 2
14-Jun 21:00 Final

For tour calender, please scroll down to the 3rd post. Thanks.

This post has been edited by Bepeon: Jun 17 2009, 09:18 PM

Enjoy.

This post has been edited by Bepeon: Sep 28 2008, 07:19 PM


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ATP 2008 Tour Calender[Men's Tour]

Australian Open, Melbourne [Grand Slam] - Jan 14 - 27 : | Official Website |
Pacific Life Open, Indian Wells [Masters Series] - Mac 10 - 23 : | Official Website |
Sony Ericsson Open, Miami [Masters Series] - Mac 26 - Apr 6 : | Official Website |
Monte Carlo [Masters Series] - Apr 19 - 27 : | Official Website
Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome [Masters Series] - May 5 - 11 : | Official Website |
Hamburg [Masters Series] - May 12 - 18 : Official Website |
French Open, Paris [Grand Slam] - May 25 - June 8 : | Official Website |
Wimbledon, London [Grand Slam] - June 23 - July 6 : | Official Website |
Rogers Cup, Toronto [Masters Series] - July 19 - 27 : | Official Website |
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, Cincinnati [Masters Series] - July 28 - Aug 3 : | Official Website |
Olympic, Beijing [Olympic] - Aug 10 - 17 : | Official Website |
US Open, New York [Grand Slam] - Aug 25 - Sep 7 : | Official Website |
Mutua Madrilena Masters, Madrid [Masters Series] - Oct 13 - 21 : | Official Website |
BNP Paribas Masters, Paris [Masters Series] - Oct 27 - Nov 2 : | Official Website |
Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai [Masters Cup] - Nov 9 - 16 : | Official Website |


WTA 2008 Tour Calender[Women's Tour]
Australian Open, Melbourne [Grand Slam] - Jan 14 - 27 : Official Website |
Qatar Total Open, Doha [Tier 1] - Feb 18 - 24 : | Official Website |
Pacific Life Open, Indian Wells [Tier 1] - Mac 10 - 23 : | Official Website |
Sony Ericsson Open, Miami [Tier 1] - Mac 26 - Apr 6 : | Official Website |
Family Circle Cup, Charleston [Tier 1] - Apr 14 - 20 : | Official Website |
Qatar Telecom German Open, Berlin [Tier 1] - May 5 - 11 : | Official Website |
Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome [Tier 1] - May 12 - 18 : | Official Website |
French Open, Paris [Grand Slam] - May 25 - June 8 : | Official Website |
Wimbledon, London [Grand Slam] - June 23 - July 6 : | Official Website |
Rogers Cup, Montreal [Tier 1] - July 26 - 3 : | Official Website |
Olympic, Beijing [Olympic] - Aug 10 - 17 : | Official Website |
US Open, New York [Grand Slam] - Aug 27 - Sep 9 : | Official Website |
Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo [Tier 1] - Sep 13 - 21 : | Official Website |
Kremlin Cup, Moscow [Tier 1] - Oct 6 - 12 : | Official Website |
Sony Ericsson Championships, Doha [YEC] - Nov 4 - 9 : | Official Website |

This post has been edited by Bepeon: Jul 12 2008, 11:21 AM

Nadal in the Rogers Cup?

All top players will be in Rogers Cup. So there is no need to ask who's in and who's out.


Lolz!

This post has been edited by Bepeon: Jul 12 2008, 11:28 AM

Rogers Cup happen to be any connection with Roger Federer? hahahaha...

He does have his knee injury mah. And I'd like him to rest for the Olympics. Winning two Grand Slams must be tiring

That one is only his "excuse" to withdraw from the tournament. The actual reason is he's tired after winning Wimbledon. He will be okay by next week for Rogers Cup. Well, he does find time to go beach with his girlfriend.

Lolz, it is Rogers Cup because a company called Rogers Telecommunication sponsors the tournament.

i was also wondering but then thought that it couldn't be since fed's still not retired haha...
normally wait till that fella no more on tour only name a stadium after him haha..

