At the end of November during the conclusion of the year-end championship at London, Roger Federer hoisted the trophy once again. This meant a lot to Roger. He had not won a Slam all year. He was defending a large number of points from his successful foray at the end of the previous year. Andy
The ATP World Tour Finals is a bit unusual. Almost every tournament is a single-elimination draw with possible bye for the top seeds. The WTF (World Tour Finals) is a round-robin. The event's name has changed over the years. It started as the Masters Grand Prix or the Masters. For years, it was held at
Andy Murray probably knows the math. He's got a good head-to-head over Federer. Djokovic has been practicing and looks ready to continue his winning streak. With Murray entering Basel as a wildcard, he's hoping that Federer loses in the semifinals and that Murray himself reaches the semifinals. At the very least, he wants to keep
The year-end championships invites the top 8 players to a round-robin tournament. Points-wise, it can be worth more than a Masters 1000 event to the winner. The top 4 have been known for weeks. Not surprisingly, it's Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, and Murray. The next four are Ferrer, Fish, Tsonga, and Berdych. They have yet to
The draw was announced a little after noon in New York City. Mostly, this was placing the seeds. In other Slams, they would announce all the players. This made the process quicker. For at least the fourth consecutive Slam, Roger Federer was placed on the same side of the draw as Novak Djokovic. This is
Sometimes you think this thing is rigged. This is such a weird draw. Last night, ESPN Classic decided to show Isner-Mahut in its entirety. They had devoted 9 hours to this. Last year, they showed Isner-Mahut in its entirety but clipped out commentary and any downtime between serves and compressed the match to about 3
These are the top 32 seeds for 2011 Wimbledon singles championships. Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Roger Federer Andy Murray Robin Söderling Tomáš Berdych David Ferrer Andy Roddick Gaël Monfils Mardy Fish Jürgen Melzer Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Viktor Troicki Stanislas Wawrinka Gilles Simon Nicolás Almagro Richard Gasquet Mikhail Youzhny Michaël Llodra Florian Mayer Fernando Verdasco Alexandr Dolgopolov
With only two weeks between the French Open and Wimbledon, there isn't a lot of time to follow any trends. Most top pros only play one week and rest/prepare the other week. Tomas Berdych, who did so well at the French and Wimbledon, didn't even bother playing during these two weeks. Some years, the results
Let's take a quick look at the draw. Rafael Nadal starts off with big serving John Isner. Rafa should get through this round but Isner has weapons few other players do, which is a big serve. His speed (or lack thereof) will be an issue. I think Rafa gets through Isner just fine. It's tough,
Here's the problem with predicting French Open favorites. It's hard to make accurate predictions, at least based on recent performance. Let's look at last year. Last year, three players had a pretty good clay court season. Rafa won Monte Carlo, skipped Barcelona, won Rome, and won Madrid. He was the clear favorite to win the
