Federer and Djokovic: Among Top 9 Winning Indian Wells and Miami Back-to-Back

March Madness has its own special setting for tennis. Prior to the start of the dusty clay-court season in April, the tour swings through the States landing first in the California desert at a venue called Indian Wells before proceeding to Miami and the Sony Ericsson Open. Both tournaments field players for a Masters 1000 for the men and a premiere mandatory event for the ladies with 96 participants... 

10 Fearless 2012 Tennis Predictions: Djokovic Soars as Nadal Swoons

2011 proved to be a fascinating year in tennis. The men saw a major shift at the top with Novak Djokovic surpassing both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to assume the top spot. Nadal’s fall was spectacular as the man of steel found himself dominated on tennis courts by the man from Serbia, Novak Djokovic. The women crowned four separate grand slam winners while Caroline Wozniacki—who did... 

The 12 Most Significant Men’s Tennis Matches of 2011

Novak Djokovic drastically altered the leadership landscape in men’s tennis in 2011. The year began with Rafael Nadal ranked world No. 1, hoping to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four major championships at one time. But Nadal fell during the Australian Open quarterfinals, dashing his once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Nadal, who had orchestrated an amazing 2010, would... 

ATP World Tour Finals: Counting Down the All-Time Top 10 Champions

For men’s tennis, the season is a long one—starting in January and ending in early December with the Davis Cup finals. The ATP, however, ends its year with the World Tour Finals which get underway on Sunday. It is the crowning event of the 2011 season where the top eight men do battle to determine the champion of the champions. The World Tour Finals is the latest title for the ATP year-end... 

Roger Federer: 8 Bold Predictions for the Swiss Master in 2012

For Roger Federer fans the fall indoor season drifts away. Yes, tennis is still being played in far away exotic locales in the far East like Beijing, Tokyo and now Shanghai where the men will meet for the Masters 1000 tournament starting this week. Rafael Nadal is the No. 1 seed and Andy Murray sits at the bottom of the draw in the No. 2 spot, even though Murray completely manhandled Nadal in the Tokyo... 

Will Andy Murray Prevail When Tennis’ Top Four Meet at the Rogers Cup?

It is time. The summer hard-court season officially gets underway on Monday in Montreal. The champion of the Rogers Cup for the past two years, Andy Murray, has arrived and begun practicing, ready to defend his title against all comers.  The men’s top four have not played on the ATP tour since Wimbledon, recouping, rejuvenating and retooling their games for the American hard-court season––which,... 

2011 US Open: Can Federer, Murray or Nadal Knock off No. 1 Djokovic?

There is something not quite right in the tennis world as the American hard-court season turns the corner heading into New York City. Since February of 2004, no man other than Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal has been ranked World No. 1 in Men’s Tennis––almost 400 weeks. Now, there is an interloper posing as the new top gun. Or is he? Could Novak Djokovic be the new king of Men’s... 

2011 US Open: 10 Bold Predictions for the Next Grand Slam

There are so many storylines percolating as tennis turns toward the American hard court season. While a few venues cling nostalgically to the red clay, most players are dusting off their hard-court shoes, ready to do battle on the tour’s most debilitating surface for the remainder of the 2011 calendar.  The action really got underway this week in Atlanta for the men. Next week, however,... 

Roger Federer: Refining the "GOAT" Debate in Time for the 2011 U.S. Open

The “Dreadful Dog Days” of tennis are upon us. Tennis pundits, or those who aspire to be relevant, roll out the old standard enticements whose primary goal is to stir a tennis fan’s passions. The surest way to engage the masses is to bounce around the old debates. For example, should Roger Federer be considered the “GOAT,” (“Greatest of all Time,” for you... 

Petra Kvitova Catches Slam Fever, Tops the Latest Women’s Tennis Power Ranking

Who has not heard the news? A whole new era is afoot in women’s tennis.  Considering the players who captured headlines and the attention of tennis pundits during the second week of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, you quickly surmised that the usual suspects were missing in action. Gone was defending champion Serena Williams, who had held the Rosewater Dish aloft four times, hoping that... 

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