With the ATP World Tour Finals concluded, it's a good time to look back at the year in tennis. Yes, yes, there's still a Davis Cup final to be played, but we know enough to start looking back. Where we thought we were heading in 2012 At the end of every year, fans prognosticate about
Andy Murray would have you believe, in his press conferences, that he was playing pretty well, but even the reporters knew he wasn't. Such is the self-delusion pro players must have to keep themselves from falling into a pit of despair. Roger Federer was famed for this attitude. Sure he won 7-6, 7-6, but he
Before we get to the Murray match, let's talk Djokovic. Right now, based on current play, Djokovic and Nadal are the class of the field. Sure, Nadal dropped a set against Kohlschreiber, but at least Kohlschreiber was attempting to dictate play. Even with the German staying close in the first set, Rafa still had a
The weather got muggy on Sunday, and with it, Murray still looked sluggish against his second Mayer in a row. In the second round, he faced Leonardo Mayer, an Argentine with a big serve and big forehand. Florian Mayer is a German, who plays two hands on the volley, and likes to crowd the baseline,
Prior to teaming up with Lendl, Murray would play matches like this. More than any player in the "big 4", he would often let his opponents push him around, while he would retrieve and retrieve, hope to elicit some errors and hit a few winners. Since he's worked with Lendl, Murray has played more aggressively,
Was away at the US Open, so have barely had a chance to report about it. Let's quickly get to the top pros. Rafael Nadal Rafa played on the last match in the day session on Arthur Ashe. His opponent was Ryan Harrison. Harrison's a hard worker with a huge serve, but he has liabilities
There are different ways to win a match. Some fans like offense. Back when Steffi Graf was dominant, she sometimes had to play Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario. Graf brought a new level of power to the women's game. She was fast, had a big serve for the day, and the biggest forehand in the women's game (at
1936. To give a sense of perspective, World War 2 had not started in 1936. Nor had, of course, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Shock and Awe. It's certainly possible that Andy Murray's grandparents weren't alive when the last British male to win Wimbledon won Wimbledon. That man, as Andy Murray is constantly reminded,
The expectations were that Jerzy Janowicz would be happy to be in the semifinal. Even with a loss, being the first Pole to reach the Wimbledon semifinal was a big deal, and it wouldn't be shocking if he lost. But the tall Pole has one of the biggest serves in the game, and combined with
Ah, Wimbledon Wednesday, the day all the men play their quarterfinal matches. Unlike previous years, the quarterfinal matches were more of a surprise. No Nadal, no Federer, and no Tsonga will do that to a tournament. The matches are played two at a time. Two played on Centre Court, and two played on Number 1
