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Whether motivated by his inability to win a Grand Slam title for the first time since 2002, feeling slighted by critics who have said he is over the hill or playing with renewed sense of confidence, Roger Federer is on fire and once more taking the ATP by storm. Playing at the top of his game, Federer has been flawless over the past few months recording a perfect 12-0 record and two titles since his...
Published: November 25, 2011
Last year, Roger Federer won the World Tour Finals after having one of his worst years to date, taking only one grand slam title and not even reaching the finals in any of the other three. This year has been even worse. However, after winning the event last year, Federer began 2011 in solid form, reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open only to lose a tightly contested match against a consummate...
Published: November 25, 2011
It is not often that a loss can be good or at least not devastating for you. But in the round robin format, you can end up in some very strange scenarios. Janko Tipsarevic deservedly beat Novak Djokovic 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 today in a match that featured many ups and down from both players. Djokovic was clearly the better player in the first, with 14 winners to three, and in the early part of the second as...
Published: November 25, 2011
The Davis Cup began with 130 nations battling it out for tennis supremacy. Now, only two remain. Argentina and Spain are the lone teams remaining, which comes as no surprise. This will be the second time in four years that these countries have collided in the finals. The last time these two teams met, Spain got the better of Argentina, despite playing without their best player, Rafael Nadal. Argentina...
Published: November 25, 2011
The World Tour Finals showcases the vast talents of the top tennis athletes in the world. When you group them together, incredible shot-making results. The singles and doubles matches involved the players essentially putting on shows and entertaining the crowd through their seemingly physical impossible plays. Here are the top five selected shots that were exhibited in the round robin matchplay. Begin...
Published: November 25, 2011
Rafael Nadal and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had plenty on the line as they took to the court to compete for the final semifinal spot from Group B. Neither man failed to deliver in a fantastic match with spectacular winners and high intensity. In the end, the more attacking Tsonga proved the better man on this night as he defeated Nadal 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-3 in two hours and 42 minutes. But what happened in between...
Published: November 24, 2011
What makes sports so riveting is that they are unscripted. It is reality, it is live and you do not definitively know what will happen next. So here are the 10 most shocking events in tennis history. I only chose 10, so this list isn’t exhaustive, but if you believe an event should be on this list, comment below with the reason why. Begin Slideshow Read More →
Published: November 24, 2011
If one looks back to this same time last year, Novak Djokovic was building up a head of steam that would eventually propel him to the top of the tennis world in 2011, with one of the most memorable seasons ever. However, the end of 2011 is absolutely a reverse-image of his amazing end to 2010. He not only is not playing in the Davis Cup final, but also is not playing the kind of tennis we all saw him...
Published: November 23, 2011
With Andy Murray’s withdrawal from Group A and the World Tour Finals completely, lucky loser and replacement Janko Tipsarevic set out to play Tomas Berdych. The Czech was completely outplayed throughout the first set, and Tipsarevic showed signs of why he improved from a Top 50 to a Top 10 player in just one year. The Serb dictated play with devastating blows from both wings. He continued to...
Published: November 23, 2011
It seems as if this past month someone forgot to remind Federer of his age and that he is finished as a top contender. We had been reminding him of this inescapable fact the whole year. Yet like Swiss clockwork, and in a manner similar to this time last year, he’s reawakened some of that older motivation that used to elevate him to the peaks which are now the stuff of tennis legend. Compare...