For a while, it seemed Tsonga might pull off the upset again. He started the match where he left off, hitting aggressive forehands, and getting an early break. But there's a difference between Djokovic and Federer. Djokovic can return. Even with a late break to even up the match, the first set tiebreak could have
Ah, who would have thought? Roger Federer was good enough to get to the finals of the French Open, and he was scheduled to play Jo-Wilfried Tsonga who has only beaten him once, and that was due to a meltdown on Federer's part with a 5-1 lead in the third. And he had a two
Perhaps it was the fact that Lopez had never beaten Murray. Maybe it was that 5-setter against Lukasz Kubot that wore Lopez down. Maybe Murray had more tools or was more up to play a player the caliber of Lopez, but he's had the easiest semi of any of the "big 4". Murray won over
Sometimes Brad Gilbert is wrong. Perhaps more often than he expects. He thought that Roger Federer would steamroll over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He had only lost to Tsonga once, in a meltdown with a 5-1 lead in the fifth set. Federer took an early break and rode that to a first set. Then, he took the
At 6-5, Nadal had just hit a winner down-the-line when he looked like he was in pain. He received medical attention and was able to complete the match with a victory. After an MRI, Nadal has said the foot is not broken as he had initially feared. He planned to practice today and be ready
Now that we're through "Manic Monday", the day where all fourth round matches are played, we're getting to the business end of this Slam. Let's look at the matchups. Nadal vs. Fish Tomas Berdych was the expected seed, but despite not having dropped a set, Berdych's place has gone down since Wimbledon. Berdych clings to
del Potro must know what Andy Roddick felt like when he faced Roger Federer in the finals of Wimbledon in 2009. Roddick had not been broken all day long, but at 14-15, he finally cracked and lost serve and with it, his best opportunity at winning a second Slam. del Potro has lost to Nadal
After the Sunday break day, all singles players play today. This includes the top 4 seeds, Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, and Murray. Up first was Murray vs. Gasquet on Centre Court with Prince William (the would-be king) and Billie Jean (the "King") in observation. Richard Gasquet has given Andy Murray trouble before. The last two times
The Federer generation's first success didn't start with Federer. It started with Marat Safin. The Federer generation includes Marat Safin, Lleyton Hewitt, Juan Carlos Ferrero, David Nalbandian, Andy Roddick, and Roger Federer. Excluding Roger Federer, this group has won 6 Slams (Safin and Hewitt with 2 each, Ferrero and Roddick with 1 each). The key
It's probably been a few years since Andy Roddick had a serious shot at winning a Slam. Roddick's always done well when he starts with a new coach, and then the relationship stales. It happened with Gilbert, Connors, even briefly with Patrick McEnroe, and Larry Stefanki. A few months after working with Stefanki, Roddick made
