If you were to take a bet as to who would make it deeper, Roger Federer or Stanislas Wawrinka, surely you would have said Roger Federer. Of course, Roger Federer had to play Tsonga, a former top tenner, where Wawrinka played Kevin Anderson who is hoping to be in the top ten. Roger Federer was
Gulbis reached a turning point in his career. Back in Rome in 2010, he upset Roger Federer in the second round. He reached the semifinals where he took one of two sets that anyone had taken off him in the clay season (the other player to take a set was Nicolas Almagro). But he got
Gilles Simon may be the ultimate counterpuncher. He lacks huge weapon. He doesn't have a big serve. He doesn't try to go for big shots much. He is quick. Apparently, Almagro had chances to break in the first set, but Simon staved off break point after break point. Simon eventually captured the first set, 6-4,
Muller's one of those players that had potential when he was a junior. One of the rare players from Luxembourg, Muller has had random success. He was the last player, other than Federer, to beat Nadal at Wimbledon (well, prior to this year). He beat Andy Roddick during the "mojo" year at the US Open
Unless you happen to live in the West Coast of the US, you are likely in the middle of an American heat wave (apologies to non-Americans reading this). Temperatures are topping 100 (high 30s in C) in many locations. And in the middle of this heat wave, Atlanta is running a tournament. This is the
Of course, no one expected Isner-Mahut to run 5 sets and last 3 days. Both players were probably relieved that there wouldn't be a marathon match. They played on a different court (Court 1) with a different umpire (Lars Graff instead of Mohamed Lahyani) and a different outcome. Isner was favored, although his ranking had
It's hard to believe, but over the 6 years that Nadal has played the French Open, he's never played a 5-setter. They don't call Nadal the king of clay for nothing. He has played two French Opens without dropping a set. It's perhaps not surprising that John Isner might be the kind of guy that
Nadal is at it once again. Ever since he burst on the tennis scene, he became the king of clay, and nothing has really stopped him except his own injuries. Nadal beat Dodig, a Croatian that's maybe a year older than Nadal, but far less successful. Dodig is having his best week in some time
Of the eight quarterfinalists in this Barcelona event mostly owned by Nadal, 5 were Spaniards. This included Nadal, Ferrer, Ferrero, Almagro, and Lopez. The other three were Gael Monfils, Jurgen Melzer, and Ivan Dodig. Ivan who? Yeah, basically. Is Dodig a up-and-coming 19 year old ready to make a big splash? No, not really. He's
For a few years, Devvarman was at the top of the game. The college game, that is. The star player at the University of Virginia, Devvarman reached the finals of the NCAA Division 1 Men's Championship, and won it two years in a row including a win over John Isner. Since then, Devvarman has been
