2011 Australian Open : Quarterfinals Preview

The 2011 Australian Open warm-up period is definitely over in Melbourne as the quarterfinal stage has been reached. Roger Federer will kick off the contests on the men’s side having just added one more record to his tally. The Swiss is entering his 27th consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal and has tied Jimmy Connors for the record for the most consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal appearances in... 

Australian Open 2011: Predicting the Men’s Quarters, Semis and Final

Four rounds have passed, and we find ourselves in the quarters. As usual, the men’s field isn’t exactly ripe with surprises and early upsets.  The exception being a 22-year-old Ukranian named Alexandr Dolgopolov, who sent both Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Robin Söderling packing in impressive five-set displays and is now set to meet Andy Murray in the quarters.  Roger Federer was... 

Australian Open: In a Swiss Mix Up, Stanislas Wawrinka Will Beat Roger Federer

The inevitable is coming, the match everyone wants.  After a scare in the second round, Roger Federer dispatched Xavier Malisse and Tommy Robredo to reach the quarters.  Nadal looks like he’s playing against juniors.  It reminds me of when Kramer signed up for that kids’ karate class. Just a few more wins by Federer and Nadal and tennis fans get to watch what I’m sure... 

Caroline Wozniacki’s Kangaroo, Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes Vamos (Satire)

—SATIRE— Post-match press conferences are boring. I mean, come on, who wants to talk about the match? It’s just another day at the office. Get wise, guys, we’re pros. It’s our job. You don’t believe me? Ask Caroline Wozniacki. The Great Dane felt that the best way to entertain her fans and journalists was to tell a little fib about wrestling a kangaroo. The kangaroo... 

Australian Open: The 12 Most Surprising Second-Week Runs by Women Since 1990

Surprises reign supreme in tennis, maybe more than anywhere else in sports. Sure, upsets happen in Major League Baseball, England’s FA Cup, international cricket and college basketball, but how often do you see an unknown athlete toppling the very best in the world in an individual sport every single month of the season? Maybe it highlights the depth of tennis or just the nature of one-on-one... 

Australian Open 2011: Midterm Grades Down Under

1) Tennis professionals are simple, uncomplicated creatures. Really, they are! Francesca Schiavone, perhaps one of the more surprising major winners on the WTA Tour in recent history could have come up with a cliche, run-of-the-mill response when asked how she kept herself motivated after her Roland Garros crescendo. “When you have one dollar,” she said instead, “you want to... 

Australian Open 2011: Alexandr Dolgopolov’s All-Around Efficiency

 After watching Robin Soderling’s unceremonious exit (again) from the Australian Open—he lost in the opening round last year—I have finally figured out why these courts do not suit this big man. The courts here are fast enough that they give his opponent a good chance to make Soderling run around the court, exposing his fragile movement, and they are slow enough to not provide... 

PGA TOUR Week 3: Rookie Jhonattan Vegas Wins the Bob Hope Classic

If you haven’t noticed it is a new era in golf. The Tiger Woods era ended in 2010. Whether or not there is a Tiger Woods Reprise in 2011 is yet to be determined. One thing is for certain: 2010 signaled that golf is truly a world game. Four major champions, four different countries—America’s Phil Mickelson in the Masters, Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell in the U.S. Open at... 

Australian Open 2011: Reviewing Roger Federer And Rafael Nadal in The First Week

We have come to the end of the first three rounds at the Australian Open, with half the fourth rounds completed, and the other half being played today. The tennis has of course been exciting and engrossing, with whole days of line-ups for view. Without mentioning, of course, that feel good feeling associated with the year’s first Grand Slam tournament; that bubbly feeling of anticipation, as... 

Serena and Venus Williams: The Twilight of Two Champions

Venus out in the third round of the Australian Open. Serena at home, nursing a foot. The end is close for these sisters, which to some will bring sadness, and to some a rather guilty pleasure, and for some, a pleasure they had not known since 2004-2006. From birth, these two were raised to be champions…to be a beacon of light for all those under-privileged Americans who long to be something more. So... 

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