A Look Ahead to 2010

A Look Ahead to 2010

With the Australian Open already half a day old, Roger Federer has hoisted yet another trophy adding to his bevy of Slam titles.  He has long since passed Pete Sampras and now eyes the women champs who were, unlike the men, always head and shoulders above their competition.  With each passing Slam, the winds of

Wham, Slam, thank you, AM!

One only wonders what might have happened had Roger Federer not contracted mononucleosis.  It shows, after all, that Roger Federer is human, susceptible to disease. The timing was awful.  It occurred late in 2007 or perhaps early in 2008, at a critical period for most tennis players. Once upon a time, tennis players may have

Day 14: Federer wins!

Federer took the first two sets by playing aggressive.  Murray tried to play lots of shots to Fed's amazing tennis racket backhand swing, but that was ineffective, and Fed began his attack, 6-3, 6-4. In the third set, Murray played more aggressively.  He took an early break but when it came to serve out the

Day 14: Live Blogcast, Set 2 (Men’s Final)

Murray's game score will start first. 0-0 Fed hits inside out, 0-15.  Ace, 15-all.  Missed return, 30-15.  Murray went for a big fh.  40-15.  Fh hit long by Fed. 1-0 Fed hits short slice.  Murray tries to drop and misses. 15-0.  Long return, 30-0.  Bh crosscourt winner by Murray.  30-15.  Hard inside out fh by

Day 14: Live Blogcast, Set 1 (Men’s Final)

Fed games are listed first 0-0 Fed serves first. Murray starts to a 0-30 lead by playing aggressive, but Federer plays aggressive on his own.  Some bh to bh exchanges.  Fed holds when Andy nets a backhand. 1-0 Murray serves next. Again, starts with the backhand, and an error.  Double-fault to 0-30. Murray goes with

Day 14: Musings on the Upcoming Men’s Finals

This must seem like old hat to Roger Federer.  This is Roger's 22nd Slam final and his eighth consecutive final.  The record for consecutive semifinals, after Roger, was 10, by Ivan Lendl. At this point, Roger knows how to play the game, and that's not just the game on-court, but the game off-court. There could

Serena Williams Downs Henin To Break Even Year Curse

Serena Williams of the USA holds her 2nd straight Australian Open championship trophy after defeating a determined Justine Henin of Belgium. In doing so, Williams, ranked No 1 in the world, also broke the even year curse at the Australian Open. She has not been able to advance past the Quarterfinals in even years while

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