When the weather turns cold, American fans turn to cold weather sports. Even ardent fans of tennis forget there are matches played after the US Open. It's time for college football or pro football. It's time for baseball season to go into postseason. It's time for hockey season to get started. Indeed, these sports remind
Andy Murray hadn't played since the US Open. Roger Federer hadn't played since a Davis Cup qualifying tie against Italy where he played two singles matches. Murray cited a left wrist injury which impacted his plat at the US Open. Federer cited injury and fatigue, and presumably, fatherhood. While the remaining players on tour continued
This year, the US Open brought with it a lot of questions. Could Roger Federer win his 6th straight US Open and 16th Grand Slam title? Could Andy Roddick return from a good, but not great hard court season where he lost twice to del Potro and once to Querrey? Was Sam Querrey ready to
It's tough to gauge Rafa's game. In the last round, Rafael Nadal played Nicolas Almagro, and the two traded plenty of breaks. If a guy like Almagro can break Nadal so handily, how would Nadal fare against a more talented Gael Monfils? But each match is different. Just ask Andy Murray who played a brilliant
The men's draw has gone pretty much to form. The women's draw, on the other hand, has been devastated. Anyone who has followed the women's game knows how good the Russian women are. They all hit hard. But they all seem to have some mental demons to work out. There are perhaps 20 Russian women
Due to an amazing match between Italy's Flavia Pennetta and Russia's Vera Zvonareva, the Murray-Dent match got a late start. Pennetta saved 6 match points, almost everyone on aggressive winners showing the kind of mental toughness that often seems in short supply in the women's tour. Zvonareva, meanwhile was going through an emotional roller coaster.
Perhaps the only guy that can relate to Tommy Haas is Taylor Dent. A back injury lead to surgery and nearly two years off the tour. Dent wondered at times whether it was worth the effort to come back. But come back he did. After being off the tour from 2006 to early 2008, Dent
