Gilles Simon may be the ultimate counterpuncher. He lacks huge weapon. He doesn't have a big serve. He doesn't try to go for big shots much. He is quick. Apparently, Almagro had chances to break in the first set, but Simon staved off break point after break point. Simon eventually captured the first set, 6-4,
Muller's one of those players that had potential when he was a junior. One of the rare players from Luxembourg, Muller has had random success. He was the last player, other than Federer, to beat Nadal at Wimbledon (well, prior to this year). He beat Andy Roddick during the "mojo" year at the US Open
Unless you happen to live in the West Coast of the US, you are likely in the middle of an American heat wave (apologies to non-Americans reading this). Temperatures are topping 100 (high 30s in C) in many locations. And in the middle of this heat wave, Atlanta is running a tournament. This is the
You just can't beat him. Not unless he's injured. David Ferrer won fairly easily yesterday over Nicolas Almagro, but he said it took a lot out of him. And his reward? Play Nadal. Again. He just played him in Monte Carlo, but couldn't take a set off him. Ferrer didn't start well going down two
Nadal is at it once again. Ever since he burst on the tennis scene, he became the king of clay, and nothing has really stopped him except his own injuries. Nadal beat Dodig, a Croatian that's maybe a year older than Nadal, but far less successful. Dodig is having his best week in some time
Of the eight quarterfinalists in this Barcelona event mostly owned by Nadal, 5 were Spaniards. This included Nadal, Ferrer, Ferrero, Almagro, and Lopez. The other three were Gael Monfils, Jurgen Melzer, and Ivan Dodig. Ivan who? Yeah, basically. Is Dodig a up-and-coming 19 year old ready to make a big splash? No, not really. He's
Monfils isn't such a good match for Nadal. You would think he would be. Tall, French, and flashy, you might think his athleticism would make a difference. But there are reasons Nadal tends to own Monfils. First, Nadal is quick enough that even when Monfils goes for a big shot and makes it, Nadal is
That didn't take long, did it? Many had expected del Potro to take at least 3 months, perhaps closer to 6 months to come back, and within two months or so, he's already won a title. del Potro went from winning a match in a tournament, to winning two matches, to getting to the semifinals
Novak Djokovic would point to the Davis Cup final against France as the source of his new-found confidence. Admittedly, Serbia really depended on Victor Troicki to pull in last-minute heroics to take the fifth match. Even so, Djokovic felt great about bringing Serbia its first Davis Cup. With this victory, Djokovic also found his serve.
Who knows if these meetings will become a regular event? Is Djokovic making a push to be in the top 2? As the defending champ, Djokovic actually has to win in Dubai to keep his points while Federer skipped Dubai last year due to an illness and only stands to gain points. Nonetheless, it says
