Juan Carlos Ferrero is a contemporary of Roger Federer. He won his only Slam in 2002 at the French Open, and his best years were from 2000 to 2003, especially at the French where he reached the semis twice, the finals, then won the French. In 2003, Ferrero reached the finals of the US Open
Hardcourt tournaments are so prevalent that there are three distinct hardcourt "seasons". The first starts at the beginning of the year and lasts until just before the start of the clay season. It culminates in Indian Wells and Miami. The second starts two weeks after Wimbledon and is the US Open series. The third pretty
It was bound to happen at some point. Sam Querrey finally met John Isner, his doubles partner, in a tournament. Querrey won a tournament in 2008, but it was early in 2009 when he reached the finals of Auckland, losing to Juan Martin del Potro, that Querrey began to make his move up. He decided
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 Roger Federer, who was last seen winning the Australian Open, has withdrawn from Dubai next week, leaving Novak Djokovic, world number 2, as the top seed.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
I don't think Andy Roddick saw this coming. When Sampras retired after the 2002 US Open and when Agassi retired after the 2006 US Open, we were left with the very serious questions: who's the next great American? Andy sometimes gets a bad rap. There are those dedicated to Andy because Andy is our best
Robin Soderling had requested a wildcard from tournament director and former player, Richard Krajicek. Krajicek said he was having a difficult time deciding which low-ranked Dutch player should get one of the wildcards left for Rotterdam, so he was relieved when Soderling called him up. It was a no-brainer to give Soderling a wildcard, especially
Here's a trivia question. Who is the number 2 player in the world? Unless you're an avid tennis fan, you probably wouldn't have picked Novak Djokovic. Unless you're an avid fan, you'll scratch your head wondering how Djokovic became number 2. It goes something like this. What's the last tournament Nadal won? You have to
It's the week after the Australian Open and more tournaments are being played. Consider how many players get to the fourth round of a Slam. It's 16. With 128 players in the original draw, more than 100 players have already failed to reach the fourth round, and are therefore out in the first week of
John Isner is a shy guy. He wears his cap, and his head often tilts down, as if he's embarrassed by the attention he gets. At 6'9" (and some claim he's taller than that), Isner is hard to miss. There are few tennis players that he can look eye-to-eye without having to stare down. Perhaps
Now, just a little over a week before the Australian Open, several tournaments are wrapping up play. The final in Doha was completed Saturday with Davydenko pulling off the rare double-beating Federer and Nadal in the same tournament, making it two tournaments in a row that Davydenko has achieved this unlikely feat. Today, there were
