Let's take a final look at the favorites and how they are doing coming into Wimbledon. Roger Federer Positives Won Wimbledon 6 times Best surface is grass Negatives Lost to Lleyton Hewitt, his second loss on grass in almost 7 years Ranked number 2 behind Nadal Hasn't won a tournament after the Australian Open Lost
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
Tomorrow, the Wimbledon draw comes out, so I thought I'd look at the top players heading into Wimbledon, and some dark horses. Favorites Roger Federer Fed is looking for his 6th Wimbledon title and was given the top seed despite being ranked number 2 in the world. Here's the downside. Fed has only won one
Wimbledon is the only major that chooses to do its own seeding. For the most part, it follows the rankings, but it adjusts them from time to time. This year, despite Roger Federer being number 2 in the world, he is the number 1 seed. 1 Roger FEDERER (SUI) [2] 2 Rafael NADAL (ESP) [1]
The US Open is now a week away. There is technically one more tournament in the US Open Series: the Pilot Pen Classic in New Haven, Connecticut. None of the top 6 players are slated to play which include Federer, Murray, Nadal, Djokovic, Roddick, and del Potro. The highest ranked players that will play are
Serena Williams of the USA holds the Wimbledon trophy for the 3rd time in her tennis career after defeating her sister, Venus Williams, in the final July 4, 2009. Serena didn't show much mercy as she downed her overpowered sister in straight sets, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2. It was probably sweet revenge for Serena after being
Now that Wimbledon is done, it's time to look back at the past two weeks and see who were the winners and losers. The obvious winner was Roger Federer. With this title, he won his 6th Wimbledon title, one short of Pete Sampras's record. He also broke Sampras's record of 14 Slams. He also accomplished
With a host of former Wimbledon champs sitting and observing the proceedings, Roger Federer broke Pete Sampras's record of 14 titles. Prior to the US Open, few thought Roger would be able to break his record. He had started losing to players other than Nadal, and then, there was Nadal too. When the Australian Open
Less than 12 hours from now, Andy Roddick will have to put a plan into effect to deal with one of the toughest players in the business. He and his braintrust have to figure out something he hasn't had a solution to so far. Beat Roger Federer. It's not that Andy Roddick hasn't tried, but
