Rafael Nadal: The Return Of The King

Rafael Nadal had probably spent one long year thinking about this. Since the age of 19, when he first lifted the French Open title, he had been unbeaten on Paris clay and last year in the fourth round he suffered his first loss to the big serving Swede, Robin Soderling. As he tucked his face inside a towel and sobbed for a while, one could get a feeling of what this victory meant for him. This win... 

2010 World Cup Group E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon

Holland are easy favorites to win Group E, while Denmark, Cameroon, and Japan will all be very optimistic of reaching the Quarter Finals after a favorable drawing against Group F in the Last-16. Group E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon Holland (World Ranking 3), as ever, will go into this tournament as one of the favorites. They have always produced teams of technical brilliance and this... 

Memorial Breakdown and Who ‘Rose’ To the Occasion

The blinding orange clothing of a 21-year old hot-shot. The firmly concentrated gaze of an overdue Brit. A slew of the most talented golfers in the world competing on a brutally arduous course. When was the last time that Sunday on the PGA Tour was this riveting? The Memorial Tournament did more than just challenge the elite “golf ball whacker” guys in the world, but it revealed the grit... 

Heat of Rafael Nadal’s Sun Melts Robin Soderling’s Icy Determination

Fire and ice. Smoldering passion and steel-hard determination. The heat of the Mediterranean and the temperate coolness of northern latitudes. The bookies’ favorite versus the dark horse. Rafael Nadal and Robin Soderling, Spain and Sweden. The final of the 2010 French Open had a wonderful symmetry to it. Last year’s finalist was playing the four-time champion. If Soderling won, it... 

2010 FIFA World Cup: Top 10 B/R Lists for This World Cup

With the World Cup less than a week away, I thought it would be a great time to look back at some of the great, the good, and the not so good fluff pieces that have been published in the run up to the big kickoff. Did I pick your favorite list article or was I totally off the mark with my top ten picks? Begin Slideshow  Read More →

Celebrities at the Roland Garros Final

Rafael Nadal won his fifth Roland Garros and is one win away from Björn Borg’s record. This win, which makes him the number one tennis player of the World possibly until December, was witnessed by many people, some of them famous. Here are some of those celebrities. Begin Slideshow  Read More →

Rafael Nadal Wins French Open: Tennis Satire Writer Resigns (humor)

Rafael Nadal won his fifth French Open today by beating Robin Soderling in straight sets 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. Nadal will also claim the number one spot in men’s ranking starting June 7, 2010.  Bleacher Report reporter Robert Orzechowski bet the farm and all of his savings on a Soderling victory and, upon seeing the results, threw his computer and television out the window in disgust.  Bleacher... 

What’s Next for French Open Finalists Francesca Schiavone and Samantha Stosur?

The two participants in the women’s final at Roland Garros were somewhat of a surprise. Samantha Stosur was supposed to be knocked out by Justine Henin, and then she was supposed to lose to Serena Williams. Neither expectation was met. Stosur would book her place in the final, one year after faltering at the semi-final stage. Francesca Schiavone, on the other hand, was supposed to be out of... 

French Open Tennis: Rafael Nadal Dominates for Fifth Roland Garros Title

Amazingly through all my years of watching tennis, until today I had yet to watch a full clay court fixture. English television just doesn’t give it as much coverage as the other surfaces and I don’t have Sky! So today’s men’s final between Rafael Nadal and Robin Soderling was to be my first encounter. I went in with average expectations on the basis that it was going to... 

2010 World Cup Group D Preview: Germany, Australia, Serbia, and Ghana

The term “Group of Death” is a well worn one, but it is very hard to think of any other term when looking at the physically imposing Group D where Germany, Serbia, Ghana, and Australia will battle it out for supremacy.   Group D: Germany, Australia, Ghana, Serbia The first of the two groups of death sees the three time winners face an uphill battle to progress. Germany will find... 

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