Before we talk about Federer, let's review the late matches yesterday. Yesterday afternoon, it began to rain and this cancelled all play except Centre Court which has, surprise, a roof! When the roof was ready to go in Wimbledon 2009, there was very little rain. Andy Murray played a 5-setter against Stan Wawrinka, and was
Although Andy Murray says his ankle is the best it's felt in a while, he must surely like the fact that Cilic had to withdraw due to his own injuries. This puts Murray in the semifinals where his opponent is likely to be Andy Roddick. Roddick skipped the French due to injury, but has used
It's hard to say how well Robin Soderling is playing. He started the year really well with his new coach Claudio Pistolesi. He won Brisbane, then Rotterdam, then Marseille. Since then, he hasn't fared nearly as well, though two losses come at the hands of Juan Martin del Potro who is still trying to regain
Sometimes tennis fans forget there are over 1000, nearly 2000 tennis pros. For many, if there's 2 digits in your rank, then you're not worth paying attention to. Many players with 3 digits to their names are living the dream, playing the pro tour, knowing full well they can't be a Slam winner. They hope
For all the talk of Novak Djokovic's amazing 2011 run, still undefeated with 3 wins over Federer and 2 wins over Nadal, the missing man has been Andy Murray. When Andy Murray put in a less than stellar effort in the finals of Melbourne, it was thought that he choked another final. While that may
Roger Federer struggled with his contemporaries before he became the dominant player that broke Sampras's record. Nalbandian, Hewitt, and Safin. Since then, Safin retired while Nalbandian and Hewitt struggle to stay relevant. Federer rarely has trouble playing players his age or older. And there are players in that age range that are pretty good, whether
Last year, the US lost in the first round to Serbia at Serbia. Losers of the first round in Davis Cup must qualify to stay in the World group, so later in the year, US had to go down to Colombia to play on clay. Mardy Fish pulled the rare triple, winning both his singles
The match had been nip and tuck the whole way. Raonic had a chance to win the first set, but played a sloppy point, and let Roddick take the first tiebreak. Then, Roddick took an early break in the second set, and it seemed Raonic's spirits was dashed. But, no, he broke back, and eventually
The road through up-and-comer success goes through David Ferrer and he's not letting anyone pass. In the third round, he beat Richard Berankis in a thumping. Then, he needed 4 sets to beat Milos Raonic of Canada. Raonic was able to use his power serve and groundies and good approaches to the net to take
For a guy ranked nearly 200, Bernard Tomic is fairly well-known. Still only 18, Tomic has both excited and exasperated his Aussie fanbase. For a guy as tall as Tomic (6'4", possibly taller), he has a versatile game that some compare to Andy Murray. Tomic can slice off both sides, and often does. His slices
