Two years ago, when Roger Federer lost to Tomas Berdych, he admitted that he was looking forward to a long break where he could rest his back and leg. As Roger heads closer to 31, he's had to manage back issues. This is something that has affected many players, including Andy Murray's coach, Ivan Lendl.
Tennis experts point to Super Saturday as the best day in tennis, but it's been a while since Super Saturday was really super. Everyone points to the Super Saturday back in 1984. The day started off with Ivan Lendl playing Pat Cash. Cash had a chance to win the match in the fifth set, when
Today, the Americans played. On court today were Brian Baker, Andy Roddick, Mardy Fish, and Sam Querrey. But before we start, the upset of the tournament has, alas, gone down. Lukas Rosol, who showed no nerves, in a boldly played fifth set, and took the number two seed and ostensibly, the favorite, out, found himself
Does everyone feel so sorry for Andy Murray that they're willing to lose so he can have a shot at a Slam? This story seems familiar. In 2009, Rafa did the unthinkable at the French Open. He lost. Federer had long wanted to complete the career Slam. In 2008, he got demolished by Rafa. And
Has anything like this ever happened before to Nadal? Since 2006, Nadal has been in every Wimbledon final except 2009, which he skipped because of a knee injury. And 2009 was huge too. That was when Robin Soderling upset Nadal the fourth round of the French Open. But despite that monumental upset, Soderling was ranked
The beauty of a tennis draw is how little certain players are protected. Somehow, especially in sports like basketball, the top seed must be protected. You're the top seed! You deserve every advantage you can get! Is it not enough that you don't have to play the second seed until the finals? Must you play
When Andy Murray lost to Nicolas Mahut, many felt Murray was still struggling with his game. Unlike Nadal, fresh off a French Open win, Murray wasn't given the benefit of the doubt that his loss was to keep him fresh for Wimbledon. Unlike Andy Roddick, who also had an early loss, then begged for a
Everyone was pointing to how many matches Federer has won at Wimbledon and how few matches (like 0) that his opponent, Albert Ramos, had won. Given the effort Federer took to win matches at Roland Garros, he must have been thrilled giving up only 3 games. Defending champ, Novak Djokovic, fell an early break
The two week period between the French Open and Wimbledon is among the shortest in sports that feature major events like the Grand Slams in tennis. The contrast of the dirt, which requires patience and topspin, and high-kicking balls, to the fast, low-bouncing surface of grass was so extreme that it was considered a rarity
It's easy, for even the most rabid of tennis fans, to only pay attention to the top players. Time and again, Federer, Djokovic, and Nadal show their ability to run deep in tournaments and, for the most part, staying healthy. There was a brief time, in the early 2000s, when Andy Roddick was expected to
