Much like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal won a match that wasn't nearly as clean as it could be, but it's certainly an advantage in the US Open to play someone ranked a bit lower. Golubev is a big hitter, evidenced by nearly 60 unforced errors to Nadal's paltry 16 errors. Golubev broke Nadal's serve six
This is what you get with a Masters 1000 event. You can have a tough first match right off the bat, and even more if you are a top seed. Juan Martin del Potro has been on the comeback trail. He's ranked 19th in the world, but would be 11th if the rankings were only
If you were to take a bet as to who would make it deeper, Roger Federer or Stanislas Wawrinka, surely you would have said Roger Federer. Of course, Roger Federer had to play Tsonga, a former top tenner, where Wawrinka played Kevin Anderson who is hoping to be in the top ten. Roger Federer was
Sometimes you need a perfect storm to beat Rafael Nadal. Nadal had taken a few weeks off after Wimbledon, skipping the Davis Cup tie against the US to rest, recover, and figure out what he might do against the new number one, Novak Djokovic. Nadal often comes back a little rusty when he takes a
The Rogers Cup is the sixth Masters 1000 event of the year. Four of the events are held in North America with 3 in the United States. The events start a few weeks after the Australian Open with Indian Wells, then Miami. Both are week and a half events. Then, off to Europe. Monte Carlo,
Ah, Ernests, Ernests, Ernests. You've been a fan favorite for years now. Everyone sees you're clearly talented. A year ago, you looked like you were going to break through. You won Delray Beach over Ivo Karlovic. You upset Roger Federer. You took a set off Rafa Nadal. Everyone thought, finally--finally, you were going to be
Gulbis reached a turning point in his career. Back in Rome in 2010, he upset Roger Federer in the second round. He reached the semifinals where he took one of two sets that anyone had taken off him in the clay season (the other player to take a set was Nicolas Almagro). But he got
The first two Masters 1000 events of the year are held in the US, first in Indian Wells, then in Miami. Both are week and a half events. After that, every Masters 1000 event is played in a one week tournament. We move to the clay of Europe and the opening tournament is Monte Carlo,
Roger Federer struggled with his contemporaries before he became the dominant player that broke Sampras's record. Nalbandian, Hewitt, and Safin. Since then, Safin retired while Nalbandian and Hewitt struggle to stay relevant. Federer rarely has trouble playing players his age or older. And there are players in that age range that are pretty good, whether
