As the "new four" try to climb their way to the top (whether they can do this is another question), they need to secure big victories at some point. Let's think about the big four. Roger Federer's big win was beating Sampras in the fourth round of Wimbledon in 2001. At the time, Sampras had
Kalamazoo is maybe best known, in tennis circles, for hosting the USTA tournament for juniors. In particular, the winner of the USTA 18 and unders is often given a wildcard into the US Open. This year, that winner was Jack Sock. But back in 2005, it was Donald Young. He beat Sam Querrey in 3
Most of the top four are taking the week off. Indeed, Roger Federer said he wouldn't return until Basel, which is after Shanghai. Djokovic had said he would skip next week's event, but hasn't mentioned whether he'll play Shanghai or not. Rafael Nadal is still slated to play Tokyo where he is the defending champ.
It's pretty impressive when a guy who is as injured as Juan Carlos Ferrero can come back and play this well. Ferrero will be off for months, come back, and win a tournament, before fading away. Fortunately for him, he's playing well. Gael Monfils was his creative self, diving all over to get miracle shots
Today, seeds played quite well, with only one seed, Viktor Troicki, losing. Troicki lost to Alejandro Falla, the player that nearly knocked out Federer. Speaking of Federer, he beat Falla's Colombian compatriot, Santiago Giraldo. Federer lost his serve 3 times, which was a bit sloppy on his part, but at least he broke 7 times
James Blake is a stubborn man. Blake kept his old racquets strung at some ridiculously high tension for years even when he didn't have a contract, even when the racquet was no longer being made. Blake's style is to be aggressive. In a way, he's like Roger Federer. He wants to attack the ball early,
Mardy Fish vs. Nikolay Davydenko seemed like a good match. Davydenko had nearly taken a set off of Djokovic and his game seemed to be getting back in order. Not so much, it turns out. Davydenko is still apparently nervous about his first serve so he spins it in to keep the percentage high. Fish
Djokovic had played somewhat shaky tennis in his first two rounds, beating Davydenko when Davydenko had 2 breaks, then a third before giving up the first set then disappearing in the second. Against Cilic, Djokovic again struggled a bit with trying to take control of the match, but did good enough to win. But it
Let's face it. Niklolay Davydenko hasn't been playing at the top of his game for nearly a year. He's lost in numerous opening rounds. So, while his game has headed south, Djokovic, by contrast has gone swimmingly. Even so, there were a little concern. First, Davydenko has started to play better. He won one round
