What a difference a month makes. Exactly four weeks ago, Andy Murray had played a good first set to give the British fans hope that maybe there might be a British winner of Wimbledon for the first time since before UK joined World War 2. Federer came back in the second set, and from then
Recap: Murray vs. Djokovic In the end, this match boiled down to the number of times Murray was able to escape dangerous situations on his own serve. The stats will show that both Murray and Djokovic had 4 break opportunities each, but Murray saved all 4 while Djokovic only saved 2 of 4. Murray was
del Potro keeps getting closer to beating Federer. Federer started the match not playing his usual strategy. He hit off-pace shots, and shots up the middle. For a big guy, del Potro moves awfully well. He hits a great running forehand. He defends his backhand well. del Potro took the first set when Federer had
"C'mon, Almagro!" "I'm not well!" Some time between the end of the first set and the start of the second, Nicolas Almagro called for a trainer. His shoulder, which had been giving him problems, perhaps due to the sheer amount of tennis he plays had flared up. Suddenly, it was Federer vs. Malisse, part 2.
Competed over 9 days, the Olympic tennis has half as many participants, but runs in half the time. A full 128 field takes two weeks to complete, another 5 days more. This compressed schedule means three rounds on played on consecutive days, and for half the players, four rounds are played on consecutive days. Every
As they say, stats lie. Andy Roddick's head-to-head with Novak Djokovic showed a 5-3 lead for the American. However, the two hadn't played each other since 2010 prior to Djokovic's breakout year in 2011. And Roddick's ranking has taken a tumble to roughly 30, before his recent success at Eastbourne and Atlanta which has elevated
When Roger Federer was slated to play Julien Benneteau in the third round of Wimbledon, few expected that the journeyman Frenchman would push the Swiss maestro to the brink coming within 2 points of the upset. After all, Federer rarely loses to players his age. So when Benneteau was slated to meet Federer after his
Ricardas Berankis, formerly Richard Berankis, is one of those players that are almost mentioned with the next group of up-and-comers which include Bernard Tomic, Milos Raonic, Ryan Harrison, and Grigor Dimitrov. However, Berankis, much like Dimitrov, has never had a great result. With the Los Angeles field decimated by the Olympics, it was 50th ranked
The last time Andy Murray played Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland's number 2 and flag-bearer for his country this year, it was 2009 in the fourth round. 2009 was the first year that the Wimbledon roof made its appearance, and this was the first men's match that the roof was used. 2009 happened to be one of
Roger Federer knows how dangerous it can be to play Alejandro Falla. Back in 2010, Federer was pushed to the brink, nearly losing to Falla in the first round of Wimbledon. Falla plays close to the baseline, has a pretty flat style, returns well. Basically, Falla plays a bit like Federer. Federer says that he
