Historically, Doha has attracted a fairly strong field. In 2010 and in 2009, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal played. Andy Murray won in 2009 and 2008. Nikolay Davydenko is perhaps the most regular participant in this event that's so far away from Australia. Last year, Andy Murray opted not to defend his title at Doha.
Although past performance is not always an indicator of future success, what else do we have to use for predictions? So, here we go looking at players in form and not. In Form Roger Federer Here was a guy who had an amazing streak of reaching semifinals of Slams dating back 5 years. Had Fed
Quick note: Andy Murray is again in Rafael Nadal's section of the draw. This is the third time this year that this has happened at a Slam. Murray was on Federer's half of the draw at the French, but was eliminated before he could meet Federer. We'll go section by section each section is 16
Let's rewind back to Wimbledon which was where the men were playing before the US Open Series began. Rafael Nadal had endured two five-setters, then beat Robin Soderling (again) and then beat Tomas Berdych in the final. Oh yes, he beat Brit hopeful, Andy Murray once again. Rafa had been playing more aggressive tennis, trying
Today, the seeds were announced. It follows the rankings. The only two missing players are Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Juan Martin del Potro, the defending champ. Players that just missed being seeded are a few Frenchmen: Michael Llodra, Julien Benneteau, and Richard Gasquet. Nalbandian and Hewitt barely made the seedings. 1. Rafael Nadal, Spain 2. Roger
Every Monday, the new rankings come out (except in the middle week of Slams and during periods where no tournaments are played). Slams and Masters 1000 potentially shuffle up the rankings more than usual because they are worth so many ATP points. Mardy Fish's run to the final means he is now in the top
It's less than a week before the draw for the US Open comes out and the last Slam of the year is ready for action. We'll do a preview based on the form of various players based on the weeks heading up to the US Open. Keep in mind that there's usually a surprise or
With the middle Sunday as a rest day (unique among Slams that generally want to make money off this day), Day 7 is really Monday and not Sunday. Let's take this opportunity to look at Monday. On Monday, all men and women will play their fourth round matches in Wimbledon's version of "Super Saturday" except
Each year, several players that did well the previous year aren't able to play due to injury. This year is no exception. For recent injuries, Ivo Karlovic has a foot injury that has been bothering him for some time. Mario Ancic has a back injury. Richard Gasquet has a rib injury. Radek Stepanek has a
OK, Wimbledon released the draw a few hours ago. Let's take a look. We'll divide the draw into 8 sections from Section 1 (where Roger Federer is) to Section 8 (where number 2 seed Rafael Nadal is). Each section is 16 players. The top half of a section is the 8 players (the winner of
