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Rafael’s Nadal seven-month absence from the game of tennis mostly benefited two people: Roger Federer and Andy Murray. Before Wimbledon 2012, Nadal and Novak Djokovic had split the past nine majors, with Nadal winning five of them. However, when Nadal bowed out of Wimbledon with an absolutely stunning second-round loss to then-World No. 100 Lukas Rosol, the window of opportunity opened wider...
Published: January 31, 2013
In late 2010, Rafael Nadal defeated Frenchman Gael Monfils in the final of the Rakuten Japan Open in Tokyo, 6-1 7-5. This victory was the final tournament win of 2010 win for Nadal, which was the Spaniard’s career year. In 2010, Nadal won seven titles, including three Grand Slams and two on hard courts. However, two-and-a-half years later, Rafa’s ranking has tumbled to World No. 5, his...
Published: December 8, 2012
The ATP World Tour has recently put a cap on what was an exceptional 2012 season. For the first time since 2003, four different players won the four majors. Each member of the “Big Four” captured one in the order of their preseason rankings. Like the top four, the top 10 remained relatively steady throughout the year, but radical changes could be coming soon. In the following slides, I...
Published: October 25, 2012
Rafael Nadal has been absent from tennis since July, when he was stunned by then-World No. 100 Lukas Rosol at the second round of Wimbledon. The rest of the tennis world has moved on admirably well without the player who was ranked No. 2 before his lengthy layoff. Andy Murray shed the label of being unable to play in big matches; the Scot made the finals of Wimbledon, won the Olympic Gold Medal and...
Published: September 28, 2012
With the 2012 tennis Grand Slam season having recently been completed, it is time to reflect. Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray split the hard-court majors this season, the surface in question today. Instead of simply listing the greatest hard-court players ever, I have formatted an all-time great tennis tournament played on hard courts. I began by choosing and seeding my 16 competitors, in my mind the...
Published: September 28, 2012
With the 2012 tennis Grand Slam season having recently been completed, it is time to reflect. Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray split the hard-court majors this season, the surface in question today. Instead of simply listing the greatest hard-court players ever, I have formatted an all-time great tennis tournament played on hard courts. I began by choosing and seeding my 16 competitors, in my mind the...