Category Archives: Juan Monaco

Granollers And Monaco Unexpected Finalists

Posted on November 6, 2011 by admin| Leave a comment

Marcel Granollers has felled the mighty Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets in Valencia to secure a spot in the finals. The Spaniard beat Delpo 6-4, 7-6 in just under two hours in the first meeting between the two players.

The loss is a blow for Delpo who is currently in 10th place in the race to qualify for the World Tour Finals. To have a chance he must now make the finals in Paris next week. His only other hope is that the injured Novak Djokovic is unable to play and that he is able to fill the space as a lucky loser. Del Potro’s loss was good news for Tomas Berdych who is closer to qualifying. Read more »

Posted in David Ferrer, Injury, Juan Martin Del Potro, Juan Monaco, Marcel Granollers, Nicolas Almagro, Novak Djokovic, Paris, Tomas Berdych, Valencia

Federer Slaughters Monaco

Posted on September 6, 2011 by admin| Leave a comment

It was a late night slaughter when Roger Federer walked on to Arthur Ashe Stadium to play Juan Monaco in their fourth round match that started after midnight. Federer was in no mood to get involved in a battle of any variety, instead after six minutes he had broken twice and had a 4-0 lead.

Monaco fought valiantly to get involved in points despite the windy conditions as rain loomed but Federer took the match and completely dominated, taking the first set 6-1 in just 19 minutes. Read more »

Posted in Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Monaco, Roger Federer, US Open

Tsonga Tops Fish In Five

Posted on September 6, 2011 by admin| Leave a comment

Jo Wilfried Tsonga fought back from a two sets to one deficit against American Mardy Fish to book his place in the US Open quarterfinals where he will face Roger Federer or Juan Monaco. It took the Frenchman five sets and three hours and 45 minutes to win the 6-4, 6-7, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 match.

The evolution of Mardy Fish  has been impressive over the last 18 months but the power and physical prowess of the Frenchman ultimately won the match. Mardy was hampered by right leg issues, calling the trainer before the fifth set, seemingly having difficulty moving to his forehand wing during the final set where he was promptly broken. Read more »

Posted in Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Monaco, Mardy Fish, Roger Federer, US Open

Welcome to Twitter Rafael Nadal

Posted on August 7, 2011 by admin| 2 Comments

In the first twenty four hours @RafaelNadal had 150,000 followers with the Spaniard now sitting at 204, 385 followers. Less than 60,000 followers separate Nadal from Novak Djokovic who has been on Twitter for some time now.

It is interesting that despite Nole’s recent successes his popularity on social mediums such as Twitter and Facebook hasn’t skyrocketed. Nadal, meanwhile, continues to become more and more popular around the world with almost 8 million fans on Facebook compared to 645,000 for Nole. Federer still leads the way with 8.5 million fans on Facebook. Read more »

Posted in Juan Monaco, Media, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer

Del Potro And Monaco Give Argentina 2-0 Lead

Posted on July 8, 2011 by admin| Leave a comment

Juan Martin del Potro and Juan Monaco have given Argentina a commanding 2-0 lead over Kazakhstan. Monaco took Golubev out 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 in cool conditions while Delpo crushed Kukushkin 6-2, 6-1, 6-2. It was a triumphant return for Juan Martin who hasn’t played a Davis Cup match in two years after extensive injury issues.

The return of Delpo hugely strengthens Argentina’s quest for the Davis Cup, particularly with David Nalbandian struggling with an adductor (groin) injury and a haematoma from his hernia surgery from the last Davis Cup tie. Read more »

Posted in David Nalbandian, Davis Cup, Injury, Juan Martin Del Potro, Juan Monaco

Men’s Wimbledon Draw Analysis

Posted on June 19, 2011 by admin| Leave a comment

To break the lengthy draw analysis in two parts I have separated the explanation about what’s at stake for the big boys Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic and what to look for in the early rounds into another post (click here).

If we look at the draw as a whole it’s hard to look beyond Federer as champion. Read more »

Posted in Alejandro Falla, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, David Ferrer, Dudi Sela, Ernests Gulbis, Fabio Fognini, Feliciano Lopez, Fernando Verdasco, Gael Monfils, Gilles Simon, Injury, Ivan Dodig, Ivan Ljubicic, Ivo Karlovic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, John Isner, Juan Martin Del Potro, Juan Monaco, Marcos Baghdatis, Mardy Fish, Milos Raonic, Nicolas Almagro, Nicolas Mahut, Novak Djokovic, Pete Sampras, Radek Stepanek, Rafael Nadal, Richard Gasquet, Robin Soderling, Roger Federer, Roland Garros, Thomaz Bellucci, Tomas Berdych, Viktor Troicki, Wimbledon

What Do Your Favourite Players Carry With Them On Court?

Posted on May 21, 2011 by admin| Leave a comment

Why Rafa needs to protect his teeth I don’t know but here are a series of videos that show you want top players carry in their bags on court.

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Posted in Feliciano Lopez, Juan Monaco, Kimiko Date Krumm, Marat Safin, Media, Rafael Nadal, Victoria Azarenka

Roland Garros Draw Revealed

Posted on May 20, 2011 by admin| Leave a comment

The Roland Garros draw is being done right now!

Some of the first round matches are:

  • Rafael Nadal V John Isner
  • Roger Federer V Feliciano Lopez
  • Fernando Verdasco V Juan Monaco
  • Novak Djokovic V Thiemo De Bakker Read more »

Posted in Andy Murray, Benjamin Becker, David Ferrer, Fernando Verdasco, Gael Monfils, Ivo Karlovic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, John Isner, Juan Martin Del Potro, Juan Monaco, Jurgen Melzer, Michael Llodra, Nikolay Davydenko, Novak Djokovic, Radek Stepanek, Rafael Nadal, Richard Gasquet, Robin Soderling, Roger Federer, Roland Garros, Stanislas Wawrinka, Tomas Berdych

Ferrer, Nadal And Monaco PlayStation Clip

Posted on April 13, 2011 by admin| 2 Comments

Posted in David Ferrer, Juan Monaco, Media, Rafael Nadal

Federer Pushed By Monaco

Posted on March 28, 2011 by admin| Leave a comment

I’ve always loved Juan Monaco but his result never seem to really live up to his ability. Today Juan seemed to come out on court with a little bit of extra confidence having seen Federer repeatedly challenged lately, and he made Federer work for his 7-6, 6-4 victory.

Monaco came out with some beautiful shots, clearly desperate to get any sort of lead. Both were broken in the early stages in of the first set but ultimately a, at times, casual looking Federer just threw down a few huge serves or a great forehand to get himself out of trouble much to Monaco’s frustration. Read more »

Posted in Juan Monaco, Miami, Mikhail Youzhny, Olivier Rochus, Roger Federer