In tennis, a lucky loser is a player who loses in qualifying, but still makes the main draw because a player in the main draw has pulled out prior to the start of the tournament. Usually, the lucky loser is the highest ranked player that lost in the last round of qualifying. Robin Soderling doesn't
Last night, Nikolay Davydenko faced Novak Djokovic once again. The last time these two met, they played three sets in Shanghai in the semifinals with Davydenko taking control of the tiebreak and the winning the tournament over Rafael Nadal. The two met again, and they went three sets once more except this time, Novak Djokovic
Each day, two matches are being played among the world's best male singles players. This is the ATP World Tour Finals, formerly, the Masters Cup, formerly the Masters. On Day 1, Roger Federer showed that he could still hit a ball, and took Verdasco down in three sets, including a lopsided 6-1 third set. The
What has happened to French tennis star, Titiana Golovin? After turning pro in 2002, Golovin had a top 30 season in 2005 and 2006, and a top 20 season in 2007. She won two WTA Tour singles titles in 2007, and was ranked as high as No. 12 in the world on February 4, 2008.
The never-ending men's tour is finally getting ready to finish. The year-end tournament starts on Monday with the world's eight best players competing. To be sure, no year-end championship is as unrecognized by the public as this one. While it is certainly a feather in one's cap, most pros know that greatness is not measured
This week’s show is early and a little bit on the short side due to some holiday travels, but there’s still a new show! Listen in as I discuss the pros and cons of the full western grip. Why exactly is it dubbed “extreme” by myself and many other teachers of tennis? Is it the
When your opponent in singles continually comes to the net what are the best strategies to use in defeating them? How about when your opponent hits you deep, high shots to your one handed backhand? Lastly I answer a question about picking out the good tennis instruction from everything available on the internet. Download Transcript:
Perhaps if the French Open were played indoors, the French would fare better. In the battle of the two countries divided by the Pyrenees, Spain has had the decided edge over Spain boasting more top 100 players and, at one point, the number 1 player in the world. They've also fared much better in Paris
Everyone points to the rivalry of men's tennis today as Federer vs. Nadal. After epic meetings in the finals of the French, Wimbledon, and Australian, it's easy to see why everyone case so much about this. However, when all is said and done, they may point to the rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal
Amidst controversy and spectacular play, Serena Williams of the United States ends 2009 ranked No. 1 in the world on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Once before in her 14 year career she achieved the No. 1 year-end ranking, seven years ago in 2002. Just three years ago, in 2006 she had dipped to No.
