The experts used to talk about a big 3, and then a big 4, then maybe a big 5. Those would be Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, and Juan Martin del Potro. But before there was a big 5, the big 3 used to be Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Nikolay Davydenko.
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
The first week of official tennis saw a great number of tournaments, official and otherwise being held. For those that skipped last week's event in Abu Dhabi which, to be fair, only invited 6 players, this was the first week to see how December training turned out. Long criticized for his passive hitting style, Andy
Each year, for the past 3 years, a player from nowhere has come out of "nowhere" and moved into the top 10. In 2007, that man was Novak Djokovic. In 2008, there were two men: Juan Martin del Potro and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. In 2009, it was Robin Soderling. Is there someone that is basically unknown
After the Asian swing, the men's tour moved to Europe. Last week, events were held in Moscow and Stockholm. This week, there were three tournaments played at the same time: St. Petersburg, Vienna, and Lyon. These are the kinds of tournaments that allow players not named Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Murray a chance at the
After the Asian swing of the tour which concluded in Shanghai, the men's tour made a shift to Europe where two tournaments, both ATP 250, were being held. One was held in Moscow, the other in Stockholm. Nikolay Davydenko, who beat Nadal to win Shanghai, was the top seed in Moscow, but given his victory
