Monday, 26 May 2014

French Open 2014 Day 2 Schedule

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Six-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, former World No. 1 Maria Sharapova and defending champion Rafael Nadal are going to return back to action on Monday 26th May on Court Philippe Chatrier, while Stan Wawrinka will begin his French Open campaign to clinch second Grand Slam in 2014 season.

French Open 2014 day 2 schedule:

Court Philippe Chatrier

Starting at 11.00 am
Ksenia Pervak (RUS) v Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7]
Joao Sousa (POR) v Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2]
Alize Cornet (FRA) [20] v Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
Stan Wawrinka (SUI) [3] v Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)
Court Suzanne Lenglen

Starting at 11.00 am
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) [9] v Virginie Razzano (FRA)
Ante Pavic (CRO) v Gilles Simon (FRA) [29]
Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] v Robby Ginepri (USA)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) [5] v Zarina Diyas (KAZ)

Court 1

Starting at 11.00 am
Martin Klizan (SVK) v Kei Nishikori (JPN) [9]
Facundo Bagnis (ARG) v Julien Benneteau (FRA)
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) [6] v Sharon Fichman (CAN)
Sloane Stephens (USA) [15] v Shuai Peng (CHN)

Court 2

Starting at 11.00 am
Nicolas Mahut (FRA) v Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)
Monica Puig (PUR) v Samantha Stosur (AUS) [19]
Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) v Dominic Thiem (AUT)
Sofia Shapatava (GEO) v Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) [27]

Court 3

Starting at 11.00 am
Albert Montanes (ESP) v Kenny De Schepper (FRA)

Not Before 12.30 pm
David Goffin (BEL) v Jurgen Melzer (AUT)
Lukasz Kubot (POL) v Ernests Gulbis (LAT) [18]
Andrea Petkovic (GER) [28] v Misaki Doi (JPN)

Court 4

Starting at 11.00 am
Miloslav Mecir (SVK) v Tobias Kamke (GER)
Romina Oprandi (SUI) v Paula Ormaechea (ARG)
James Duckworth (AUS) v Leonardo Mayer (ARG)
Marina Erakovic (NZL) v Nadiya Kichenok (UKR)

Court 5

Starting at 11.00 am
Karin Knapp (ITA) v Mona Barthel (GER)
Shahar Peer (ISR) v Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) [18]
Benjamin Becker (GER) v Thomaz Bellucci (BRA)
Teliana Pereira (BRA) v Luksika Kumkhum (THA)

Court 6

Starting at 11.00 am
Fiona Ferro (FRA) v Sabine Lisicki (GER) [16]
Tommy Robredo (ESP) [17] v James Ward (GBR)
Mathilde Johansson (FRA) v Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
Stephane Robert (FRA) v Kevin Anderson (RSA) [19]

Court 7

Starting at 11.00 am
Alejandro Falla (COL) v Benoit Paire (FRA)
Roberta Vinci (ITA) [17] v Pauline Parmentier (FRA)
Andreas Beck (GER) v Fabio Fognini (ITA) [14]
Anna Tatishvili (USA) v Kurumi Nara (JPN)

Court 8

Starting at 11.00 am
Tamira Paszek (AUT) v Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL)
Ivan Dodig (CRO) v Marcel Granollers (ESP)
Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) v Vasek Pospisil (CAN) [30]
Michelle Larcher De Brito (POR) v Julia Goerges (GER)

Court 9

Starting at 11.00 am
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) v Maryna Zanevska (UKR)
Michael Russell (USA) v Alejandro Gonzalez (COL)
Donald Young (USA) v Dudi Sela (ISR)

Court 10

Starting at 11.00 am
Lukas Rosol (CZE) v Jiri Vesely (CZE)
Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) v Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) [27]
Polona Hercog (SLO) v Jana Cepelova (SVK)

Court 14

Starting at 11.00 am
Robin Haase (NED) v Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)
Damir Dzumhur (BIH) v Feliciano Lopez (ESP) [26]
Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) v Camila Giorgi (ITA)

Court 16

Starting at 11.00 am
Marin Cilic (CRO) [25] v Pablo Andujar (ESP)
Christina McHale (USA) v Elena Vesnina (RUS) [32]
Taylor Townsend (USA) v Vania King (USA)
Axel Michon (FRA) v Bradley Klahn (USA)

Court 17

Starting at 11.00 am
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) [12] v Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT)

Not Before 12.30 pm
Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) v Lauren Davis (USA)
Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) v Stefanie Voegele (SUI)
Adrian Mannarino (FRA) v Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE)
Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) v Sorana Cirstea (ROU) [26]

Sunday, 25 May 2014

Thursday, 22 May 2014

Virat Kohli, Grigor Dimitrov, Novak Djokovic in most marketable athletes

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Indian Cricketer Virat Kohil holds second place in the latest most marketable athletes followed by Robert Griffin of American Football and Portugal soccer star Christiano Ronaldo at third and fourth place respectively. 

