Roger Federer: The Man Who Defied Gravity

It seems to be that part of the year when lots of things are being said about Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. I do not want to add to the din as I have stayed away from writing for a while now. I must confess, however, that I felt a strong need to put this picture in perspective, especially when the vast majority of people are vulnerable to feeling the weight of recent events and have a disproportionate... 

Women’s Singles Matches: Best Grand Slam Matches of the 2000s

First of all, I would like to say that I am writing this article now, rather than in late 2009 and early 2010 because it has just dawned on me of the terrible matches lately in the later rounds of Grand Slams.  There can be early-round thrillers, but it is rare to have a late-tourney thriller.  Even though I have an order of the matches, these matches were such epics I could barely choose... 

2010 FIFA World Cup: Uruguay vs. Holland Semifinal Preview and Predictions

As we football fans get weened off the World Cup like a junkie coming off morphine, we enter the business end, and hopefully the highlight of the month long tournament. Uruguay will take on Holland in the first Semi Final, while Spain and Germany will go head to head in the other. Uruguay vs. Holland La Celeste (Uruguay) are the world’s last chance against European domination, and on paper they... 

Roger Federer’s 2009 Compared to Rafael Nadal’s 2010

Federer and Nadal may be the two words on top of the 21st century’s tennis vocabulary. The last two years have been of great significance to these two men. These 730 odd days have scripted their life in a way that most of us would have never imagined. When you look into the two years, Federer’s 2009 and Nadal’s 2010, you will find an uncanny similarity. Both the years began with misery... 

Grass Roots One: Wimbledon 2010 Faces and Places

It’s grass, it’s stars, it’s Pimms, and it’s strawberries. It’s at once special and egalitarian. It has the history and tradition of old England but runs like a well-oiled 21st century machine. Its tickets are within the purse of all, it draws royalty, and it welcomes all-comers. It is tennis that reverts to its roots yet remains uniquely grassy in the modern tour. Wimbledon,... 

Wimbledon 2010: Rafael Nadal Explodes on Centre Court

Rafael Nadal once again picked the final day of a big championship to turn in a regal performance. He was clinical in his 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 demolition of Czech Tomas Berdych. Berdych had a great Wimbledon. He came to the final having accounted for the world no. 2 and 3. When asked if the pressure of playing in his first Grand Slam final had affected him, Berdych insisted, “Definitely not.”... 

Wimbledon’s Over, and Rafael Nadal Bashing Starts … Now!

It’s already started. First in the third round match with Boris Becker. If it wasn’t Becker, it would have been someone else. But Becker was enough. Gamesmanship. Rafael Nadal feigned injury and asked for a medical time out to curb the momentum that Petzschner had (Philipp sounds easier, but Petzschner seems more fashionable). Becker seemed to suggest that the timeout was tactical, and... 

Nothing Runs Like the John Deere Classic: A Great Tournament to Visit

It would be nice for an American player to win the John Deere Classic, to be played at the TPC Course in Silvis, Illinois starting Thursday, July 8. At Deere Run, accuracy is rewarded with accessible pins, and birdies galore, and low scorers will have plenty of company this weekend, barring inclement weather. Steve Stricker won this event last year. Coincidentally, before I checked, I selected him... 

Rafael Nadal: Player of The Month For June 2010

It’s beginning to resemble a broken record when Player of the Month honors are being thrown around. Since the start of the clay season, which was highlighted by his ominous form throughout Monte Carlo and Rome, Rafael Nadal has been on an unprecedented roll. He cleaned house on the dirt this year. Nadal didn’t lose a single set en route to taking home his fifth French Open title. With... 

United States Tennis Association: Is It Time for a Congressional Investigation?

  This article is being written because of my love for the sport and USA Tennis. The situation with the sport has digressed to the point that a change in thinking and a severe shake-up and attitude adjustment is necessary within the United States Tennis Association. By an act of Congress, the USTA was deemed the governing body of tennis many years ago. The organization is run by officers... 

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