Many fans must be curious how Nadal could come back so quickly. Nadal, of course, would not come back half-hearted. He's taken breaks before, and he knows what he needs to do to beat good players. In a way, he got lucky that Federer was not at his best, but in a way, Federer got
2008 was a breakout year for many players. It started with the Australian Open. Novak Djokovic won his first Slam over surprise finalist, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Djokovic's breakout year was the year before, in 2007, where he reached the semis of the French Open and Wimbledon and the finals of the US Open. Tsonga came out
Ernests Gulbis entered this match with a 13 match win streak over two tournaments including qualies in both rounds. He felt confident he could play with Rafa despite Rafa being able to claim 2 titles and 1 final on the "golden swing". That was clay, however, and this is hard courts. Here, Rafa is more
San Jose has to have a special place in Milos Raonic's heart. In 2011, Raonic made a run at the Australian Open to the fourth round, and everyone thought this Canadian would have places to go. He began to fulfill this promise by reaching the San Jose SAP Open in 2011 shortly afterwards. At the
Once upon a time, David Nalbandian was a big deal. Now that Murray has finally won his first Slam, maybe they'll point to David Nalbandian to be the best player never to have won a Slam. Nalbandian is a player of the Federer generation. These include such luminaries as Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin,
Well, that was somewhat anti-climatic. Although the big four continue to dominate the men's circuit, there's always been speculation of the "next four", the players that might go to the top of the game after Federer and Nadal finish their careers. Among the names that are most frequently mentioned are Bernard Tomic, Milos Raonic, and
After posting how consistent Federer is, Federer apparently has a bad day where nothing is working well, and loses to Julien Benneteau. Benneteau is one of those veteran French players who has played solid over the years, but has never won an ATP title. Federer and Benneteau are roughly the same age. Both knew each
Comparisons are always made between Federer and Nadal. Federer is fluid, graceful. Nadal is bullish, strong. Federer's lithe movements lead to a long career. Nadal's grinding style will lead to an early retirement. Few make the key observation between the two. That observation can be found in a hilarious skit as Janko Tipsarevic plays Novak
When the draw came out a few days ago, Roger Federer looked like he had a tough draw, relatively speaking. Murray landed on his half of the draw. His first round opponent is the talented Benoit Paire of France. Nikolay Davydenko, who gave Roget a scare in 2010, at the Australian Open and who recently
Well, it's come down to number 1 (Djokovic) and number 2 (Federer) in the year-end finals. Some had hoped that del Potro would have come all the way back and challenge the top players. However, Djokovic (and Murray, for that matter) had a good record against del Potro even when del Potro was at his
