Kei Nishikori is recognized as the best Japanese player. Recently, Wilson Racquet Sports decided to continue his multi-year contract probably because he is an important part of the overall marketing strategy for Wilson. He has been a part with Wilson for years and it started when he was only ten years old. Since Nishikori has
Everyone understands how you must be beat Nadal. You've got to take the game to him. Even a player like Andy Murray, more inclined to defense than offense, knows to play Nadal, you must take charge. Nadal is better than anyone in the world punishing you for mistakes. Leave a ball short, and he'll pulverize
I remember, during the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, watching beach volleyball. Volleyball has long been a staple of the Olympics back to the days when diving Japanese women were a daring novelty, showing women could throw their bodies around in pursuit of a win. However, beach volleyball is more of a surfer culture
Don't feel bad, Juan Martin. Djokovic feels your pain too. Juan Martin del Potro's comeback was halted in a close loss to Olivier Rochus, 7-6(7), 6-4. Perhaps the surprise was that the match was actually pretty close given how many months del Potro has been off tour. del Potro fired 16 aces in his loss.
Juan Martin del Potro has been out of the game a long time. A very long time. None of the top pros in the game has ever had such a lengthy break from the game. del Potro basically played the Australian Open, and that was it. He hasn't been back since. He had wrist surgery
Every year, as we head to the end of the calendar year, American sports pundits lament at the lack of a playoff system for Division 1 football (American football). In the US, many large universities have football teams with somewhere between 80 and 100 players (though most don't play and serve in backup roles). With
The US was eliminated a while ago with the team of Djokovic and Troicki beating Querrey and Isner. They had to go into qualifying to get back in the main draw. Given Mardy Fish's recent success, it was no surprise that he was picked to represent the US. Andy Roddick had decided that, to avoid
The third day of a Davis Cup tie that's already been decided is often a bland affair. Teams will substitute their weaker players. The enthusiasm is a bit lacking. In the past, such matches were often skipped at the behest of either the losing or winning team or by a gentleman's agreement. However, fans that
Dustin Brown made a splash this year. At least, for a guy who primarily played Challengers in Jamaica and Germany and has been ranked 400 or worse for at least 5 years of his carrer. He won a round in Queen's Club, then reached the quarters of Newport. With his flowing dreadlocks, he is reminiscent
In 1991, France met the US in the Davis Cup finals. Yannick Noah, the 1983 French Open champion, was the Davis Cup captain. Although he could have chosen to play, he opted to name Guy Forget and Henri Leconte to the team. Leconte was a bit of a wildcard. Hugely talented, Leconte could play up
