Poor Ferrer
David Ferrer was a point away from winning the Miami Masters final when Andy Murray hit a deep forehand that was called ‘in’. Ferrer immediately challenged the call, but the ball just caught the line. Murray went on to win the championship in a third set tiebreak.
“I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. One point.” Ferrer addressing the fans. Tough luck for the guy.
— Beyond The Baseline (@SI_BTBaseline) March 31, 2013
David Ferrer taking a nice bite out of that … tennis ball? Heh. #NeonApple #Nutritious twitter.com/RomiCvitkovic/…
— Romi Cvitkovic (@RomiCvitkovic) March 31, 2013
Wish I could understand Spanish.. What a great sport Ferrer is! A real warrior! All smiles!
— Chris Evert (@ChrissieEvert) March 31, 2013
Hasn’t this been the same story throughout Ferrer’s career? He’s been so close, but Murray, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have always seemed to find a way to beat the Spaniard. They’re that good. They rarely crack under pressure.
Poor Sharapova
Maria Sharapova was seemingly in complete control of the Miami final … until she wasn’t. Serena Williams did what she does best — turned on the jets — and Sharapova lost the final 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 with Serena winning the final 10 games. That’s an embarrassing way to lose.
Sharapova: “No reason why I couldn’t win the match. Was a step in right direction. There’s no doubt I’ll be able to beat her”
— Matt Cronin (@TennisReporters) March 30, 2013
Serena Williams is the Queen of Miami for a record 6th time. Wins last 10 games to beat Sharapova 46 63 60. That’s a spirit-breaker. #wta
— Beyond The Baseline (@SI_BTBaseline) March 30, 2013
10 years
ATP rankings as of today: No1 Djokovic; No2 Murray. Last week that neither Federer or Nadal was top 2 (Nov 03), Schwarzenegger got elected.
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) April 1, 2013
Federer and Nadal are not the top two players in the ATP rankings — they’ve been bumped. For the first time since 2003, neither Nadal nor Federer hold either top spot. Weird.
no foolin: today for first time in 3,424 days (nov 16, 03) both federer & nadal are absent from the atp’s top 2 #looooongtime
— tennistweets.com (@tennistweetscom) April 1, 2013
Respect your elders
Tommy Haas became the oldest player to ever beat the world No. 1 in three decades when he upset Novak Djokovic in Miami.
Haas is 34 years old but in the past year, he’s been playing some of the best tennis of his career.
Djokovic: “There are days where you just don’t feel good on the court. Nothing really goes your way. This is one of those days.”
— Beyond The Baseline (@SI_BTBaseline) March 27, 2013
Stat of the day. RT @trudelsteph The last time Tommy Haas reached the 4th rd in Miami, Novak Djokovic was 13 years old.
— Beyond The Baseline (@SI_BTBaseline) March 27, 2013
Happy Easter
Here is Easter postcard from me to you :) #HappyEaster #NoleFam say.ly/MPR5upl
— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) March 31, 2013