Ah, Wimbledon Wednesday, the day all the men play their quarterfinal matches. Unlike previous years, the quarterfinal matches were more of a surprise. No Nadal, no Federer, and no Tsonga will do that to a tournament. The matches are played two at a time. Two played on Centre Court, and two played on Number 1
Even though it's about a week before Wimbledon, folks like to speculate who will win. Let's look at each of the "big four" (Djokovic, Federer, Murray, Nadal). Technically, Ferrer is number 4, and where Nadal lands will greatly impact the chances the rest have. Rafael Nadal Rafa has had the hottest season in his career,
To me, one of the best matches played between Djokovic and Nadal was the finals of the 2012 Australian Open final. Some felt it dragged on and on, and certainly, played over 6 hours with numerous breaks between points, the match could have been played at a zippier pace. However, after the grueling 2011 US
There's a reason that Djokovic is number 1 in the world. There's also a reason that Rafael Nadal is the king of clay. For about a set and a half, everything seemed to be going Nadal's way. Did Djokovic tweak his ankle? Was this a forgone conclusion? Nadal took the first set 6-4 and had
Another day until the big French Open semis. Let's make some predictions. Nadal vs. Djokovic Because it is the French Open, and there is a viable French player still alive in the semis, Nadal will face Djokovic in the first semifinal of the day, even though most tennis fans realize this is the de facto
Keen observers noted that all four quarterfinals pitted a two-handed backhand player against a one-handed backhand player. In 3 of the 4 quarterfinals, the two-hander was the higher seed: the sole exception was Roger Federer. In yesterday's quarterfinals, Roger Federer lost in straight sets to the powerful Frenchman, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, leading to a possibility that
There's something about Nadal that makes Federer fans edgy. Anytime they see an issue, say, a 4-set win over Brands or a 4-set win over Klizan, they think Nadal is vulnerable. They're waiting for him to falter. Surely, he can't recover. They create scenarios in their head about someone making that upset. People forget that
With Andy Murray withdrawing days before the start of the French Open, Roger Federer suddenly moved to the second seed, and that meant he didn't have to see Novak Djokovic until the finals. As the third seed, he could have met both Djokovic and Nadal to win an elusive French. But with Nadal as the
Baby anything is a hard thing to live up to. Baby Jordan? Remember him? Harold Miner. Yeah, not much of a career. Certainly not even close to Baby Jordan. You could put 100 players between Harold Miner and Michael Jordan and that wouldn't scratch the surface of how far apart these two players were. Grigor
Perhaps it was the rain that delayed the match for an hour, dampening the court, making it bounce low, so even Nadal's typical high loopers weren't kicking as high. Perhaps it was because Nadal still isn't feeling at the top of his game despite having his best start to the year (at admittedly subpar tournaments
