In the past, Federer has shown he can handle players older than him, though those numbers are getting smaller as Federer edges to 30 years of age. He beat Juan Ignacio Chela, 7-6, 6-3 in the second round (he had a bye in the first), and beat Michael Llodra 7-6, 6-3 in the third round,
David Nalbandian had to be the hottest player of the quarterfinalists playing the Rogers Cup today. Prior to this, Nalbandian won two key matches in Davis Cup against Russia in Russia beating Nikolay Davydenko and Mikhail Youzhny. He came to Washington DC last week and won the event over Marcos Baghdatis in the finals. At
Baseball has generally been a sport of statistics. I think there's a variety of reasons for this. The first is: it's a slow game. Because of that, you can make lots of decisions based on whatever you want, e.g., numbers. Some managers, I guess, prefer using numbers and others are more instinctive, going with their
Where was this guy? For a few years, Nalbandian had been somewhat irrelevant. Sure, he was like Hewitt or Safin, the guys that came on tour when Federer did and gave Fed his share of trouble. Unlike Hewitt or Safin, who each won a pair of Slams, Nalbandian's best efforts came in 2002 when he
Perhaps Nike is pushing the pink. Nadal came out with a bright magenta-pink outfit that tries to show off his chest. Nadal also came out rusty making all sorts of unforced errors against Stanislas Wawrinka. This kept Wawrinka fairly even in the match. Wawrinka even had chances to take the first set. However, Wawrinka was
One reason Roger Federer has had the longevity he's had is due to good scheduling. There have been those that have suggested a "streamlined" calendar would make it more interesting for the fans, thus, the idea would be to have 8 months of tennis, with 2 months devoted to the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon,
Everyone loves to rag on the commentators of tennis. Mary Carillo's voice is too deep. John McEnroe talks too much. And so forth, but the fact is, today's tennis commentators are far better, in terms of tennis knowledge, than their predecessors from the early 1980s. Indeed, as much of a bad rap as Carillo gets,
Andy Roddick, as many talented players do, wanted to be number 1. And, for a while, in that period between the decline of Sampras and the rise of Federer, he was number 1. Given players like Federer and Nadal and Djokovic and Murray and...., Andy Roddick could always say that, at the very least, he
Is David Nalbandian back? After being bothered by a hip injury which caused him to spend a great deal of time on tour, Nalbandian made a decision to skip Wimbledon and play Davis Cup against Russia in Russia. There, he was the hero of Argentina. With Juan Martin del Potro still recovering from his wrist
David Nalbandian is back. Or at least, he seems like he is. True, Marin Cilic hasn't exactly played brilliant tennis since the Australian Open, but one expected Cilic to at least keep it close. Cilic appeared to be bothered by a leg problem and was never able to seriously threaten for the win: 6-2, 6-2.
