PGA Tour: Who’s the Best?

When it comes to the best who ever played the game, without a “golf medium” to contact the dearly departed, it’s hard to know who Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen or Bobby Jones thought were the best of their eras.   Most golf fans today, most golf reporters today don’t even have a good grasp of the skill level of golfers who hit their prime in the 1970s and 1980s,... 

Rafael Nadal: Champion’s Transformation on U.S. Open Hard Courts

This has been an incredible US Open, not least because it finished on the 3rd Monday for the 3rd year in a row (roof anyone?)  But the real revelation in US Open 2010 has been Rafael Nadal.  Who would have thought that Nadal would win the tournament after only dropping one set, and that dropped set was in the final against Novak Djokovic. This is the same player who for so many years has... 

U.S. Open Tennis 2010: Rafael Nadal Reaches New Heights with Ninth Grand Slam

The U.S. Open doesn’t do anything by halves. It’s the last-of-the-season, unique-in-its-schedule, tough-on-the-body one. It’s the final-set-tie-break, day-and-night-session, biggest-of-all one. And it’s the heat-of-the-sun, wind-in-your-hair, drench-the-court-wet one. But even by New York standards, the 2010 edition had more than its fair share of weather. Week 1 had debilitating... 

U.S. Open 2010: Getting To Know the New Rafael Nadal

This is a column I never expected to write. Even as recently as a few months ago, the chances of me saying a single nice thing about Rafael Nadal were about the same as me writing a two-part WNBA Finals preview. It wasn’t happening. You see, I’m a Roger Federer guy. He’s the one who brought me back to tennis after I stopped paying attention about a decade ago, and the one who has... 

Rafael Nadal’s Grand Slam Makes Him a Living Legend at Age 24

He was first the greatest Spanish player ever. He was then the greatest clay-courter ever. He then won the greatest match ever. All the while continually beating the greatest player ever. Never Ever Did Rafael Nadal became the toast of the tennis and sports worlds last night, winning the 2010 US Open and a career Grand Slam by beating Novak Djokovic in 4 sets. His epic victory not only places him alongside... 

Kim Clijsters: Would She Be More Popular If She Was Hotter?

Kim Clijsters is the 2010 U.S. Open champion. She has won three Grand Slam tournaments throughout her career, and her tennis skills are hard to argue with. But Clijsters isn’t the most popular tennis player. In fact, she’s far from it. Other younger, hotter, flashier tennis stars have taken the attention away from Kim Clijsters even in her moment of glory. Let’s take a look at how... 

Nick Heidfeld Replaces Pedro De La Rosa at Sauber for Rest of F1 Season

Sauber announced today that they would be replacing driver Pedro de la Rosa with Nick Heidfeld. It had been widely rumoured around the F1 paddock that de la Rosa’s place in the Sauber team was under threat, given that he had failed to keep pace with his younger teammate, Kamui Kobayashi, who has outscored de la Rosa by 21 points to six this year. The Sauber team have not had the best of seasons... 

2010 US Open Final: Nadal Shows Toughness and Physicality, Completes Career Slam

     Going into the US Open many felt that Roger Federer would be the favorite to win and get back on track. But Rafael Nadal showed that he is the hardest worker in tennis and overcame Novak Djokovic in a memorable final.      Although Djokovic was always in the match you just had the feeling that he could never sink his teeth in. He scratched, clawed and fought... 

U.S. Open Final Will Change The Way the World Looks At Tennis

The 2010 US Open has come and gone, and so too has the way the world looks at tennis. With Rafael Nadal‘s name engraved on the beautiful silver trophy at Flushing Meadows, the transfer of power has finally been completed.  A Swiss man named Roger Federer has passed his title over to the safekeeping of a 24-year-old Spaniard named Rafael Nadal.  Going into the tournament this year there... 

Kim Clijsters: 10 Reasons Her 2010 U.S. Open Title Was a Fluke

Kim Clijsters dominated the U.S. Open final, winning the event for the third time in three tries. But a closer look at the entire woman’s portion of the two weeks in Queens suggests that this victory was–in part–aided by a confluence of events that helped the 27-year-old Belgian repeat as champion. Begin Slideshow  Read More →

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