Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had never played Nicolas Almagro. It almost didn't seem like a fair fight. Almagro, after all, had a broken wrist. But fortunately, it was his left wrist that was broken, and he's a righty with a one-handed backhand. Almagro's known for his big serve and power hitting, but Tsonga is the flash Frenchman.
For those who don't know Nikolay Davydenko's record against Fernando Verdasco, they might think the flashy Spaniard would have a good shot beating Davydenko. And yet, the head-to-head record is 6-1 to Davydenko. Historically, Davydenko's ability to take the ball off the rise has neutralized the big-hitting Verdasco. Still, Verdasco is in the top 10,
Day 6 saw the top men in a game of one-ups-manship. Anything you can do, I can do better. Roger Federer played 31st seed Albert Montanes. Montanes is a veteran of the tour having played for a little over 10 years. Perhaps like Ivo Karlovic, Montanes is playing some of his best tennis ever. Sure,
Perhaps it's because he lacks the youthful appearance of Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Or the moody dysfunction of Marat Safin. Or that he's never reached the finals of any Slam. Nikolay Davydenko doesn't get much respect. Like Kafelnikov, he's a player that doesn't mind playing a few more tournaments to make up for the lack of big
Novak Djokovic, sporting his new Sergio Tacchini clothing (once worn by John McEnroe), had a weird match against Marco Chiudinelli, the 3rd best Swiss player and a friend and comtemporary of Roger Federer. Djokovic looked pretty lackluster, missing easy shots and seemingly distracted losing the first set. Fortunately, Djokovic woke up taking the next two
On paper, this didn't look to be much of a match. Roger, being Roger, had proclaimed how well his training had been, how well he'd been hitting. And Igor Andreev? The last time we heard of him? It was the 2008 US Open where he took Roger Federer to five sets with big serves and
In a mere hours, the Australian Open (AO) will release the draw for this year's tournament. People will speculate who might win, but of course, it depends on how the draw turns out, among many other things. Who are the favorites heading into the AO? Once upon a time, you looked at the big 3
With the Australian Open less than a week away, it's a good time to look at the top 6 players and see why they will (or won't) win the Australian Open. Why Roger Federer will win No one has been more consistent in the Slams than Roger Federer. Most people considered 2008 and 2009 as
Doha had, for the most part, its dream semifinals. On the one side was Rafa Nadal playing 5th seed, Viktor Troicki. This was an easy match for Rafa, winning comfortably, 6-1, 6-3. The other side pitted the number 1 and 3 seed, Roger Federer against Nikolay Davydenko. At one point, Federer simply owned Davydenko. He
It's unusual for an ATP 250 event to feature players in the top 5. Usually, most ATP 250 events scrounge to get a single player in the top 10. Yet, Doha, year after year, boasts a stellar field. This year, Doha's field includes world number 1, Roger Federer, world number 2, Rafael Nadal, and world
