Most of the top ten pros played last week and gave themselves a week off to practice leading up to the Australian Open. However, some players seem to prefer playing the week before a major. In Auckland, David Ferrer beat Santiago Giraldo, 6-3, 7-5, to reach the finals where he will face David Nalbandian who
With the Paris Masters and the ATP World Tour Finals and the Davis Cup finals up ahead, the end of the men's tennis season is wrapping up very soon. This week, a pair of ATP 500 events are being played: Valencia (in Spain) and Basel (in Switzerland). Last year, Djokovic went on Federer's home tournament
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 is why it's difficult to predict who will do well at a Slam. The semifinalists are: Robin Soderling, Tomas Berdych, Rafael Nadal, and Jurgen Melzer. Raise your hand if you have more than 2 of 4 correct. Based on past history, you would surely have put Roger Federer instead of Robin Soderling. Berdych would
Most players on the tour aren't the glamor players, the players who contend for a title, the names you see in draws every day. They aren't Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal. They aren't even Juan Monaco or Thomas Bellucci who routinely make the main draws of ATP events. Instead, they are like Daniel Brands of
Robin Soderling played a French wildcard and, as expected, didn't have too many issues. He beat Laurent Recouderc 6-0, 6-2, 6-3. Although his results in the clay season have not been exceptional (he reached the finals of Barcelona, but has lost early in other tournaments), Soderling feels he has trained well. Marin Cilic had a
I don't plan on doing too many previews, but here's the first. The French Open unlike other tournaments opens play on a Sunday. This allows them to schedule their rounds better and to have 3 Sundays, presumably to make more money. Let's look at a few key matches. I'll follow the convention that Wikipedia sets.
