Another day until the big French Open semis. Let's make some predictions. Nadal vs. Djokovic Because it is the French Open, and there is a viable French player still alive in the semis, Nadal will face Djokovic in the first semifinal of the day, even though most tennis fans realize this is the de facto
Even though many have said Djokovic-Nadal or even Djokovic-Murray has replaced the rivalry of Federer-Nadal, people still get excited about the prospect of the two meeting. Admittedly, clay is Rafa's best surface, having lost fewer matches on the surface than anyone who has played as long as Rafa has played. The rivalry has lost its
Things are different in 2013 from where they were in 2011 and 2012 at the same time. In 2011, Djokovic opted to skip Monte Carlo and played in Serbia first (the week after Monte Carlo). He was undefeated, but despite two victories over Rafa in Indian Wells and Miami, the pundits were taking a wait
Many fans must be curious how Nadal could come back so quickly. Nadal, of course, would not come back half-hearted. He's taken breaks before, and he knows what he needs to do to beat good players. In a way, he got lucky that Federer was not at his best, but in a way, Federer got
It just goes to show you how dominant the top 8 players are in the world. Basically, it's Djokovic and Nadal at the top (despite rankings) and Federer and Murray behind them (despite Murray's breakthrough). Tsonga, Berdych, and del Potro show they are tough to beat by anyone not ranked in the top 5. The
Ernests Gulbis entered this match with a 13 match win streak over two tournaments including qualies in both rounds. He felt confident he could play with Rafa despite Rafa being able to claim 2 titles and 1 final on the "golden swing". That was clay, however, and this is hard courts. Here, Rafa is more
About this time of year, or sometimes just after the US Open, you get tennis pundits, in particular, American tennis pundits who have solutions to what ails tennis. Davis Cup, invariably, gets a makeover. The key criticism of Davis Cup is that it's played over four distinct times, often the week after a Slam. The
Let's start quickly. My prediction is for Novak Djokovic to win. Many people who make predictions base it on who they like or often who they dislike. I'm basing the selection primarily on form. Let's take a look at the matches that Djokovic has played so far: d. Lorenzi, 61 60 61 d. Dutra da
Heading into the finals, there are a bunch of stories that one can focus on. It's the first Slam in a while where neither Rafael Nadal nor Novak Djokovic are playing. The last time this happened was only a year ago, at the French Open, when Federer beat Novak Djokovic, to reach the finals and,
Tennis experts point to Super Saturday as the best day in tennis, but it's been a while since Super Saturday was really super. Everyone points to the Super Saturday back in 1984. The day started off with Ivan Lendl playing Pat Cash. Cash had a chance to win the match in the fifth set, when