So Rogers cup is hard court rite?? I hope Nadal won't conquere hard court, not yet plz... BTW, i see Djoko is more capable to chalengge FedeX on hard court coz he oso can serve very well to get ace..

haha... that's the name of the competiton... not the name of the stadium lo

anyway if it had any connection to federer... then u will see only federer winning it every single year when he participates even till old age lol.. ok i m not making any sense here :

got sense also...he will be on fire playing in his own tournament well he might be winning the senior ppl
's cup when he's old...

haha i think they should name a stadium after him..
one of the greatest players in history..

although nadal beat fed in wimbledon i still don't feel like he's a very keng player or something.
but fed, despite his loss, still maintains his class.. it's the look and the way he wins points i guess

Both of them are top class player.

i so totally agree with you!

wah finally new thread hopefully the number 1 can bounce back in style after losing the cup in his familiar territory

This post has been edited by skylinegtr34rule4life: Jul 12 2008, 11:07 PM

i am sure he will bounce back for US open

nadal ftw. lol. maybe fed will have a chance to win the olympics

No worries about Nadal, he's always injured. Sometimes arms, sometimes ass, sometimes knees, sometimes ankle.. But he still gets to play well. Haha, i don't really trust all his "injuries".

Yeah, Federer really needs to bounce back.

i remember last year fed said in an interview that he does not need to worry bout his level of play coz he's already a level above the rest...
then now it seems like many more players are coming up dy...
he really needs to make a comeback and win more finals...haha

nadal is really amazing with his injuries. he has all the pain in the world and 3 painkillers later, he is playing his best tennis and all. hmm, maybe he trying to get the opponent to sympathise with his injuries. or maybe those aren't just painkillers... lol.. joking joking. no offence

finally new thread
Nadal still can win even he injured(i dont care it fake or true) bcos Uncle Toni already teach Nadal not to give up and fight every ball,that why we can see Rafa win the set even he already look will lost that set

just read H.Metro today about Rafa only have one coach since he start learn to play tennis,and surprisingly his main ambition is to be a footballer and play for Real Madrid,even he ask his uncle Miguel Angel (ex Spain footballer) to bring him meet Ronaldo at Barcelona,really funny to read his story,even get a million but still stay with family and his mom always shouting to Rafa when bcos his bedroom bersepah

This post has been edited by faris21: Jul 13 2008, 07:28 PM

i think its a psychological play by nadal...when opponent see his leg..they change play tactic, and nadal immediately counter-attack on the tactic...hehe clever dude

somehow Federer seems to fear him too much which gives Nadal the edge even before the match starts

he is one of the toughest man to beat in tennis.

suddenly question pops out from mind...i wonder if Nicol David ventures into tennis would she be successful or not?

Probably not.. Due to the height maybe. Haha.

And also the high competition in tennis compared to squash.

This post has been edited by Bepeon: Jul 15 2008, 09:51 PM

Haha,i think she will have disadvantage due to smaller built.

lol what if ivo karlovic play squash.....
or chong wei play tennis...can't imagine haha

This post has been edited by uhuk-uhuk: Jul 16 2008, 02:52 AM

Chong Wei and Nicol cant get success if play tennis,just look at their small hand
tennis required strong hand

Anyway people, men's tennis back to full action next week in Montreal. All the top players including Federer, Nadal, Djokovic will all be in Toronto next week for Rogers Cup.

Starsports will be showing the tournament.


Rogers Cup Masters Series [Starsports]
22 Jul 0100-1100 First Round
22 Jul 2300-0930 (next day) Second Round
23 Jul 2330-0930 (next day) Second Round
24 Jul 2300-0930 (next day) Last 16
25 Jul 2300-0100 (next day) Quarterfinals #1
26 Jul 0100-0300 Quarterfinals #2
26 Jul 0700-0900 Quarterfinals #3
26 Jul 0900-1100 Quarterfinals #4
27 Jul 0300-0500 Semifinals #1
27 Jul 0700-0900 Semifinals #2
28 Jul 0130-0330 Final


This post has been edited by Bepeon: Jul 19 2008, 02:42 PM

excellent.. cant wait for more tennis and hopefully this time the tournament does not end with me being upset for a week..lol..

Yeah... Hope Federer gonna win this. He needs it to keep his No.1 spot and also as a confidence booster.

Federer and players practising in Toronto.





This post has been edited by Bepeon: Jul 20 2008, 01:25 PM

bepeon, if both fed and nadal meet in the final of the next two tournaments, and nadal wins them both, will nadal be no.1 already?

I don't think so. Unless Federer loses in 1st round and Nadal wins the tournament, then he's the new No.1.

