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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: December 1, 2014
The 2014 WTA season saw four different women capture Grand Slam titles and many others made their names known. It was as open-ended a year as any in recent memory. Serena Williams had another dominant season, but even she slipped up and suffered several crushing defeats. While Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova both captured major titles, their games remained far from complete. Even Caroline Wozniacki...
Published: November 29, 2014
Men’s tennis saw the early stages of a changing of the guard in 2014. For the previous nine years, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray held a monopoly over the ATP World Tour. Those four players had won every major title—save for Juan Martin del Potro’s triumph at the 2009 U.S. Open—since the 2005 Australian Open. Their grip finally loosened this past...
Published: November 24, 2014
The 2014 ATP season saw more twists and turns than a Hollywood movie. Power at the top shifted throughout the year among the usual suspects—Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal. Djokovic and Nadal both added another Grand Slam title to their career tallies, and Federer enjoyed a resurgent season. While Djokovic ended the year with an exclamation point after securing...
Published: November 21, 2014
Roger Federer is the most accomplished men’s tennis player in history. The all-time leader in Grand Slam titles, he’s comprehensively rewritten the record books and collected enough trophies to fill the Taj Mahal. Yet not even Federer’s near-pristine resume is without holes. There are a number of prestigious tournaments he hasn’t mastered. The red clay of Europe...
Published: November 17, 2014
The drama never stops on the ATP Tour. Novak Djokovic soared to his third straight World Tour Final championship. His rivals weren’t so fortunate. Roger Federer re-injured his back in London, casting doubt on his form heading into the Davis Cup final. Rafael Nadal couldn’t compete at the year-end championship because of a litany of health problems. The long-term forecast for Nadal looks...