The Australian Open draw was partly done by Ana Ivanovic on the women's draw and John McEnroe on the men's draw. The 3rd an 4th seed were picked out of a bowl by Mac, then every 4 seeds after. Andy Murray had an unusual distinction. Because he failed to defend his points at Doha, he
New Year 2010 is the 60th year anniversary of Bill Tilden's classic book, first published in 1950, How to Play Better Tennis: A Complete Guide to Technique and Tactics, (Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1950), reprinted in 1973 by Cornerstone Library. Tilden wrote the book at the close of his record-setting career, having been voted by
In a mere hours, the Australian Open (AO) will release the draw for this year's tournament. People will speculate who might win, but of course, it depends on how the draw turns out, among many other things. Who are the favorites heading into the AO? Once upon a time, you looked at the big 3
With the Australian Open less than a week away, it's a good time to look at the top 6 players and see why they will (or won't) win the Australian Open. Why Roger Federer will win No one has been more consistent in the Slams than Roger Federer. Most people considered 2008 and 2009 as
Now, just a little over a week before the Australian Open, several tournaments are wrapping up play. The final in Doha was completed Saturday with Davydenko pulling off the rare double-beating Federer and Nadal in the same tournament, making it two tournaments in a row that Davydenko has achieved this unlikely feat. Today, there were
The experts used to talk about a big 3, and then a big 4, then maybe a big 5. Those would be Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, and Juan Martin del Potro. But before there was a big 5, the big 3 used to be Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Nikolay Davydenko.Â
It's been a common complaint that Davis Cup is a pain because it's played 4 times throughout the year, usually after a Slam or the last event of the year, and players have to sacrifice to play. Recently, Andy Roddick decided he did not make himself available for 2010. He had been told that the
Doha had, for the most part, its dream semifinals. On the one side was Rafa Nadal playing 5th seed, Viktor Troicki. This was an easy match for Rafa, winning comfortably, 6-1, 6-3. The other side pitted the number 1 and 3 seed, Roger Federer against Nikolay Davydenko. At one point, Federer simply owned Davydenko. He
It's unusual for an ATP 250 event to feature players in the top 5. Usually, most ATP 250 events scrounge to get a single player in the top 10. Yet, Doha, year after year, boasts a stellar field. This year, Doha's field includes world number 1, Roger Federer, world number 2, Rafael Nadal, and world
The first week of official tennis saw a great number of tournaments, official and otherwise being held. For those that skipped last week's event in Abu Dhabi which, to be fair, only invited 6 players, this was the first week to see how December training turned out. Long criticized for his passive hitting style, Andy
