Bernard Tomic is big news in Australia. With Lleyton Hewitt heading to 30 and unlikely to reclaim his number 1 ranking that he had nearly a decade ago, all eyes are on Tomic. Tomic is some weird amalgam, as if Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe were somehow merged together. He combines the touch of McEnroe,
Let's take a look at how the top four are faring then quickly talk about the other players that might make noise realizing, of course, that someone might play better than expected (or worse). Novak Djokovic This is difficult. Djokovic did not play that well after the US Open. Most of Djokovic's losses came after
Most fans who follow tennis only ever care about the pros at the very top, those who threaten to win Slams, those who win dozens of titles, those who will be remembered long after their careers have concluded. Then, there are pros that are on the other end, who aren't good enough to last more
AAMI Classic This is an exhibition held in the few days leading up to the Australian Open. This year, eight men participated: Tsonga, Berdych, Fish, Roddick, Monfils, Raonic, Melzer, and Tomic. Tsonga said he was a bit fatigued after his travel from Doha, but finished two matches before exiting (the exhibition allows for two matches
After some complaints that Federer and Nadal had been on opposite halves of the draws in Slams (all four Slams last year and often 3 of 4 Slams in previous years) despite the changing seedings of Federer and Nadal, this year, the Australian Open put Federer and Nadal in the same half. Let's work section
At the end of November during the conclusion of the year-end championship at London, Roger Federer hoisted the trophy once again. This meant a lot to Roger. He had not won a Slam all year. He was defending a large number of points from his successful foray at the end of the previous year. Andy
It may be the start of the new year, but tennis has made a roaring start with three tournaments just concluding, plus an exhibition in the Hopman Cup. The tournament with the most star power is in Doha, Qatar, which featured Federer, Nadal, Monfils, and Tsonga, Brisbane was the only men's tournament in Australia. The
The Hopman Cup might be a model of how a different Davis Cup might be like. Although this is an exhibition, it tends to draw very good players. This year, were two top ten players in Tomas Berdych and Mardy Fish and also included Richard Gasquet and Fernando Verdasco. One advantage, for many players, is
Andy Murray started Brisbane off slowly, dropping his initial sets in the first two rounds, but when it came to potentially tough opponents, he's cranked up his play. In the previous round, he beat up on Marcos Baghdatis with a straight set win including two breaks in each set. This time around, Murray was up
Doha tournament organizers surely didn't expect this. When you have Federer and Nadal in the draw, you hope for Federer and Nadal in the final, or at least one or the other. Federer had to withdraw due to a back issue that had him in danger of missing his match against Seppi. He worked a
