Juan Martin del Potro

ATP World Tour Finals: Semifinals

If you were to ask a tennis aficionado who would be in the semifinals, few would tell you: Federer, Davydenko, Soderling, del Potro.  Perhaps you might guess Federer and del Potro, but to think the very hot Novak Djokovic and the nearly hot Andy Murray would not be contending would be a surprise. Indeed, both

ATP World Tour Finals: Doing the Math

Anyone know what's going on? I think I'm Audi (out) but the rules aren't worded too well. Andy Murray tweeted this shortly after Juan Martin del Potro beat Roger Federer.  When that happened, 3 players in the Group A had a record of 2-1, each winning and losing the same number of sets.  Indeed, Federer

ATP World Tour Finals–Early Results

Each day, two matches are being played among the world's best male singles players.  This is the ATP World Tour Finals, formerly, the Masters Cup, formerly the Masters. On Day 1, Roger Federer showed that he could still hit a ball, and took Verdasco down in three sets, including a lopsided 6-1 third set.  The

Shanghai Masters 1000 (mid-week update)

Once the US Open concludes, all but the most ardent fans stop paying attention to tennis.  American fans begin to pay attention to American football, either of the college or pro variety.  Indeed, one barely knows there's tennis still being played. Shanghai is the first Masters 1000 event after the US Open and as such,

US Open Wrap-up

This year, the US Open brought with it a lot of questions.  Could Roger Federer win his 6th straight US Open and 16th Grand Slam title?  Could Andy Roddick return from a good, but not great hard court season where he lost twice to del Potro and once to Querrey?  Was Sam Querrey ready to

Day 13: del Potro vs. Nadal

What was that at the US Open?  I believe they call it...sun. The rain started Thursday night, washed out play on Friday, and washed out most of the day on Saturday.  One wondered if any match would be played on the final weekend.  Finally, finally, the sun came out and a full day of play

Day 12: Rained Out

Last year, with rain imminent on Super Saturday, tournament officials moved the first semifinals to 11 AM.  When it looked like it wasn't possibly to wait until the conclusion of the first semifinal to finish, they started the second semifinal in an adjoining court at 12:30 AM.  That match featured Andy Murray playing Rafael Nadal. 

Day 11: US Open in Review

Last year, there was a hurricane moving up the east coast.  Rain was predicted to hit the US Open on Super Saturday, the day both men's semifinals would be played in addition to the women's final.  Tournament organizers, concerned the day may be washed out decided to move up the first match. Roger Federer and

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