Some said that Federer was still hungover from his loss to Baghdatis in Indian Wells. That loss occurred in the 3rd round. Many chalked that loss to being ill with a lung infection. Federer skipped Dubai to recover from a lung infection. Doctors told him not to play for two weeks. So there was bound
Federer's play in anything but the Slams can be an up-and-down affair. More often than not, he plays down to lesser opponents. If you merely looked at the score, 7-6, 7-6, you'd think Federer had a tough time, but he was up a break in the first and up two breaks in the second, and
Before we delve into this controversial topic, it behooves us to ask what it means to "play like a woman"? In it's most generic meaning, to play like a woman is to play without athletic talent. If you find a guy that's never thrown a football or a baseball, who prefers tango to tackles, saxophones
For about a set and a half, Federer looked like he was in control, at least on his own serve. When Fed would serve, he'd win quick points usually at 15, and be ready for his opponent. When Baghdatis was serving, Fed would make errors, as he is wont to do. Fed then had a
The big news of the day was someone who didn't play today. Nikolay Davydenko, who had been playing great tennis up through the Australian Open, withdrew from Indian Wells. It turns out he had broken his left wrist and is expected to take a few months off to recover. Last year, Davydenko had to take
Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro aren't the only two players taking time off to recover. Roger Federer, who was last seen winning the Australian Open, has withdrawn from Dubai next week, leaving Novak Djokovic, world number 2, as the top seed. Andy Murray had been in the same half of the draw as
Ah, the rankings. How did Rafael Nadal go from number 4 to number 3 without playing? Last we say, Nadal was retiring from his quarterfinal encounter with Andy Murray at the Australian Open. As the defending champion, Nadal lost a ton of points when his results from last year fell off. For those who don't
For a long time, Roger Federer struggled against two players: David Nalbandian and Lleyton Hewitt. Some say that it was Rafael Nadal that pushed Federer to be better, but it was originally Nalbandian and Hewitt that originally pushed Federer. In the old days, Federer wasn't the baseliner he is today. He altered his game so
With the Australian Open just concluded, the rankings were shaken up. Roger Federer increased his lead at world number 1 with his win. Since Rafa lost in the quarterfinals, he lost 1640 points and moved to 4th, his lowest ranking in years. The last time he wasn't in the top 3 was May 23, 2005,
With the Australian Open already half a day old, Roger Federer has hoisted yet another trophy adding to his bevy of Slam titles. He has long since passed Pete Sampras and now eyes the women champs who were, unlike the men, always head and shoulders above their competition. With each passing Slam, the winds of
