Breaking News Rafael Nadal has opted to skip Paris next week for the second year in a row. He wishes to focus his training on the year-end championship and Davis Cup. Valencia Sam Querrey's biggest goal may be staying healthy. Two years ago, he had a freak accident in Bangkok where he sat on a
Roger Federer has come to an age where, in the rare circumstances he plays someone his age, he's generally overwhelmingly favored. After all, Roger Federer is 30 years old, the age that many tennis players begin to fade. And even if Federer hasn't faded much, his competition has. Indeed, many of Federer's rivals reads like
Andy Murray accepted a wild card late last week for what promised to be a powerhouse lineup in Basel, but Murray dealt the tournament a blow when he withdrew this morning citing a right gluteal muscle strain. Murray said we woke up early Tuesday morning and felt pain. Although he did have a light practice
It looked like Djokovic would have a nice clean win over Xavier Malisse continuing from where he had left off at the US Open. Six weeks of no tournament play appeared to leave no rust as Djokovic strolled to a 6-2 first set over the veteran Belgian player. But there were still a bit of
Of all the personalities, Novak Djokovic is the one who has most embraced his fame. Rafael Nadal does his duty, but you get the sense he's shy and prefers a quiet time. Roger Federer is friendly, but aloof. Andy Murray is moody and when he isn't, he seems kinda dull. Djokovic likes being Djokovic, and
With the finals of Vienna and St. Petersburg being played today, there's only two more weeks where players can qualify for the year-end championship, namely Basel/Valencia next week, and the last Masters 1000 event of the year in Paris. This week, two events are being played, one in Vienna and one in St. Petersburg. Last
For a guy who struggled to win his first tournament title (losing 4 finals before winning his first), Janko Tipsarevic is hitting his stride. With his win in Kuala Lumpur, Tipsarevic become Serb #2 ahead of Viktor Troicki. Novak Djokovic credits his success due to the Serbian maiden win in Davis Cup last year, but
The US Open series is often used by Americans to showcase their talents. It starts in Atlanta and ends in New York City at the US Open. Many non-Americans often skip the first month of the US Open series and start play in Canada. The downside of all this play is Americans generally play poorly
Andy Murray probably knows the math. He's got a good head-to-head over Federer. Djokovic has been practicing and looks ready to continue his winning streak. With Murray entering Basel as a wildcard, he's hoping that Federer loses in the semifinals and that Murray himself reaches the semifinals. At the very least, he wants to keep
It's always tough to summarize a match when all you see is a final score. Yesterday, I caught some of the Tipsarevic-Davydenko semifinal in Moscow. Alas, Davydenko is still struggling with control issues. He lost the first set 6-2, but had game points to keep it to one break. Yet, Tipsarevic broke anyway. The story
