By Caroline Cameron Will this be a breakthrough tournament for Thornhill native Milos Raonic, or a disappointing one?  Well, that may depend on Andy Murray’s attendance. On Sunday, Andy Murray will play for two Olympic gold medals; one in the men’s singles event against Roger Federer and the other in the mixed doubles event with [...]

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By Caroline Cameron It’s no surprise, but more players have dropped out of next week’s Rogers Cup in Toronto. It’s unconfirmed, but Roger Federer, who just reached the Olympic men’s singles final at Wimbledon, is the latest player to pull out of the Rogers Cup. Other players include Rafael Nadal, Gael Monfils, Andy Roddick, Stanislas [...]

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By Caroline Cameron Epic.  Awesome.  Insane.  Long.  Did I already say epic? There are a lot of words to describe Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s 6-3, 3-6, 25-23 Olympic win over Thornhill’s Milos Raonic.  And no, 25-23 is not a typo.  It was that long.  3 hours and 57 minutes, making it the longest match in Olympic history. [...]

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By Caroline Cameron It’s been a busy and successful month for young Canadian tennis players. After Filip Peliwo and Eugenie Bouchard won the Wimbledon Junior singles titles, Canadians swept the four titles at the National Bank Challenger in Granby.   Bouchard upset fellow Canadian Stephanie Dubois to win the women’s singles title, Sharon Fichman and Marie-Eve [...]

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By Caroline Cameron Just a month ago, Rafael Nadal was ousted in the second round of Wimbledon.  Today, the defending Olympic gold medalist has withdrawn from the London 2012 Olympics. Nadal has always suffered from knee tendinitis and it’s safe to assume this is his reason for pulling out of the Games. “I do not [...]

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By Caroline Cameron In A League of Their Own, Tom Hanks famously yelled, “there’s no crying in baseball.”  He didn’t say anything about tennis. It was hard not to get a lump in your throat when Great Britain’s Andy Murray emotionally thanked his home crowd after he lost the Wimbledon final to Roger Federer in [...]

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By Caroline Cameron When Tomas Berdych stunned Roger Federer in the 2010 Wimbledon quarterfinals, the floodgates opened: “He’s finished.” “He should retire.” “We’ll never see the old Federer again.” For the first time in years, the former King of Wimbledon and arguably the sport’s greatest player to ever live was hearing more criticism than praise. [...]

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By Caroline Cameron What just happened? Two-time Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal has been ousted from Wimbledon in the second round. World No. 100 Lukas Rosol beat the French Open champ in what is now one of the biggest upsets in the history of Wimbledon. I remember being utterly shocked when I heard that Robin Soderling [...]

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By Caroline Cameron Federer used to own Wimbledon. The last time Federer won Wimbledon was in 2009 and the 16 Grand Slam champ hasn’t won a Major since the 2010 Australian Open.   Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have dominated the Majors the past year and a half and they’ve played each other in the last [...]

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Caroline Cameron Who is excited? Cause I am and I hope you are too. Tomorrow at 10am live on Sportsnet ONE, Thornhill native Milos Raonic will face Roger Federer in the quarterfinals in Halle. The two have met twice before, with Federer winning both matches in Indian Wells and Madrid this year.  In both meetings, [...]

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