Today, the Americans played. On court today were Brian Baker, Andy Roddick, Mardy Fish, and Sam Querrey. But before we start, the upset of the tournament has, alas, gone down. Lukas Rosol, who showed no nerves, in a boldly played fifth set, and took the number two seed and ostensibly, the favorite, out, found himself
Does everyone feel so sorry for Andy Murray that they're willing to lose so he can have a shot at a Slam? This story seems familiar. In 2009, Rafa did the unthinkable at the French Open. He lost. Federer had long wanted to complete the career Slam. In 2008, he got demolished by Rafa. And
Has anything like this ever happened before to Nadal? Since 2006, Nadal has been in every Wimbledon final except 2009, which he skipped because of a knee injury. And 2009 was huge too. That was when Robin Soderling upset Nadal the fourth round of the French Open. But despite that monumental upset, Soderling was ranked
The beauty of a tennis draw is how little certain players are protected. Somehow, especially in sports like basketball, the top seed must be protected. You're the top seed! You deserve every advantage you can get! Is it not enough that you don't have to play the second seed until the finals? Must you play
When Andy Murray lost to Nicolas Mahut, many felt Murray was still struggling with his game. Unlike Nadal, fresh off a French Open win, Murray wasn't given the benefit of the doubt that his loss was to keep him fresh for Wimbledon. Unlike Andy Roddick, who also had an early loss, then begged for a
Everyone was pointing to how many matches Federer has won at Wimbledon and how few matches (like 0) that his opponent, Albert Ramos, had won. Given the effort Federer took to win matches at Roland Garros, he must have been thrilled giving up only 3 games. Defending champ, Novak Djokovic, fell an early break
The two week period between the French Open and Wimbledon is among the shortest in sports that feature major events like the Grand Slams in tennis. The contrast of the dirt, which requires patience and topspin, and high-kicking balls, to the fast, low-bouncing surface of grass was so extreme that it was considered a rarity
For years, fans have complained about NBC's outdated method of showing the premier grass court Slam on TV. In the old days, which includes this year, NBC felt it was much more important to show the event when they wanted to show the event, and not live. Even as fans clamored for Wimbledon to be
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
