Found November 09, 2011 on Boston Herald Sports:
2010_australian_open_a016
PARIS - Novak Djokovic beat Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday to advance to the third round at the Paris...
THE BACKYARD
BEST OF MAXIM
AROUND THE WEB
RELATED ARTICLES

Djokovic answers critics with Paris win

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic looked fit and keen Wednesday as he won his first match at the BNP Paribas Masters. Djokovic defeated Croatia's Ivan Dodig, one of the year's most improved players, 6-4, 6-3. By walking on court, Djokovic saved himself a $1.6 million forfeit under ATP rules because he would have missed two Masters 1000 series events in 2011 had he withdrawn. Was...

Djokovic, Murray reach Paris Masters 3rd round

Novak Djokovic dismissed Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-4, 6-3 in the Paris Masters second round on Wednesday showing no signs of the shoulder injury that bothered him last weekend at the Swiss Indoors.

Djokovic withdraws from Paris quarters (AP)

Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Paris Masters with a nagging shoulder injury before his quarterfinals match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Friday. The top-ranked Djokovic announced on his website that the injury got worse after his third-round comeback win against fellow Serb Viktor Troicki on Thursday.

Video: Play Like Andy Murray!

Can you play all the way to the "ultimate level" in this Andy Murray video game?  Hilarious. Thanks to Racquet Required for posting this!

Why Slowed Down Courts are Hurting Tennis

  By Tumaini Carayol Over the last three months, we have watched as Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal have go on the warpath against the various tennis governing bodies. It all started at the US Open when Nadal, Murray and company were put on-court in New York while the conditions were still damp. Following that incident, the pair both threatened strike action as they listed off all...

Previewing the Blockbuster Quarterfinals of the Paris Masters

Masters 1000 events are supposed to be the next best thing to Majors.  However, the 2011 Paris Masters, before it started, did not seem to be one of those Masters events.  We have all been proved wrong, however, as the tennis has been at a very high level.  This is expected to continue into the quarterfinal round, which begins Friday.  Here is a preview of the four quarterfinal...

Michigan Splits with Western Michigan

Photo Credit: Bill Rapai For the second straight week, Michigan took on a highly-ranked CCHA opponent. This time, it marked the Yost debut of new WMU coach Andy Murray. In a battle of former St. Louis Blues head coaches, Murray's team drew first blood, but the Wolverines came back Saturday night to split the weekend. On Friday night, Western jumped out to a 2-0 lead behind...

Kvitova Inspires Czechs to Fed Cup, Djokovic £1m Better Off and Federer Triumphs in Basel

Kvitova Inspires Czechs to Fed Cup: Petra Kvitova’s incredible 2011 culminated in another major prize as she led the Czech Republic to a tense 3-2 Fed Cup Final win over Russia that went down to the final rubber. Lucie Hradecka and Kveta Peschke defeated Maria Kirilenko and Elena Vesnina in the doubles to clinch the Czechs’ first title as an independent nation since splitting...

One Final Chance

The last Masters 1000 event of the year is now here, and the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris figures to be the last chance for many of the world's top players to finish off their year strong.  With top contenders Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro already having withdrawn, several more players figure to be in the mix.  Here is a preview of the final Masters 1000 event of 2011...
THE TENNIS HOT 40
Today's Best Stuff
For Bloggers

Join the Yardbarker Network for more promotion, traffic, and money.

Company Info
Help
What is Yardbarker?

Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond.