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Novak Djokovic does not need the 2014 U.S. Open. A win would be a nice feather in the cap, yes, but the No. 1 player in the world has accomplished plenty this season en route to that rank. No matter the outcome in New York in the coming weeks, Djokovic‘s 2014 campaign has already been a resounding success. There have been speed bumps along the way, but that goes for just about any player...
Published: August 21, 2014
The 2014 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center features the usual suspects in pursuit of a title at the season’s final Grand Slam. A tournament that dates back to 1881, the 134th edition features a bevy of superstars who are at key points in their career, as the landscape of the sport overall continues to evolve toward better parity than ever before. The top seeds are...
Published: August 10, 2014
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stamped an exclamation mark on his improbable run at the 2014 Rogers Cup in Toronto by taking down Roger Federer in straight sets Sunday, 7-5, 7-6 (3). It was merely the latest in a string of masterful performances for Tsonga, who claimed his second Masters 1000 title as a result. The ATP World Tour captured the moment on Twitter after the tiebreak in the second set: Tsonga simply...
Published: July 7, 2014
The new generation is upon us. While the clock may have rolled back on the men’s side of the 2014 Wimbledon final with another duel between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, a bevy of young names once again had strong form during a season in which the old guard continues to slowly pass the torch. It seems a matter of time before the bubble pops and new faces take over the sport for good. The...
Published: July 6, 2014
It is only right that the 2014 Wimbledon Championships concluded with a classic for the ages between two legends. Just one day after Petra Kvitova trumped Eugenie Bouchard in the ladies’ final to usher in a new era, Novak Djokovic fended off a resilient Roger Federer in a final that signals the torch has not yet been passed and that two legends still have plenty in the tank. Over the course...
Published: July 5, 2014
Saturday’s main attraction in London was an ugly rout, but an important one nonetheless as the landscape of tennis shifts to a new era. Wimbledon showcased the women’s side of the sport on Day 12 in a heavyweight final between Petra Kvitova and Eugenie Bouchard, two younger stars who personify what the 2014 season has been about (a forceful removal of those in power such as Serena Williams),...
Published: July 5, 2014
It flies directly in the face of the next era knocking on the door, but Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will take Centre Court in London on Sunday for perhaps their last marquee dance. In a season that has been ripe with new faces and plenty of upsets, the legendary rivals have appeared somewhat as a lighthouse on the misty shore for the old guard, wrapping up their two weeks in London in the semifinals...
Published: July 4, 2014
A record eighth Wimbledon title, over Novak Djokovic for that matter, is only fitting for this version of Roger Federer. This version of Federer has blown through the opposition at a tournament in London that has been anything but kind to the old guard of his generation, which is slowly giving way to a new era. But Federer is far from done; even the naysayers have to admit it. That he can shatter the...
Published: July 4, 2014
With the dust settled in London, it is only right that Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer remain standing for a fateful dance. In what has been another upset-laden tournament, the 2014 iteration of Wimbledon fully displayed the winds of change up until Day 11, when the old guards put any end to the talk that their era had since passed. Djokovic and Federer, tasked with moving past younger, red-hot and...
Published: July 1, 2014
For all the complaining global stars such as Stan Wawrinka are doing concerning delays at the 2014 Wimbledon, their play sure isn’t suffering much—save for one notable exception. Day 8 in London mostly flew directly in the face of the tournament’s trend thus far, which through Monday had once again featured a bevy of upsets as the bracket progressed, namely seeing the likes of Serena...