Today was the first day the roof has been used. Wimbledon, so famous for its rains, has been remarkably dry this fortnight. After the traditional day off, everyone was on tap to play their round of 16. While tennis is often perceived as a game for the young, especially, with players like Murray, Djokovic, Nadal,
Every player that borders on greatness probably imagines this. If a certain player hadn't been playing at the same time, maybe they could have done so much more. For Andy Roddick, his nemesis was Roger Federer who stood in his way in two Wimbledon finals. To be fair, Andy winning Wimbledon might be like Goran
Learn how to improve your focus and concentration during both practice and competition in today's show. I discuss how to improve your focus in three main areas: during competitive point play, in between points in competition, and during your practice sessions on court.
What a difference a few weeks make. Going into the French Open, there were many guesses who would win. Due to Nadal's dominance at Roland Garros, and his hot streak entering Paris (winning 3 of 4 clay events), it was hard to pick against Nadal. The guy who had been giving Nadal the toughest time
Who is Robin Soderling? Sometimes you see a player that plays pretty well, and you know that it was something of a fluke, and the likelihood that is he'll not be able to repeat such an accomplishment again. That might be someone like Malivai Washington who worked his way to a finals of Wimbledon only
Last week, Rafael Nadal put his hopes on defending his Wimbledon title on two exhibitions. He had arranged to play two exhibitions at Hurlingham Club in London. The first exhibition was against Lleyton Hewitt.About nine months ago, Hewitt had hip surgery. It took several months of recovery including playing a small tournament in Houston, an
Sam Querrey has won one title in his career, the Tennis Channel Open. Here he is pictured accepting his trophy over runner-up Kevin Anderson (supporting the Illini, his alma mater).Querrey is the fourth ranked American player behind Andy Roddick, James Blake, and Mardy Fish. Ranked 47th in the world, he is only one spot behind
People look at Wimbledon and marvel at the predictability of the finals. Rarely does an unseeded player win the tournament. In recent memory, there have been two examples: Boris Becker, who won Wimbledon in his second tournament ever (he won Queen's), and Goran Ivanisevic who won as a wildcard, but clearly was capable of producing
2007 was the year of Djokovic. As the epic battle of Federer vs Nadal raged on at the French and at Wimbledon, few noticed that a Serb, one Novak Djokovic, had made the semifinals of both events. He made a breakthrough of sorts by making the finals of the US Open, then winning the Australian
ET Tour News has mostly focused on the men's game. But today, we'll take a brief detour to talk about the women's game in a match so delightfully odd that you can hardly imagine it happening in the men's game. Kimiko Date, once ranked as high as number 4 in the world, was Japan's number
