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
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,
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
Perhaps Nike is pushing the pink. Nadal came out with a bright magenta-pink outfit that tries to show off his chest. Nadal also came out rusty making all sorts of unforced errors against Stanislas Wawrinka. This kept Wawrinka fairly even in the match. Wawrinka even had chances to take the first set. However, Wawrinka was
Is David Nalbandian back? After being bothered by a hip injury which caused him to spend a great deal of time on tour, Nalbandian made a decision to skip Wimbledon and play Davis Cup against Russia in Russia. There, he was the hero of Argentina. With Juan Martin del Potro still recovering from his wrist
David Nalbandian is back. Or at least, he seems like he is. True, Marin Cilic hasn't exactly played brilliant tennis since the Australian Open, but one expected Cilic to at least keep it close. Cilic appeared to be bothered by a leg problem and was never able to seriously threaten for the win: 6-2, 6-2.
