When John Isner wasn't picked to play Davis Cup, this freed him to play Newport. This year and last, John Isner was eliminated in the second round of Wimbledon. Last year, it was after a marathon match with Nicolas Mahut when he faced Thiemo de Bakker who also had a long match, but clearly not
David Ferrer isn't number 6 in the world for nothing. He can play clay. He can play hard courts. One might argue his hard court results are better than his clay results. Mardy Fish was hoping to beat Ferrer as he did earlier in the year in Miami which he did relatively easily. It would
Andy Roddick had skipped some Davis Cup last year. Perhaps there was some antagonism with Patrick McEnroe that wasn't made public. In any case, Jim Courier was made captain, and Roddick came back to the fold. With Roddick and Fish both being in the top ten and both willing to play Davis Cup, it was
Everyone knows Wimbledon is the premier grass court tournament. What few people outside of avid tennis fans know is there's another grass tournament in the US. Normally, because so few players actually like grass--many prefer hard courts or clay much better, the draw at Newport, site of the Tennis Hall of Fame, is often weak
For years, fans have complained about NBC's outdated method of showing the premier grass court Slam on TV. In the old days, which includes this year, NBC felt it was much more important to show the event when they wanted to show the event, and not live. Even as fans clamored for Wimbledon to be
While the vast majority of tennis fans had their eyes on the singles tournament, and most likely, on the men's tournament, there was more going on than wondering if any of the big 4 would win. The Bryan brothers tied the Woodies by winning their 11th Slam title. Compared to Federer's 16 titles, this seems
Two weeks ago, I wanted to post an article titled "Why Djokovic will win Wimbledon?" It was going to be a small joke. At the time, Djokovic had lost in the semis. Federer had pushed Nadal to four sets. Despite an amazing season leading to the French, folks were ready to dismiss Djokovic. They felt
About a month ago, entering into Roland Garros, all eyes were on Novak Djokovic. The streak was on. To tie John McEnroe, Djokovic had to reach the finals. He had two players retire on him (Hanescu, part of the way through and Fognini), but perhaps the lack of play left him vulnerable to the play
Murray is perhaps the best player to employ a "Nadal strategy" that is significantly different from the way he normally plays. Nadal is one of the most difficult players to get off his rhythm. Bernard Tomic was able to rattle Djokovic some by hitting slices, off-pace shots, and combining that with hard-struck shots. It's arguable
The new number one will play the new number two in the finals of Wimbledon, but until Monday, it will be the old number one playing the old number two. For a while, British hopes were up for the improbably. Murray was hitting hard, holding his own serve, hitting corners, and keeping even with Nadal.