World No. 2 Novak Djokovic standing at 15th place and Britian star Andy Murray grabbed 21st place ahead of the Bulgarian tennis star Grigor Dimitrov at fifth place. 

World No. 14 Grigor Dimitrov and six-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic are leading most marketable athletes in tennis sport followed by two-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray announced earlier this week.  

50 MOST MARKETABLE ATHLETES

1) Lewis Hamilton, 29, England, motorsport
2) Virat Kohli, 25, India, cricket
3) Robert Griffin III, 24, US, American football
4) Christiano Ronaldo, 29, Portugal, soccer
5) Grigor Dimitrov, 23, Bulgaria, tennis
6) Usain Bolt, 27, Jamaica, athletics
7) Neymar, 22, Brazil, soccer
8) Missy Franklin, 18, US, swimming
9) Blake Griffin, 25, US, basketball
10) Sloane Stephens, 21, US, tennis
11) Lionel Messi, 26, Argentina, soccer
12) Adam Scott, 33, Australia, golf
13) Eugenie Bouchard, 20, Canada, tennis
14) Alex Morgan, 24, US, soccer
15) Novak Djokovic, 26, Serbia, tennis
16) Marc Marquez, 21, Spain, motorsport
17) Mike Trout, 22, US, baseball
18) Ronda Rousey, 27, US, MMA
19) Jordan Spieth, 20, US, golf
20) Alan Oliveira, 22, Brazil, para-athletics
21) Andy Murray, 27, Scotland, tennis
22) Saul Alvarez, 23, Mexico, boxing
23) Mikaela Shiffrin, 19, US, skiing
24) Rory McIlroy, 25, Northern Ireland, golf
25) Austin Dillon, 23, US, motorsport
26) Stephen Curry, 26, US, basketball
27) Sebastian Vettel, 26, Germany, motorsport
28) Katarina Johnson-Thompson, 21, England, athletics
29) Anthony Davis, 21, US, basketball
30) Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 20, England, soccer
31) Victoria Azarenka, 24, Belarus, tennis
32) Steven Stamkos, 24, Canada, ice hockey
33) Johnny Manziel, 21, US, American football
34) Mami Sato, 31, Japan, para-athletics
35) Kevin Pietersen, 33, England, cricket
36) Brittney Griner, 23, US, basketball
37) James Harden, 24, US, basketball
38) Fabiana Claudino, 29, Brazil, volleyball
39) Taylor Phinney, 23, US, cycling
40) Daniil Kyvat, 20, Russia, motorsport
41) Sonny Bill Williams, 29, New Zealand, rugby union/league
42) Sir Ben Ainslie, 37, England, sailing
43) Gabriel Medina, 20, Brazil, surfing
44) Julian Green, 19, US, soccer
45) Masahiro Tanaka, 25, Japan, baseball
46) Carmelo Anthony, 29, US, basketball
47) Youxue Mo, 18, China, athletics
48) Caroline Wozniacki, 23, Denmark, tennis
49) Martin Fourcade, 25, France, biathlon
50) Simona de Silvestro, 25, Switzerland, motorsport

Wednesday, 21 May 2014

Thursday, 15 May 2014

Rome Masters 2014: Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka 2nd round

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World No. 2 Novak Djokovic and 2014 Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka will play their second round matches in the 2014 Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, where both the tennis champions are excited to come back to court on Tuesday scheduled matches.
Djokovic will meet Radek Stepanek in second round match on Centrale here on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, while Wawrinka is going to clash against Pere Riba. Canadian star Milos Raonic expecting to clash against Simone Bolelli and David Ferrer to face Mikhail Kukushkin.

CENTRALE

Radek Stepanek (CZE) vs [2] Novak Djokovic (SRB)
[3] Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) vs [Q] Pere Riba (ESP)
[8] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs [WC] Simone Bolelli (ITA)
[Q] Santiago Giraldo (COL) vs Marin Cilic (CRO)
Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs [15] Tommy Haas (GER)
[5] David Ferrer (ESP) vs Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)

PIETRANGELI

[WC] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) vs Igor Sijsling (NED)
FedEx Head 2 Head: First ATP World Tour meeting
[16] Tommy Robredo (ESP) vs Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)

COURT 2
[Q] Andrey Golubev (KAZ) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP)
FedEx Head 2 Head: First ATP World Tour meeting
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) vs [LL] Alejandro Falla (COL)

COURT 3

Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs Vasek Pospisil (CAN)

COURT 4

Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) vs Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)