So it is the hardcourt season already? :D Grass court season seems pretty short er...

If that happens in toronto, nadal's the new no.1?

Yeah. Or it happens in Cincinnati (the next Masters Series after Toronto)

Everything is on the line now.. Federer can't let it slip by a bit. Every match can change everything.

wow. difference of 500 points rite?
is it that easy to close that gap?

This post has been edited by uhuk-uhuk: Jul 20 2008, 11:23 PM

If Federer somehow gets kicked out during the first round of Cicinnati, which he won last year.. then a lot of his point is going to be deducted. (Or rather a whole 500 will be gone @@)

Djokovic won last time.
Go home early joko

ATP Masters Series Canada is Rogers Cup? @@

Yeah... Lolz. Its held in Toronto. It will start off today.
Today is the first round and Starsports will begin the covereage at 1am.

About the points... A victory in Grand Slam worths 1000 points, a victory in Masters Series event worths 500 points.

Since Federer was the finalist for last year in Rogers Cup Masters, he has to defend 350 points. Nadal was the semifinalist, he has 225 points.
So if Federer loses before the final, he loses points. Same with Nadal.. if he loses before semifinals, he loses points.

Federer can only add points if he wins the tournament, while Nadal can add points if he reaches the finals.

And on the side note, Djokovic is the defending champion.

Oh this was the tourney Djoker won no.3 then no.2 then no.1 when he was still no.4 back then one is it?

Yes. He beat Roddick in the quarters, Nadal in the semis and Federer in the final. Very impressive.

But this year will be Federer who shines.

Can't wait to watch Federer playing after the heart-breaking Wimbledon final.

i never knew that points would be deducted if u perform worse than the previous year.
so fed dropped quite a number of points at wimbledon while nadal gained much needed points la..
hmmm that explains the sudden talk bout displacing the world no.1 player

Breaking news!!!

http://news.smh.com.au/sport/tennis-legend...80721-3iqq.html

According to this article, Federer will play against Nadal and Borg will play against McEnroe in November in Malaysia!

Haha, really didn't expect this to happen. Since when they like Malaysia so much? ($$$)

fantastic news as i will be having my AS level exams in nov why? last year when fed came i was having spm. now again he come i having AS. why me?

This post has been edited by kaka91: Jul 21 2008, 07:59 PM

lol , same situation for me as levels , D: sad

fantastic, huh? when he plays in my own country i cant c him, but when he plays in other places i do everything i can to get to c him on tv or watever. nov what exactly? if end of nov then can la

Lolz. Not like i'm not the same case. Last year SPM (yet i went , certainly worth it). This time i got SAM finals.

Well, its not like it gonna be in the morning. The match is at night. Make sure you study alot then go enjoy. Maybe can help you relax abit as well.

For a change, this year won't be in Shah Alam. Instead it will be in Bukit Jalil.. Should be in Stadium Putra.

lol, no offence but SAM finals are not that um... well, since SAM students usually get their results based on the entire year's results and not just the finals.. i guess you can go and i cant. well, thats wat my lecturers tell me anyway.lol

But that doesn't mean its not important. Just that i work hard throughout the year and less pressure on the end year exam.

Haha, well, still a long way to go before November arrives, so take the time to think about it.

At the mean time, lets talk about Rogers Masters.

i want the tickets!!

Haha, let us put that aside for the mean time. The players are still competing in the tour.

Today's Schedule


The defending champion Djokovic will be playing against the local hope Dancevic today.

Also we have Roddick against Mahut.

Live coverage starts at 11PM.


Federer playing doubles.

y are so many singles players playing doubles in toronto?
fed, nadal, roddick, wawrinka, davydenko etc etc?

probably to prepare for the upcoming olympics..the names u mentioned are all taking part in the olympics doubles event..hehe

the real question is since when Malaysia interested to invite tennis player,normally they always invite football team from Europe
how much the ticket ,i need to save money from now if want to c Rafa beat Roger

Ticket prices not confirmed yet. Slowly save your money ba...





Both Djokovic and Roddick recorded victories.

Today's Schedule


Haha. Big Wednesday. Nadal, Murray and Federer all in action for the first time since Wimbledon.

