Group B was full of surprises. Robin Soderling was the 9th ranked player in points for the ATP World Tour Finals and only made it in because Andy Roddick was still injured and not ready to play. He made the most of his opportunity by winning over Nadal and Djokovic in straight sets. The straight
At this point, Rafael Nadal's record is 0-2. You would think, with such a deficit, that he was "eliminated" from semifinal consideration. But it's not that simple. He is eliminated, yes, but there is a scenario where this would not be as obvious. Let's imagine the following scenario. Nadal beats Djokovic in straight sets. Soderling
Anyone know what's going on? I think I'm Audi (out) but the rules aren't worded too well. Andy Murray tweeted this shortly after Juan Martin del Potro beat Roger Federer. When that happened, 3 players in the Group A had a record of 2-1, each winning and losing the same number of sets. Indeed, Federer
Group A consisted of Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Juan Martin del Potro, and Fernando Verdasco. With 3 Slams won by members of this group, Group A was considered the tougher group. Today was the last day of the round robin for Group A and the results came down to the wire. Andy Murray played earlier
In tennis, a lucky loser is a player who loses in qualifying, but still makes the main draw because a player in the main draw has pulled out prior to the start of the tournament. Usually, the lucky loser is the highest ranked player that lost in the last round of qualifying. Robin Soderling doesn't
Last night, Nikolay Davydenko faced Novak Djokovic once again. The last time these two met, they played three sets in Shanghai in the semifinals with Davydenko taking control of the tiebreak and the winning the tournament over Rafael Nadal. The two met again, and they went three sets once more except this time, Novak Djokovic
Each day, two matches are being played among the world's best male singles players. This is the ATP World Tour Finals, formerly, the Masters Cup, formerly the Masters. On Day 1, Roger Federer showed that he could still hit a ball, and took Verdasco down in three sets, including a lopsided 6-1 third set. The
The never-ending men's tour is finally getting ready to finish. The year-end tournament starts on Monday with the world's eight best players competing. To be sure, no year-end championship is as unrecognized by the public as this one. While it is certainly a feather in one's cap, most pros know that greatness is not measured
Perhaps if the French Open were played indoors, the French would fare better. In the battle of the two countries divided by the Pyrenees, Spain has had the decided edge over Spain boasting more top 100 players and, at one point, the number 1 player in the world. They've also fared much better in Paris
Everyone points to the rivalry of men's tennis today as Federer vs. Nadal. After epic meetings in the finals of the French, Wimbledon, and Australian, it's easy to see why everyone case so much about this. However, when all is said and done, they may point to the rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal
