Federer used to be one emotional guy. He'd cry. He'd yell. He used to smash racquets. But these days, Federer has become positively Swedish, or at least Borgian, in his emotions. He calmly plays one point after the next. True, when he hits a good shot, he's still prone to a brief emotional outburst, but
In the 2 hours I was out of my place, Djokovic made short work of Mardy Fish. Many had hoped, with his weight loss, that he would be able to give Djokovic a challenge. Fish had been having a career half year. However, Djokovic is often underrated as a talent. If he had been in
Once you get to Labor Day, you move from the obligatory early round matches to the business end of a Slam. Those that want to seriously make a run need to get to Labor Day, when the fourth round begins. Let's begin with a quick recap of what happened so far. Among those coming in
Two weeks ago, John Isner was doubtful to play the US Open, but through treatment, he was able to play the US Open, and got through two rounds. Youzhny was going to be a tough guy. While Isner can hit good shots, his movement has always been a big suspect, partly a curse of being
What a peculiar match, with the hobbled facing the hobbled. Wawrinka earned a break in the first set to get a lead, but Murray reclaimed the break and then won in the tiebreak. In the second set, Murray twice got up a break but was broken back each time. Wawrinka would take the second set
The Spaniards may have fell by the wayside during Wimbledon (except, of course, Rafa), but they have come out in force at the US Open, and no more so fully than today. Let's start with Rafa Nadal. He played Gilles Simon. Simon has beaten Nadal before, but it was back in 2008 when Simon was
As the first week of the Open begins to wind up, we're getting to the serious part of the tournament. Roger Federer has still not dropped a set. He beat Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. He faced only 4 break points, and didn't get broken. Federer was also efficient breaking winning 4 of 6 break
Two years ago, the prospects for American tennis seemed bleak. Andy Roddick was, of course, a fixture in the top ten. But Americans had been spoiled by the heyday of American tennis in the 1980s and the 1990s. At one point, we had two Americans in the top 3 with Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe.
Ryan Harrison is only 18 years old and may become one of the top Americans. It's tough for American tennis at the very top. Querrey and Isner are in the top 20, but the question is whether either player can play top 10 tennis. Querrey probably has the better upside because he moves better, but
Novak Djokovic was probably thrilled playing an evening match. His breathing issues are well-known and they may have cost him at least getting a little deeper in the first two Slams of the year. Indeed, even his match against fellow Serb, Victor Troicki, went 5 sets, and although he recovered to win the match, it's
