Roger Federer Beats Novak Djokovic: Does Federer Have a Shot vs. Rafael Nadal?

Boff! Bonk! Pow! Kapow! Bamm!…Oh, I’m sorry, I’m still reeling from the after-effects of that blockbuster semifinal between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic that would have made even Batman proud! The two heavyweights threw everything at each other—from bludgeoning forehands to delicate drop shots—for 219 minutes of pulsating action. Finally, the “Fed Express”... 

French Open 2011: The 10 Craziest Trick Shots in Tennis History

Sometimes I think there exists the misconception that tennis is a boring, non-colorful sport. Back and forth goes the little green ball, like a visual metronome, while Americans flip the channel to something else. After all, basketball has its gravity-defying dunks, football has its circus catches and baseball has its “web gems.” So what does tennis have? Why, its trick shots, of course. Under... 

Roger Federer Rediscovers His Mental Toughness in Defeat of Novak Djokovic

It had to be one of the sweetest semifinal victories of Roger Federer’s entire career. Federer’s 7-6, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 defeat of Novak Djokovic will be long remembered for many reasons. Think of all the things Federer’s hard-fought upset of Djokovic accomplished: Federer defeated the hottest, best tennis player in the world.  Federer ended Djokovic’s 43-match streak and denied... 

Roger Federer Beats Novak Djokovic: Does Federer Have a Shot vs. Rafael Nadal?

The matchup the tennis world has been hoping for has come into fruition.  After a bout of absences from each side intermittently for the past two years, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will meet in the French Open Final once again.  Roger Federer has a historic record of failure against Rafael Nadal in the French Open dating back to a 2005 Roland Garros meeting in which Nadal dispatched Federer... 

Federer and Nadal: A Perfect Ending to the French Open

It’s the best rivalry in tennis and maybe of all sports. They are two of the greatest champions to ever play the game (maybe the best two when all said and done) and in the past 10 years no two players have been as dominant on clay, all of which make this latest Federer Nadal rematch a perfect and fitting end to this year’s French Open finals.  Federer, unlike his next opponent, wasn’t... 

French Open 2011: Roger Federer Abruptly Ends Novak Djokovic’s Winning Streak

“It’s the best player of today against the best player in history,” said Rafael Nadal following his French Open 2011 semifinal win over Andy Murray in a postmatch interview. That quote sums up everything. This match between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic had to rank among the best matches of this year’s French Open. Here you have Federer, who had not dropped a set during the... 

French Open 2011: Rafa Nadal, King of Clay, Masters His Court in the Semifinals

It took a little over three hours, but Rafa Nadal succeeded in reaching his sixth French Open final. Rafa was not only able to celebrate his possibly tying Bjorn Borg’s record with a sixth French Open title, he also celebrated his 25th birthday.  What a great birthday present!! Throughout the match, despite a few rough patches, Rafa showed why he is referred to as the King of Clay. ... 

French Open 2011 Women’s Final: Previewing Francesca Schiavone vs. Li Na

With two exciting women in the final and with two different types of games, this year’s French Open championship match promises to be an exciting one. Let’s take a look at the key points that may decide the match on Saturday.   Who will have the greater experience to draw from? Both players have been to a Grand Slam final before. However, Schiavone won her only previous final, while... 

French Open 2011: Djokovic Blew His Chances Against Federer

Like some of us said prior to this match, Roger Federer‘s serve did prove to be the biggest difference in this match. Roger has never served this big and at key moments for a while now. His serving in the first and fourth set tie-breaks was clutch and couldn’t have been timed better. Novak Djokovic has himself to blame though. To begin with, his serve was not as good as Rogers’, especially... 

French Open 2011: Roger Federer Ends Novak Djokovic’s Streak, Advances to Final

After the final point of the match-deciding tiebreak in the 2011 French Open Men’s Semifinal, Roger Federer wagged his finger, a la Dikembe Mutombo.  Was it to his opponent, Novak Djokovic?  To father time?  A friend of mine noted that it was similar to the Avon Barksdale finger-wag from Season 1 of The Wire.  In a sense, it was for everybody. Djokovic, father time, the critics... 

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