The score says 63 64. This would show a comfortable win over a difficult opponent. It looks like one break a set, but it was actually four breaks, two in the first, two in the second, with Rafa getting one break back in each set. The match was delayed a few hours because of rain
Of the top four, Nadal has looked the most solid. In three matches, he has not dropped a set, and most of the wins have been comfortable. Dolgopolov was expected to be a tough guy to play. With his change of pace and big forehand, Dolgopolov troubles many opponents. But he produced too many errors
The last two years, Andy Murray went into a funk, after losing in the finals of the Australian Open. In 2010, he lost to Federer in the finals, then skipped Marseille, lost in Dubai to Tipsarevic. He did OK in Indian Wells, losing to Soderling in the quarterfinals, but lost early to Mardy Fish in
Roger Federer doesn't play much Davis Cup. It's hard enough for him to stay healthy for Slams, so he frequently skips Davis Cup even though he has a reasonably solid number 2 in Stan Wawrinka behind him. Andy Murray, for example, skips a lot of Davis Cup too, but he has no one ranked in
It's often been said that Bernard Tomic plays like no one else. If comparisons are made to active players, it's often to Andy Murray who often uses change of pace, but even he plays a bit differently to Tomic, or to Alexandr Dolgopolov. Well, wouldn't you know it, the draw happened to put Tomic and
On the third day of the Australian Open, Americans were not faring well. Mardy Fish and Donald Young both lost, and John Isner nearly lost too. Let's start with the Isner match. John Isner's second round match was against David Nalbandian. John Isner's strengths and weaknesses are well-known. He serves big. He has a big
These days, second round matches can be pretty interesting. Let's take a look at a few of today's more intriguing matches. Haas vs. Nadal OK, Haas shouldn't really pose any problems to Nadal. He's a veteran, but injuries have put him on the sideline for many years, so he's played rather infrequently. Although Nadal was
AAMI Classic This is an exhibition held in the few days leading up to the Australian Open. This year, eight men participated: Tsonga, Berdych, Fish, Roddick, Monfils, Raonic, Melzer, and Tomic. Tsonga said he was a bit fatigued after his travel from Doha, but finished two matches before exiting (the exhibition allows for two matches
When you watch a match like Federer vs. Berdych, today's semifinals, you see how each player works the strengths and weaknesses of the other player. Let's start with Berdych. Berdych has a pretty big serve, but his strength is his forehand. He hits one of the hardest, yet most effortless forehands. He can hit it
It looks like only one favorite emerged unscathed. Andy Murray was the first to go losing to the powerful Czech, Tomas Berdych. Novak Djokovic had already withdrawn at the start of the day giving Jo-Wilfried Tsonga the day off and a relaxed route into the semifinals. Then, in the last match of the day, David
