There were, of course, other men's events being played. Andy Murray, who won gold in men's singles, came back shortly after his performance to team up with Laura Robson in the mixed doubles final. Their opponents were the Belarussian duo of Max Mirnyi and Victoria Azarenka. In a way, Mirnyi and Azarenka, as the number
Having heard that David Goffin, Roger Federer's fourth round opponent, had posters of him in his room, Federer recalled a match he played against Patrick Rafter. He took a set off of the Aussie, but the Aussie claimed the next 3 sets. He felt, once Goffin claimed the first set, that it was his job
Lleyton Hewitt is a bit old school. He said he modeled his game not after the great Aussies which were in a dry spell in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but after Mats Wilander. One of his famous moves, where he bends his wrists and stares at the tips of his fingers is a
We're getting to the business end of the Australian Open fortnight with the top half playing their fourth round matches today. Let's take a look at these matches. Tsonga vs. Nishikori On paper, this match should be Tsonga's. He's had pretty straight-forward matches while Nishikori has struggled with slow starts. Alas, this is nothing new
The Hopman Cup might be a model of how a different Davis Cup might be like. Although this is an exhibition, it tends to draw very good players. This year, were two top ten players in Tomas Berdych and Mardy Fish and also included Richard Gasquet and Fernando Verdasco. One advantage, for many players, is
Rafael Nadal had just come off his sixth straight loss to Novak Djokovic, a grueling four-setter that was among the longest matches at the US Open. Rallies often exceeded 20 shots. By the time the fourth set rolled along, Nadal was spent. So, it was amazing, given all that, that Nadal would decide to play
Today, seeds played quite well, with only one seed, Viktor Troicki, losing. Troicki lost to Alejandro Falla, the player that nearly knocked out Federer. Speaking of Federer, he beat Falla's Colombian compatriot, Santiago Giraldo. Federer lost his serve 3 times, which was a bit sloppy on his part, but at least he broke 7 times
Verdasco must get a lot of heartache playing Nadal. He's never beaten him in 11 attempts, and for a while, he was struggling to win sets. But if Verdasco had a chance to upset Nadal, today was it. Nadal had burned his fingers at a dinner handling a hot plate. He had lost to Dodig
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
Let's face it. Niklolay Davydenko hasn't been playing at the top of his game for nearly a year. He's lost in numerous opening rounds. So, while his game has headed south, Djokovic, by contrast has gone swimmingly. Even so, there were a little concern. First, Davydenko has started to play better. He won one round
