For some reason, Robin Soderling's power groundstrokes seem more intimidating on clay than on hardcourts. The last time Soderling played Roddick was this year, in Indian Wells, a match Roddick won in three sets. Roddick went on to the finals where he lost to Ljubicic before winning Miami the following tournament. This match was one
Although the British press has put pressure on Andy Murray to be the savior of British tennis, the successor to Tim Henman, and yet the moody Scot has often put as much pressure on himself to play well. This was a tall order for a player that has come to play during the peak of
Last year, a feat occurred at the Rogers Cup that had never happened before, at least since the ATP started keeping records. The top 8 seeds reached the quarterfinals. However, only one top four seed won his match, namely, Andy Murray, who ultimately won. Federer was upset by Tsonga, Nadal by del Potro, and Djokovic
Much like his match against Tomas Berdych, Roger Federer started this match on fire. He was helped by a completely erratic Djokovic who came out hitting hard and missing just as hard. Backhands were flying long, into the net, and it was easily the worst Djokovic has looked in a while. Federer bulldozed to a
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,
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
One reason Roger Federer has had the longevity he's had is due to good scheduling. There have been those that have suggested a "streamlined" calendar would make it more interesting for the fans, thus, the idea would be to have 8 months of tennis, with 2 months devoted to the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon,
Roger Federer is a bit unusual when it comes to coaching. Technically, Federer has done without a coach for a while. He had had Jose Higueras on his team trying to find ways to beat Rafael Nadal, but parted ways when it didn't seem to help his clay game that much. He then looked to
When Wimbledon started, there were a handful of questions that tennis experts were hoping would get answered from the tournament. Roger Federer had just lost, for the first time, to Robin Soderling in the quarterfinals. Up until then, he had been to 23 straight semifinals, a record that lasted nearly 6 years. Just as impressive,
