The Spaniards may have fell by the wayside during Wimbledon (except, of course, Rafa), but they have come out in force at the US Open, and no more so fully than today. Let's start with Rafa Nadal. He played Gilles Simon. Simon has beaten Nadal before, but it was back in 2008 when Simon was
Ryan Harrison is only 18 years old and may become one of the top Americans. It's tough for American tennis at the very top. Querrey and Isner are in the top 20, but the question is whether either player can play top 10 tennis. Querrey probably has the better upside because he moves better, but
For a second day in a row, the temperature reached the 90s (around 30C) in New York City, and the heat appears to have produced upsets. Marcos Baghdatis may be rethinking his decision to play New Haven. He didn't win the tournament, but he had been playing hot tennis up to then. The lesson? Be
For some reason, Robin Soderling's power groundstrokes seem more intimidating on clay than on hardcourts. The last time Soderling played Roddick was this year, in Indian Wells, a match Roddick won in three sets. Roddick went on to the finals where he lost to Ljubicic before winning Miami the following tournament. This match was one
Today, the top four players in the world were out on court and doing what they do best, which is win. Novak Djokovic beat fellow Serb, Victor Troicki, 6-3, 7-5. Nadal played Taylor Dent and won by a similar score of 6-2, 7-5. Andy Murray had the toughest match of the top 4. He beat
One reason Roger Federer has had the longevity he's had is due to good scheduling. There have been those that have suggested a "streamlined" calendar would make it more interesting for the fans, thus, the idea would be to have 8 months of tennis, with 2 months devoted to the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon,
This was the kind of match Sam Querrey used to lose. He'd play close against a top 30-ish player and if it got tight, his chances of losing were about the same as it was to win. Sam knew that he had to get through the majority of these matches. Janko Tipsarevic is one of
After Wimbledon winds down, the tour diverges for a few weeks. Those who head to the US, can play Newport, the last grass event of the year, and a little over a week after Newport ends, the US Open Series starts up the hard court season. There are, much to Nadal's chagrin, three hard court
These two nations separated by the Pyrenees are probably responsible for more top tennis players than any other two countries in the world. It speaks to the two respective countries' talent development that produces players like Tsonga, Monfils, Simon, Mathieu, Benneteau, Llodra, etc. for France and Nadal, Verdasco, Ferrer, Ferrero, Lopez, etc. for Spain. Although
Sometimes, a match comes down to nerves. Soderling was cruising in this match. Almost right out of the gate, Ferrer seemed despondent, thinking Soderling might overpower him. Now, Ferrer probably wasn't thinking that. Ferrer is one of the better competitors on tour. Despite his diminutive size, he is quick and chases down lots of balls.
