Federer's draw has been pretty smooth, about as good as it was at Wimbledon 2012, the year he won the title. So far, he's played Grega Zemlja, Carlos Berlocq, and on Saturday evening, Adrian Mannarino. When interviewed prior to coming on court, he knew he had to do a better job returning serve. His coach
Prior to teaming up with Lendl, Murray would play matches like this. More than any player in the "big 4", he would often let his opponents push him around, while he would retrieve and retrieve, hope to elicit some errors and hit a few winners. Since he's worked with Lendl, Murray has played more aggressively,
Jerry Seinfeld, the American comedian, said fans of a sport, say American football, were for a uniform. He pointed out that if a player was playing for your team, you supported the player. If he was playing for some other team, you did not support him. Team sports engender an unusual kind of loyalty. In
Was away at the US Open, so have barely had a chance to report about it. Let's quickly get to the top pros. Rafael Nadal Rafa played on the last match in the day session on Arthur Ashe. His opponent was Ryan Harrison. Harrison's a hard worker with a huge serve, but he has liabilities
1936. Before World War 2. 76 years. That was the last time a British male won a singles Slam is so long ago that the world was a different place then. No cell phones, no computers. Plane travel was a rarity. Players would take boat trips to play Slams at other venues. People worried about
Let's start quickly. My prediction is for Novak Djokovic to win. Many people who make predictions base it on who they like or often who they dislike. I'm basing the selection primarily on form. Let's take a look at the matches that Djokovic has played so far: d. Lorenzi, 61 60 61 d. Dutra da
What a difference a day makes. Yesterday, not only was there rain, there was wind. The wind was so severe that it altered how both semis were played. In the first semi, Murray dealt with the wind better. In second, it was David Ferrer. Ferrer ended up 2 breaks and 5-2, ready to serve for
Murray's camp probably didn't expect this. After the quarterfinal matches, many felt that Berdych was peaking, hitting hard shots, having upset Roger Federer in four sets. Berdych had given Murray problems in the past. He had a 4-2 head-to-head. Berdych's power is something most players struggle against, but he plays so up-and-down that lesser players
A month ago, you wouldn't have expected this result. In Halle, Berdych lost to Haas in the quarterfinals. At Wimbledon, Berdych lost to Gulbis in the first round. In the Olympics, he lost to Darcis in the first round. At Toronto, he lost to Gasquet in the third round. At Cincy, he lost to Raonic
Everyone figured that del Potro might be the end of the road for Roddick. At this point in their careers, del Potro just has too many ways to beat a player like Roddick. It's a fascinating loss for two reasons. First, del Potro was the player that beat Safin before he retired. Second, del Potro's
