People forget that Nikolay Davydenko used to be number 4 in the world. That means the guy can play tennis. The viewing public only cares about finalists. How important was it for Andy Roddick's reputation to make it to the finals of Wimbledon? Very important. Most players are remembered for winning multiple Slams. If not
For a change, Rafael Nadal is the one who has stayed healthy at Shanghai while a slew of players have retired. Add one more to that list. Ivan Ljubicic retired after splitting sets with Rafa. Ljubicic took the first set 6-3, and Rafa returned the favor taking the second set, 6-3. This result is still
Shortly after both Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick complained that the season was too long, Andy Roddick retired from his match, as did Juan Martin del Potro and Tommy Haas. You can add two more names to that list: Gel Monfils retired after going down 6-2, 3-0 to Croat, Ivan Ljubicic. Similarly, Stanislas Wawrinka also
Once the US Open concludes, all but the most ardent fans stop paying attention to tennis. American fans begin to pay attention to American football, either of the college or pro variety. Indeed, one barely knows there's tennis still being played. Shanghai is the first Masters 1000 event after the US Open and as such,
Two ATP 500 events just concluded this past Sunday. One was held in Tokyo, Japan where Juan Martin del Potro was the top seed when both Roger Federer and Andy Murray skipped to recover from injuries and fatigue. Since del Potro lost early, this left the talented Frenchman, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as the highest seed remaining
Rafael Nadal has had quite the summer. Having been undefeated at the French Open, he suffered his first loss ever to unheralded Swede, Robin Soderling. Afterwards, he decided not to defend his Wimbledon title and let his knees heal so he could play the US Open, the one major he had not won, and and
