Once you get to Labor Day, you move from the obligatory early round matches to the business end of a Slam. Those that want to seriously make a run need to get to Labor Day, when the fourth round begins. Let's begin with a quick recap of what happened so far. Among those coming in
Ryan Harrison is only 18 years old and may become one of the top Americans. It's tough for American tennis at the very top. Querrey and Isner are in the top 20, but the question is whether either player can play top 10 tennis. Querrey probably has the better upside because he moves better, but
You say Teimuraz, I say Teymuraz. Like Oleksandr became Aleksander Dologopolov (who lost in straights to Ferrer), Gabashvili has chanced the spelling of his first name now preferring to use the "y" instead of the "i". And with maturity, he's now tamed some of his hard-hitting but erratic tennis. And for two plus sets, Gabashvili
Few players have beaten Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the same year. Andy Murray pulled the feat this year at Toronto. Nikolay Davydenko did it in Doha at the start of the year. Both these guys are in the top 10. But add Marcos Baghdatis to that list of names. Back in Indian Wells,
Today, the top four players in the world were out on court and doing what they do best, which is win. Novak Djokovic beat fellow Serb, Victor Troicki, 6-3, 7-5. Nadal played Taylor Dent and won by a similar score of 6-2, 7-5. Andy Murray had the toughest match of the top 4. He beat
Much like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal gets the benefit of the doubt. He wins so often, gets wins when he's not playing well, that when he's not on top of his game, as he's not been at Toronto, many still feel he will win. Many gave Nadal the edge to beat Murray despite Nadal struggling
Of the four matches, Djokovic probably had the easiest one. He was facing Jeremy Chardy and had never lost to him. He cruised to a 6-2, 6-3 win proving superior off the ground, and passing too well when Chardy came to net. All in all, Chardy can point to a successful run at Toronto. He
In the past, Federer has shown he can handle players older than him, though those numbers are getting smaller as Federer edges to 30 years of age. He beat Juan Ignacio Chela, 7-6, 6-3 in the second round (he had a bye in the first), and beat Michael Llodra 7-6, 6-3 in the third round,
David Nalbandian had to be the hottest player of the quarterfinalists playing the Rogers Cup today. Prior to this, Nalbandian won two key matches in Davis Cup against Russia in Russia beating Nikolay Davydenko and Mikhail Youzhny. He came to Washington DC last week and won the event over Marcos Baghdatis in the finals. At
Where was this guy? For a few years, Nalbandian had been somewhat irrelevant. Sure, he was like Hewitt or Safin, the guys that came on tour when Federer did and gave Fed his share of trouble. Unlike Hewitt or Safin, who each won a pair of Slams, Nalbandian's best efforts came in 2002 when he
