Wimbledon 2011 Women’s Final: Live Updates, Analysis for Sharapova vs. Kvitova

At 9 a.m. eastern time Saturday morning, the Wimbledon women’s final gets underway on Centre Court. We will provide play-by-play starting shortly before the match begins between the No. 5 seed, Russian Maria Sharapova, and the No. 7 seed, Czech Petra Kvitova. It promises to be a very exciting match. NBC will provide television coverage, live—no tape delay this time. This year the All England... 

Wimbledon 2011: NBC Fails Tennis Fans During Men’s and Women’s Semifinals

How frustrating to be a U.S. tennis fan. With simply superlative matches being played live in London, NBC continued to show “Jeopardy,” plus local programming instead of airing some of the finest tennis of the 2011 Wimbledon tournament. On Thursday and Friday the men’s and women’s semifinal contests started at 1 p.m. London time, 8 a.m. ET.  ESPN2 showed the first match... 

Maria Sharapova: Why 2011 Wimbledon Will Define Her Career

Former World No. 1 Maria Sharapova is only 24 years of age. It seems like the Russian beauty has been around forever. That is because 6’2″ Sharapova has been winning majors since she was 17 years old, turning professional a decade ago. The Russian plays right-handed, employing a two-handed back-hand. Much of her power comes from her non-traditional swing volley when approaching the net.... 

Rafael Nadal and the Top 15 Players Ranked as Best Bets To Win Wimbledon 2011

Every year, Wimbledon tournament officials go through the painstaking task of selecting the top seeds for the men’s draw, analyzing the ATP rankings and then factoring in past results at Wimbledon. Oddsmakers do the same thing. Surprisingly, their research produces a different result because the oddsmakers are willing to put something more precious to them on the line than their reputations—they... 

Wimbledon 2011: From Rafael Nadal to Serena Williams, Final Road Map Is Drawn

As unbelievable as it may seem after their mammoth match in 2010, John Isner has drawn Nicolas Mahut as his first-round opponent at Wimbledon. Last year, the two men fought for three long days to advance. The 6’9” American, Isner, matched stroke-for-stroke with Frenchman, Mahut. Their encounter which extended over three rain-interrupted, darkness-descending days, clocked in at 11 hours... 

Men’s Top Ten Power Ranking: Rafael Nadal Seizes the No. 1 Spot After Paris

The 2011 French Open is history, one for the books. It proved to be an exciting two weeks of action with plenty of surprises as the world tuned in to watch players battle it out on the courts of Stade Roland Garros. It is rare that the ATP top-ranked players are also the top four in our power rankings. Understandably, that does not happen often. But this was a year for the unusual. A case in point––in... 

French Open 2011: Federer-Nadal Redux, the Rivalry That Never Dies…

Great rivals should challenge each other equally. Shouldn’t they? Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal? Are they true rivals? Nadal dominates, practically speaking, with a 16-8 record against Federer and an 11-2 superiority on the clay.  Off clay courts, Federer holds a slight edge. Regardless of your feelings and your loyalties, most will agree that never in the history of the game has there... 

French Open 2011: Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer Lead the Charge into Round 4

Besides being almost obliterated in swirls of red dust, Day 5 at the French Open presented many shocking moments as well as number of close calls.  The women’s No. 2 seed Kim Clijsters fell in Round 2 to a 20-year-old Dutch lady, Arantxa Rus, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1. After winning the first set and being up 5-2 in set two, Clijsters’ game collapsed. The windy conditions undoubtedly had... 

The 15 Greatest French Open Champions of the Open Era

Thoughts now turn to the red clay of Stade Roland Garros––the next Grand Slam championship on the calendar. The French Open begins on May 22 following the Masters 1000 tournaments in Madrid and Rome.  The French Open has often presented obstacles to many of the top players.  Pete Sampras never won on the red dirt nor did John McEnroe, although he came very lose in 1984. Maria... 

French Open 2011: 10 Bold Predictions for the Players Favored at Roland Garros

Last season, the 2010 French Open marked the culmination of a player sweeping the major titles of the entire clay-court season––the final act of the Tao of Nadal. No man quite dominated the red dirt so completely since Bjorn Borg did in the late 1970s and early 1980s.  That said, no individual has yet to equal Chris Evert’s record on clay—man or woman—by winning 125... 

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