When you watch a match like Federer vs. Berdych, today's semifinals, you see how each player works the strengths and weaknesses of the other player. Let's start with Berdych. Berdych has a pretty big serve, but his strength is his forehand. He hits one of the hardest, yet most effortless forehands. He can hit it
It looks like only one favorite emerged unscathed. Andy Murray was the first to go losing to the powerful Czech, Tomas Berdych. Novak Djokovic had already withdrawn at the start of the day giving Jo-Wilfried Tsonga the day off and a relaxed route into the semifinals. Then, in the last match of the day, David
When Tomas Berdych is on, no one hits a cleaner, more powerful ball. If there was one reason Berdych gives Murray trouble but Roddick doesn't, it's because of Berdych's easy power that allows him to hit corners with ease and pace. Murray didn't look anywhere near the same form he had against Roddick, most likely
Novak Djokovic looked a bit shaky in his win against Viktor Troicki. However, he came on strong at the end and won 6-1. Djokovic had mentioned in interviews that his shoulder would be fine, even if it wasn't great, but perhaps money was on his mind. Had Djokovic not played Paris, he would have lost
With Paris being the last event before the year-end championship, the mystery of the final eight players to qualify for London would be resolved. Six players had an outside shot of leapfrogging the favorites. These were Almagro, Tipsarevic, Simon, Monfils, and technically, del Potro and Soderling. There were five that had qualified long before Paris:
When Serbia won the Davis Cup in 2010--their first ever--the team not only celebrated, but it sent such a feeling of good will and accomplishment that Novak Djokovic went on to have his best year. But he wasn't the only one. Although Tipsarevic wouldn't play his best tennis until after the US Open, he won
The match served as a microcosm of what both players are trying to achieve. For Andy Murray, he's long been criticized for being too passive. In the past, he ignored those who made the criticism but realized there was one player that was making his life difficult, namely, Rafael Nadal. Nadal, more than any other
Last week, in Basel, Djokovic called a trainer out early in the second set in his semifinal match against Nishikori. He asked for his shoulder to be attended to. With this turn of events, Nishikori found himself in more rallies. Even so, Djokovic had his chances to take the second set and the match. However,
Everyone knows that Andy Roddick used to play a more aggressive game back in his youth and everyone knows in the past few years, he's gone to a more conservative, passive style. For a long time, the combination of his big serve and the ability to hang in long rallies was enough to beat most
Paris is the last event of the year prior to the ATP World Tour Finals in London which invites the top 8 qualifiers. This is a Masters 1000 event which offers the most points after the Slams (not including the year-end final). Deciding who has qualified in the top 8 is a bit complex, because
