2013 French Open: Interesting Facts from Men’s Tournament

Rafael Nadal booked his spot into the French Open final for the eighth time on Friday, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic reached his 12th consecutive Grand Slam semifinal, and Roger Federer extended his record of consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinals reached to 36. Aside from that, not much has gone to form at Roland Garros this year. Looking across the net from Nadal in Sunday’s final will be a player... 

2013 French Open: What Title Would Mean for Each Finalist

An epic five-set survival by Rafael Nadal and a straight-forward win by David Ferrer booked the two Spaniards into this weekend’s 2013 French Open final. They join Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova from the women’s draw. While the higher-seeded Nadal and Williams will go in as the favorites, their opponents are two of the best fighters in the sport and can’t be counted out. The... 

2013 French Open: The Good and the Bad for David Ferrer’s Semifinal Chances

David Ferrer booked his spot in a third consecutive grand slam semifinal on Tuesday at the 2013 French Open with an easy win over fellow Spaniard Tommy Robredo. Ferrer will play opposite of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who knocked off World No. 3 Roger Federer in a quarterfinal upset. This means that someone outside of the “Big Four” in men’s tennis (Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal,... 

Roger Federer Could Be Headed Out of Top Five

Roger Federer bowed out meekly of the 2013 French Open in Tuesday’s quarterfinal action. He had previously held a 9-3 career record against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, but he failed to win a set against the Frenchman for the first time in his career. This loss was a good summary of Federer’s struggles throughout 2013. After a resurgent 2012 found him winning a Grand Slam and returning to World... 

French Open 2013: How Tomas Berdych Upset Affects Men’s Draw

The tennis world is used to seeing most of the top men sail into the second week of nearly every grand slam event contested. That notion was shaken up in a big way Monday, as No. 5 seed Tomas Berdych lost in five sets to Frenchman Gael Monfils. While Berdych hadn’t won a title this season, he had been playing some strong tennis, scoring wins over Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. He is also a... 

French Open 2013: 5 Reasons Roger Federer Can Win Again in Paris

While Roger Federer certainly does not have a lot of momentum heading into this year’s French Open, the tennis world would be foolish to count the 17-time major champion out. He’s still firmly near the top of the men’s rankings and always gears up the most for the Grand Slams. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are the clear-cut favorites for this title, but Federer will certainly be... 

Wimbledon 2012 Draw: How the Draw Sets Up Well for Roger Federer

World No. 3 Roger Federer has not won a grand slam since the 2010 Australian Open. That is a dry spell of nine majors for the man who holds the most career grand slam singles titles, a drought he will be looking to end that at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. The Swiss superstar won the 2003-2007 and 2009 Wimbledon titles, but has bowed out in the quarterfinals the last two seasons to Tomas Berdych... 

Deutsche Bank: Young Americans Making Strides and 4 Takeaways

It’s no longer the likes of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson dominating the PGA Tour anymore from an American standpoint. The young guys have really taken over, and that was no different in this weekend’s Deutsche Bank Championship event. In winning the Championship on the second playoff hole over Chez Reavie, young American Webb Simpson grabbed the top spot in the FedEx Cup Point Standings.... 

Tiger Woods: Are the Talks of His Demise Warranted?

The last golf tournament Tiger Woods won came all the way back in mid-November of 2009 at the JBWere Masters. After winning multiple tournaments every year between 1996 and 2009, he now seems like just an average professional golfer at best. Woods just recently came back from a left knee injury, and has played two subpar tournaments. His result at the PGA Championship last week was one of the worst... 

Rafael Nadal: Could His Career Be on a Downswing Following Wimbledon Loss?

Heading into the 2011 Australian Open only seven months ago, Rafael Nadal was looking to win his fourth consecutive Grand Slam event. Roger Federer appeared to have entered a decline, and with no one else really making a push, he was in prime position to dominate men’s tennis. Fast forward to where we are now and not only is Nadal not dominating the game, he isn’t even ranked No. 1 anymore. After... 

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