Roger Federer is still World #1, but unless he gets a miracle that will not last through December. Federer’s #1 ranking is currently built on a lot of points earned in November of last year in addition to having a very good year this year. Djokovic, on the other hand, did almost nothing last November. [...]
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2012 Wimbledon Preview: Favorites, Dark Horses, and Bad Bets
Well, the French Open ended one short week ago, which means that qualifying at Wimbledon starts tomorrow and that main draw play will start a week later. We have seen an unprecedented level of dominance by two players at the top of tennis, with Djokovic and Nadal facing each other in the last four Grand [...]
French Open Quarterfinals Preview
The men’s tournament has gone pretty much as expected, with a few minor blips here or there. The two notable non-chalk results are Richard Gasquet (instead of Andy Murray) and a bit of an upset with Juan Martin Del Potro beating Tomas Berdych in the fourth round. Berdych looked dominant early in the tournament, but [...]
French Open Round 3 Recap
Top Players Roundup: Federer struggled a bit against Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in a bit of an atypical match for him. Federer had trouble getting into the Mahut service games, which led to the sets being close. That, coupled with a few poor service games of his own sprinkled throughout the match, didn’t come too far [...]
2012 French Open Draw Analysis
With the 2012 French Open draw now out, we can look at which players have the easiest and toughest paths to get deep in this tournament. As always, we will rank the quarters from toughest to easiest. These rankings aren’t determined by the number of top players in the draw. Rather, we will judge each [...]
French Open 2012 Preview: Favorites, Dark Horses, and Bad Bets
Well, the end of the month of May means 2 weeks of watching the top men in the world battle out best-of-five set matches on the red clay in Paris. Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer in the final last year, matching Bjorn Borg’s record of six Roland Garros titles. This year he will go for [...]
The Fight for Seeding at the French Open
The rankings are always a very important factor to keep in mind as we approach every Grand Slam. They determine the seedings for the Slam draw, which can have a major impact in the course of the Slam. High seeds cannot meet certain other seeds until a certain point in the tournament (we’ll explain that [...]
How to react to Monte Carlo
Rafael Nadal won his eighth straight Monte Carlo Masters last week, becoming the first player in history to win a tournament 8 consecutive times and only the second to win any tournament 8 times (Guillermo Vilas won Buenos Aires 8 times as well). This record is a tremendous milestone in any career, and both Nadal [...]
Clay Court Season Preview
The start of spring means that we turn our eyes across the pond (or to your own backyards, for those European readers out there) to Europe where the top tennis players in the world will compete on the red clay for the next 2 months. There are 3 Masters events, 1 500-level tournament, and several [...]
Federer wants World #1. Can he get it?
Roger Federer currently holds a good number of records in terms of career tennis achievements. He has the most Slams. He has won the most year-end championships. He is one of 4 players in the Open Era (and 7 all-time) to have won a career Grand Slam. His streak of consecutive Grand Slam semifinals will [...]
