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
Group B was full of surprises. Robin Soderling was the 9th ranked player in points for the ATP World Tour Finals and only made it in because Andy Roddick was still injured and not ready to play. He made the most of his opportunity by winning over Nadal and Djokovic in straight sets. The straight
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
Group A consisted of Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Juan Martin del Potro, and Fernando Verdasco. With 3 Slams won by members of this group, Group A was considered the tougher group. Today was the last day of the round robin for Group A and the results came down to the wire. Andy Murray played earlier
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
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,
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
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
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.
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
