A Statistical Look at the Importance of the Hold and Return Game Since 1998

The ATP is not exactly famed for being generous with providing statistical data. Now, however, they’ve provided access to a statistical goldmine for the last 20 years. The focus on this article is on the hold and return game. How important are they? Can you be No. 1 with one, but not the other? Naturally, both are important, and you normally don’t get to be world No. 1 without having a... 

Rafael Nadal: 10 Reasons Why He Is Still the Dominant Player in the Game

Rafael Nadal is the best player in tennis, and at only 25, he is set to dominate for a few years longer.  Novak Djokovic may have had an unbelievable season, but one year does not make a great player, and even in the shadow of Djokovic’s career season, Nadal has still shown he is the most dominant player around. With Andy Murray frequently knocking but seemingly unable to open... 

WTA Championships: Does Serena Williams’ Absence Hurt the Event?

Play begins tomorrow at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships, featuring the top eight qualifiers for the event. And with 24 titles won among them—including three Grand Slams—it’s a very solid field, to say the least. However, what would the tournament look like if 13-time Major singles champion Serena Williams were among the elite competing this week? And does her absence hurt the... 

WTA Championships: Wozniacki and Sharapova Contest Year-End No.1 in Istanbul

With just days to go, and some of the contenders already practising in Istanbul, the final lineup for the climax of the women’s tennis calendar in Istanbul went right to the wire. Both Agnieszka Radwanska and Marion Bartoli were still in contention for the eighth place on the boat to Turkey as the drama in the deciding tournament in Moscow unfolded. A fortnight ago, with Radwanska making a late... 

Formula 1 Grand Prix in New Jersey Set to Be Announced: Is It Worth the Effort?

ESPN is reporting that Formula One supremo, Bernie Ecclestone, is close to signing a deal bringing a second F1 Grand Prix to the US. It seems that we may, at last, get to see the much vaunted race in New Jersey. Which begs the obvious question: why? F1 is already set to return to the US in 2012 at the newly created Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Given F1’s chequered history in the... 

Mexican Soccer: What to Expect from Mexico’s Classic: América vs Guadalajara

Tomorrow, the two most prestigious teams in Mexico will meet in battle. It’ll be the country’s most hated team, Club América, against the most successful team in Mexican League history, Chivas de Guadalajara. This game has loads to offer for both teams—however, pure pride and bragging rights can really overshadow any outcome that the game could deliver. Here are some things... 

Why Andy Murray Will Never Win a Grand Slam

Many are discussing Murray as possibly “pulling a Djokovic next year,” due to his recent success during the end of the year hard court season. Murray will never pull a Djokovic, though, because Andy Murray will never win a grand slam title. Federer, Nadal and, most recently, Djokovic have all found a means to catapult to the forefront of tennis and assert levels of dominance that Murray... 

LPGA Tour: Suzann Pettersen Wants to Be the Best Female Golfer in the World

Suzann Pettersen is one of the best female golfers in the world. But that certainly isn’t good enough as far as she is concerned. Pettersen is on a quest to unseat Yani Tseng as the Rolex Rankings No. 1 player and become the best female golfer in the world. With three victories in 2011—not to mention a scintillating Sunday Singles Match Solheim Cup performance that lifted Team Europe to... 

Rugby World Cup 2011: Wallabies Beat Wales to Win Bronze Final; Barnes Stars

It’s the game that no one wants to be in, and traditionally the game that no one wants to play. But for the first time in years we saw two teams who both looked as though they genuinely wanted to win the Bronze Final of Rugby World Cup 2011 take to the field last night. The weekend had been billed as a repeat of the final week of the 1987 World Cup, with New Zealand meeting France in the Final... 

Golf: Power Ranking the First-Time Major Winners of 2011

This year saw four different men earn his first major, which displayed a strong deviation from the norm, which sees golfers such as Tiger Woods always winning. These victories were extraordinary. Unfortunately, these athletes will have to struggle to avoid the label of “one major wonder”. So, which wins were more impressive than the others, and how predictable is it that any of the four... 

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