2011 Wimbledon: Kvitova Soon to Replace Wozniacki at Top of the Rankings

As of July 4th, Caroline Wozniacki still ranked No. 1 in the world about 2,000 points ahead of world No. 2 Kim Clijsters.  Meanwhile, Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, who won earlier this year at the Brisbane Open, Paris Indoors, and the Madrid Open on clay, just added her first Major title of her career by claiming Wimbledon. On Monday, Kvitova was stood at No. 7 in the world standings. Of... 

2011 Wimbledon: What to Expect from the Big Four with Week 2 Looming

Djokovic and Murray are looking to avenge their French Open semifinal defeat to the same hands that gathered together a total of 26 majors. In order to do so, both will have to raise their game if they want to avoid a second consecutive upset to Federer and Nadal, respectively. So far, Novak Djokovic lost one set to Cyprus’s Marcos Baghdatis in the third round, while Andy Murray lost... 

Wimbledon 2011: Serena Williams Back from the Brink to Win Wimbledon

Remember when returned to competition in 2007 after having played only four events in 2006. At that time, the American  went down to 140 in the rankings. The former world No. 1 then returned to competition in the 2007 Australian Open despite having a few pounds to lose and managed to win what was her eighth Grand Slam title crushing Maria Sharapova in the final 6-1 6-2. Serena Williams proved... 

2011 French Open: Revisiting the Rafael Nadal Versus Roger Federer Final

The 2011 Roland-Garros will be remembered for a long time. It’s not everyday you have a classic match in the semifinals, which was the case with the Roger Federer v. Novak Djokovic masterpiece, as well as a great final between perhaps two of the best players of all time, Federer and Rafael Nadal. It’s also worth pointing out that it’s the first time since 1996 that the weather was... 

2011 French Open: Federer the Master is Back

He did it! Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic in an epic match on Friday, putting an end to Djokovic’s winning streak (41 straight wins for the Serb since the beginning of the season, and thus ending just short of John McEnroe’s record of 42). The Swiss, as discreet as he was efficient since the beginning of the tournament, claimed one of the greatest victories of his career today on... 

French Open 2011: Novak Djokovic Beats Juan Martin Del Potro to Make It 40-0

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, world No. 2, has prolonged his unbeaten run in 2011 to 40 victories, and the resistance that was widely expected from Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro, seed No. 25, never really took hold. The match was interrupted at one set all (6-3 3-6) on Friday night due to poor light. Despite his powerful forehand and the convincing start he made to the third set, the “Tower... 

French Open 2011: Daniela Hantuchova Crushes Caroline Wozniacki

Daniela Hantuchova, seed No. 28, created another upset in the women’s singles draw by crushing the world No. 1, Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki, 6-1, 6-3. The Slovakian only needed one hour and 13 minutes to overcome one of the great favourites to win the women’s singles title. The last time that a No. 1 seed was knocked out this early in the competition was back in 2004, when Belgium’s... 

2011 French Open : Nadal, Djokovic, Federer and Murray Scheduled for Last 4

The odds to have the top four players in the world at Roland-Garros semifinals for the first time since 2006 are great if we take a closer look at the season of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray. At that time, David Nalbandian and Ivan Ljubicic were the third and fourth seed while Federer and Nadal were the top two. It is the tradition at Roland Garros to have the defending... 

Tennis: Roger Federer’s Plan To Stop Rafael Nadal in Madrid

Manolo Santana has done it once more. The chairman of the Mutua Madrid Open will have the luxury of hosting the titan clash between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for the third successive year. Apart from the majors, no other tournaments on the tour have had the luck of staging a Rafa-Roger encounter. Of course, it will be the first time to happen in a semifinal round at the Madrid Open since the Swiss... 

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer: Keen To Make Sure History Books Don’t Forget Them

The second major of the season is only 18 days away and while much is being said about a potential blockbuster final between the best man of the season, Novak Djokovic, and the clay-court king, Rafael Nadal, we should never underestimate the 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer. Of course, Djokovic has a good chance to become the new world No. 1 in a couple of months and all the credit... 

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