On the one side is the 2012 defending Davis Cup champ, Czech Republic, who beat a Nadal-less Spanish team by beating everyone not named Ferrer. Czech Republic's semifinal opponent was Argentina. For some reason, Juan Martin del Potro must either dislike the Davis Cup team or they must dislike him. While he has played Davis
One stat that came up frequently prior to this match was the 10-0 record Federer had over Tommy Robredo. However, eight of those victories came in 2007 earlier. Since then, the two have only met twice, once in 2009 and once in 2011. Most of that has to do with issues that have afflicted many
For the first time in a long while, I watched the finals of a match while simultaneously in a chat room filled with fans of tennis. Fans of tennis really want close matches. Perhaps this explains the popularity of basketball. In basketball, it's difficult, by and large, to dominate another team. The scores are usually
Let's summarize Montreal so far. First news, Federer chose to skip this event. He had added Hamburg and Gstaad to his schedule partly to compensate for losing early at Wimbledon, and partly to give himself time to get accustomed to his new, larger racquet. Andy Murray lost early. In a way, no surprise. In 2009
For decades, Canadian tennis was a bit of a joke. While their neighbors to the south racked up Davis Cup titles, the land where hockey is king was left to mediocrity. But the US isn't the only country that's benefited from immigration. With names like Raonic, Pospisil, and Dancevic, the Canadian team reads like a
San Jose has to have a special place in Milos Raonic's heart. In 2011, Raonic made a run at the Australian Open to the fourth round, and everyone thought this Canadian would have places to go. He began to fulfill this promise by reaching the San Jose SAP Open in 2011 shortly afterwards. At the
The scores look nearly the same. Federer beat Tomic in the third round, 64 76 61. He beat Raonic today 64 76 62. And yet, the impression from watching both matches was completely different. Despite the thumping that Tomic eventually took in the third set, he was able to make Federer work hard. Tomic brought
Ever since Murray and Djokovic rose to the top sometime between 2007 and 2008, tennis pundits have wondered who the next generation would bring. When Raonic made a breakthrough at the Australian Open in 2011 reaching the fourth round, then won his first event in San Jose and reached the finals of Memphis, his name
The Australian Open used to be the one tournament where you'd have surprise finalists. Maybe the Christmas holidays lead many a pro to complacency. Throughout the early 2000s, you had finalists like Schuttler, Clement, and Fernando Gonzalez. These are all solid players, but compared to other Slams, they are not the best of the best.
Everyone's said that Milos Raonic is perhaps the best of the new bunch, and in this match, he began to show some of the reason people believe this. Raonic has a huge serve, but much like most men his size, he's opted to play big man tennis. Tall players like Querrey, Isner, and Anderson have
