With a host of former Wimbledon champs sitting and observing the proceedings, Roger Federer broke Pete Sampras's record of 14 titles. Prior to the US Open, few thought Roger would be able to break his record. He had started losing to players other than Nadal, and then, there was Nadal too. When the Australian Open
Less than 12 hours from now, Andy Roddick will have to put a plan into effect to deal with one of the toughest players in the business. He and his braintrust have to figure out something he hasn't had a solution to so far. Beat Roger Federer. It's not that Andy Roddick hasn't tried, but
On the surface, everything is stacked against Andy Roddick. Head-to-head, Federer leads 18 matches to 2. Roddick has reached 4 Grand Slam finals, winning 1, losing 3. All 3 losses have come to Roger Federer. In a Wimbledon that is without one big rival, Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick again faces Roger Federer.To Andy Roddick, Roger
Andy Murray, critics will say, lost because his serve percentage was 52% while Andy Roddick's serve percentage was 75%. But that doesn't tell the entire story. Roddick, for as big as he serves, is remarkably consistent. He has average a little over 70% for the entire tournament. He has not served lower than 70% in
Between the two of them, they served 46 aces. Ivo Karlovic serves that many on a good day. Andy Murray with 25. Andy Roddick with 21.It was billed as the battle of the two Andy's. On the one side was Andy Roddick. His career had been a merry-go-round of coaches. He had worked with Brad
On match point, Roger Federer elevated and tomahawk-chopped and overhead on his way to a 7-6(3), 7-5, 6-3. The scores appear like he "routined" his way to a victory, and that was partly true. Federer seemed on the verge of winning easily, but the only one of the remaining semifinalists that have actually beaten Federer
Roger Federer was once asked whether he thought that Rafael Nadal pushed him to be the player he is today. Federer gave something of a surprising answer. He said, only a little. He felt he was already putting pressure on himself. Early in his career, when he won his first Slam, he asked himself whether
Wimbledon, of all the Grand Slams, holds to traditions so dearly that they make their schedules with the players in mind rather than maximize television coverage. Unlike the French, they do not start competition on a Sunday. Unlike the other Grand Slams, Wimbledon does not play the middle Sunday, which would yield plenty of viewers
No, no, Roger, give yourself a hand. Some people point to Roger Federer as the Cal Ripken of tennis. Cal Ripken, a baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles, played in 2,632 games in a row. Many have said that Ripken did the equivalent of showing up to work, which, in a sense, he did. But
Yesterday, the entire round of 16 was played for both men and women. Today, it was only the women playing their quarterfinal matches. Most had predicted the Williams sisters would be plowing their way to the final. The only other names that were generally given (other than, say, Azarenka) were Dinara Safina, the number 1
