Federer is ever the optimist. At least, that's how he portrays himself in interviews. He feels, with a little more work, he can beat anyone. This, despite the fact that Andy Murray has beaten Federer the last two times they played. Murray beat the Swiss maestro in Toronto using a new-found aggressive play. He beat
Today, Group A played. Djokovic came into finals playing good tennis. Meanwhile, Tomas Berdych playing the inconsistent tennis that marked his recent years of play. Much was hoped for when he reached the semis of the French and the finals of Wimbledon, but instead, Berdych backpedalled and went back to losing to whomever, showing the
Andy Murray, the only player in the field from Britain, knew the drill. Decked out in an argyle outfit that recalled the early years of Ivan Lendl, but using black as the background instead of white, Murray was a man on a mission. Last year, he, Roger Federer, Juan Martin del Potro and Fernando Verdasco
If you were to look at the post-US Open record, you'd point to 2 maybe 3 players that looked like they were doing pretty well, at least, enough to contend for the year-end title. You'd pick Djokovic, because he won Basel and Paris. You'd look at Murray, since he won Valencia. And you'd look at
If you were to ask a tennis aficionado who would be in the semifinals, few would tell you: Federer, Davydenko, Soderling, del Potro. Perhaps you might guess Federer and del Potro, but to think the very hot Novak Djokovic and the nearly hot Andy Murray would not be contending would be a surprise. Indeed, both
Group B was full of surprises. Robin Soderling was the 9th ranked player in points for the ATP World Tour Finals and only made it in because Andy Roddick was still injured and not ready to play. He made the most of his opportunity by winning over Nadal and Djokovic in straight sets. The straight
At this point, Rafael Nadal's record is 0-2. You would think, with such a deficit, that he was "eliminated" from semifinal consideration. But it's not that simple. He is eliminated, yes, but there is a scenario where this would not be as obvious. Let's imagine the following scenario. Nadal beats Djokovic in straight sets. Soderling
Anyone know what's going on? I think I'm Audi (out) but the rules aren't worded too well. Andy Murray tweeted this shortly after Juan Martin del Potro beat Roger Federer. When that happened, 3 players in the Group A had a record of 2-1, each winning and losing the same number of sets. Indeed, Federer
Group A consisted of Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Juan Martin del Potro, and Fernando Verdasco. With 3 Slams won by members of this group, Group A was considered the tougher group. Today was the last day of the round robin for Group A and the results came down to the wire. Andy Murray played earlier
In tennis, a lucky loser is a player who loses in qualifying, but still makes the main draw because a player in the main draw has pulled out prior to the start of the tournament. Usually, the lucky loser is the highest ranked player that lost in the last round of qualifying. Robin Soderling doesn't
