When John Isner wasn't picked to play Davis Cup, this freed him to play Newport. This year and last, John Isner was eliminated in the second round of Wimbledon. Last year, it was after a marathon match with Nicolas Mahut when he faced Thiemo de Bakker who also had a long match, but clearly not
Everyone knows Wimbledon is the premier grass court tournament. What few people outside of avid tennis fans know is there's another grass tournament in the US. Normally, because so few players actually like grass--many prefer hard courts or clay much better, the draw at Newport, site of the Tennis Hall of Fame, is often weak
While the vast majority of tennis fans had their eyes on the singles tournament, and most likely, on the men's tournament, there was more going on than wondering if any of the big 4 would win. The Bryan brothers tied the Woodies by winning their 11th Slam title. Compared to Federer's 16 titles, this seems
Two weeks ago, I wanted to post an article titled "Why Djokovic will win Wimbledon?" It was going to be a small joke. At the time, Djokovic had lost in the semis. Federer had pushed Nadal to four sets. Despite an amazing season leading to the French, folks were ready to dismiss Djokovic. They felt
About a month ago, entering into Roland Garros, all eyes were on Novak Djokovic. The streak was on. To tie John McEnroe, Djokovic had to reach the finals. He had two players retire on him (Hanescu, part of the way through and Fognini), but perhaps the lack of play left him vulnerable to the play
Murray is perhaps the best player to employ a "Nadal strategy" that is significantly different from the way he normally plays. Nadal is one of the most difficult players to get off his rhythm. Bernard Tomic was able to rattle Djokovic some by hitting slices, off-pace shots, and combining that with hard-struck shots. It's arguable
The new number one will play the new number two in the finals of Wimbledon, but until Monday, it will be the old number one playing the old number two. For a while, British hopes were up for the improbably. Murray was hitting hard, holding his own serve, hitting corners, and keeping even with Nadal.
For a while, it seemed Tsonga might pull off the upset again. He started the match where he left off, hitting aggressive forehands, and getting an early break. But there's a difference between Djokovic and Federer. Djokovic can return. Even with a late break to even up the match, the first set tiebreak could have
Ah, who would have thought? Roger Federer was good enough to get to the finals of the French Open, and he was scheduled to play Jo-Wilfried Tsonga who has only beaten him once, and that was due to a meltdown on Federer's part with a 5-1 lead in the third. And he had a two
Perhaps it was the fact that Lopez had never beaten Murray. Maybe it was that 5-setter against Lukasz Kubot that wore Lopez down. Maybe Murray had more tools or was more up to play a player the caliber of Lopez, but he's had the easiest semi of any of the "big 4". Murray won over