Federer just lost to Simon....6-2 5-7 4-6

Federer did quite bad... especially in his last service game =/ His forehand let him down at the end... probably because he was trying to force his way through using the forehand.

yeap..this gives nadal a chance to overtake him if nadal wins this tournament

The commentators did mention that this events has been pushed foward.. so there won't be changes in rankings for this week or something even if Nadal won. Hmm...

yea..but i tot after aug 18 the rankings can change..the players will lose the points they gained last yr..

OMG, what the hell is wrong with Federer
The Wimbledon final loss really affected him emotionally. I hope he can make a come back next week in Cincinnati.

Sighz. Really disappointed now.

well..nobody is perfect..he can't be no.1 always..

In Wimbledon, some players struggle to play on grass since playing too much on clay.
Now, players again struggled to play on hard court.

Djokovic might win this one.
Jugding from his win in Australia Open.

Hope Nadal can make a surprise

jus woke up and i saw ur sms

Oh my god... So sad... Poor Federer... Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? I don't know how, but I hope he gets the right therapy, like yesterday...

guess i will cheer for Safin now:P

Roger lost many point which is good news to Rafa and Djoker
as i remember he is runnerup last year which is he get 350 but now only collect 35,he lost 315 yesterday

A Swiss fan did say; 'young players are getting stronger, Federer not getting any younger'

very sad for Roger..

Argh!!!
Federer Lost!

oh My!
Sad...
luckily I overslept this morning...
if not...I'll more sad to see him being beaten...

If he can't return to his old form...
sure Nadal will get the No.1 Spot...

I don't think his recent performance has something to do with age...
at 26...I think he's still consider young...

Federer is really going through a tough period of his career now. Maybe now his confidence is at the lowest... And unfortunately, he couldn't get out of this YET without winning another big tournament.


We can only hope he can get back his best form as soon as possible.


On the other hand, Nadal shows alot of confidence by coming back from 4-1 in first set to win in straight sets.

Today's Schedule

very sad. y la roger? what happened to you? i really cant believe this is happening. oh well, fed had his chance. 5 briliant years, maybe now is nadal's time to shine

This post has been edited by kaka91: Jul 24 2008, 05:56 PM

I still have faith on him. It takes time for a person to recover from such a big loss. And Federer is a mortal human and he too needs a long break. Maybe this year isn't his year but i have confidence that he will come back next year, stronger and better than what he is doing now.

And this year hasn't ended yet. I would be happy if he wins US Open or Olympics or Masters Cup.

it does not matter to me if roger dont win this year. but i hope he comes back next year. anyway, to me at least he is the best player tennis has ever seen, and he has definitely made me proud of him. federer was the reason i started liking tennis. he has a fantastic personality and i would love to meet him one day. viva la federer.

Buletin Utama just announce Roger will face Rafa or Blake for KL match
i tot Rafa already confirm come here

If things continue to turn back for Federer, i would rather him having a long break after this season.. then prepare for next season. Instead of all these meaningless exhibitions. =(

I have to say this even i'm a Federer fan.

Nvm la,i don like Federer also.
Win some lose some,maybe not his day

i must agree with you. maybe its just a coincidence, but din federer's game start to go downhill after he came to malaysia?

Maybe Federer eat too much Satay or Nasi Lemak make him slower

On the side note, Nadal improved after coming to Malaysia? Wonder what he did here

normally invitation like him will have dinner with Menteri Sukan and our goverment officer but i bet Roger didnt eat that,maybe he eat roti canai and teh tarik

hello if people pay you rm35k to have dinner with DPM. die die also you must eat the food being served to you la

Maybe he wallop too much of Durian leh!

Roger will pengsan before he eat that
i think our goverment should make a contest,the winner will get a dinner with Roger and Rafa

fantastic idea! i'd die to see roger in person and talk to him...

hahaha... all the food reasoning pulak dem creative la u ppl

Wowwwww.... Rafa Winnnn.......
Congrats Rafa...

Rafa Beat Igor Andreev (6-2, 7-6)

while rafa collecting a grand slam, federer is on the slump!
all of sudden, overtaking sampras' haul look hard for him.
nadal seem to be in better position. if he keep on winning 2 or more slam a year, he'll be on top of slam's
haul in 5 years
lets just hope federer will bounce back. he is only going 27. the probem was nadal is 21

This post has been edited by yngwie: Jul 25 2008, 11:17 AM