Power Ranking the Top 20 Women Heading into the 2013 U.S. Open

Change was the order of the day following Wimbledon. The hard-court season for the ladies got underway while a handful of players scattered to participate in the few clay-court events relegated to July. The Wimbledon champion who was ranked No.1 in our last Power Ranking retired from the game. Maid Marion Bartoli bid her adieus and faded into the sunset, seeking new worlds to conquer. Meanwhile,... 

Novak Djokovic: Will He Dominate Again on Hard Courts After Wimbledon 2013?

Novak Djokovic was the most dominant player on the men’s tennis hard courts in 2012 after the grass court season concluded. It helped establish him almost 3,000 points ahead of the No. 2 player in the world, which is now Andy Murray.  The questions facing Djokovic are will he retain his edge on hard courts for the rest of 2013 and, more importantly, will he end the season as the world... 

Juan Martin Del Potro: What’s Next After His Impressive Wimbledon Run?

Juan Martin del Potro fell in the fifth set of the men’s semifinals, 5-7, 6-4, 6-7, 7-6, 3-6 after battling almost five hours with world No. 1 Novak Djokovic on Centre Court at Wimbledon. He won the heart-felt appreciation of the crowd assembled to watch. This fact provided some consolation as del Potro reflected on all he’d accomplished at Wimbledon 2013. So what does it all mean for del... 

Power Ranking the Top 20 Women After Wimbledon 2013

Wimbledon 2013 was all about power and aggression vs touch and finesse. In the end no power players were left standing.  As the top seeds fell early and often, the end result was an unpredictable final four as the sun rose on the women’s semifinals.  The last seed in the top ten fell by the wayside as (4) Agnieszka Radwanska lost in three sets. In the other semifinal, the Belgian... 

Marion Bartoli wins her Quarterfinal Match over Sloane Stephens!

 Final Score 6-4, 7-5 Marion Bartoli wins her quarterfinal encounter with Sloane Stephens on Court No. 1 after a 2 1/2 rain delay!  The score 6-4,7-5! The second set was a series of breaks of serve until Sloane Stephens leveled the match at 5-5. Then Bartoli held to go up 6-5. Stephens needed to hold her serve to send the set to a tiebreak. But she could not do it. Baroli broke her in the... 

Wimbledon 2013: Surprise Quarterfinalists with the Best Chance to Advance

Week one at the All-England Club degenerated into complete chaos. Tops seeds and crowd favorites Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer were summarily dismissed on the men’s side of the draw. The ladies’ draw saw Maria Sharapova fall and fall again, losing her effort to stay in the tournament on Court One. The No. 2 seed, Victoria Azarenka, also the product of a nasty spill, was forced to withdraw... 

Wimbledon 2013: Best Bets to Win the Men’s Championship

The media talk of the town regarding the upcoming Wimbledon Championships focuses intently on the men’s top seeds as they head to London. Each player presents compelling reasons to sway the tide of favoritism his way. But “sure things” do not exist in the sports world. That is why, as the saying goes, we play the games. Upsets are part of the sport. The professionals lean heavily... 

Power Ranking the Top Women Heading into 2013 Wimbledon

The Wimbledon Championships will be underway in a matter of days. They start with 128 players vying for a spot in the final—but only two will make it to Championship Saturday, when the winner is crowned. Venus Williams, who has won the title five times, has withdrawn from Wimbledon this year, just as she did from the French Open. Her illness continues to sideline the former champion.  Who... 

Power Ranking the Top 20 Women After the 2013 French Open

The 2013 French Open ended exactly as many predicted with world No. 1 Serena Williams holding the Coupe de Suzanne Lenglen trophy, smiling, for all the world to see. Gone until 2014 are players caked in red clay, dampened by the persistent rain. The tour moves on to Wimbledon with its pristine lawns and its fast tennis courts. While many top players finished strong in Paris, former champs like Li Na... 

French Open 2013 Men’s Final: Nadal vs. Ferrer Preview and Prediction

In a dramatic French Open semifinal on Friday, the No. 3 seed Rafael Nadal held on to defeat world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in five exhilarating sets in a little under five hours.  In addition to that, his countryman, the No. 4 seed David Ferrer, also advanced to his first French Open final after soundly defeating Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets during his semifinal contest. It... 

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