Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic Defined 2013, and 2014 Will Be Equally Epic

For most of 2013, the ATP World Tour was a two-man show. Appropriately, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic ended the year facing off in the last match of 2013, the final of the ATP World Tour Finals in London. Djokovic won the match handily, 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 36 minutes—a mere warm-up compared to their usual battle. Nadal, however, clinched the year-end No. 1 ranking earlier in the week,... 

Year-End Surge Shows Novak Djokovic Won’t Give Up Men’s Tennis Throne so Easily

2013 might have been the Year of Rafael Nadal, but since the U.S. Open, the ATP World Tour has belonged to Novak Djokovic. Many casual fans might think that the tennis season ended when Nadal took out Djokovic in four sets in the U.S. Open final. However, there have been points, money and pride on the line in the last couple of months, and Djokovic has won them all. The Serb is on an 18-match winning... 

Serena Williams Wraps Up Her Best Season Ever, and She’s Only Getting Better

There is no doubt about it: 2013 belonged to Serena Williams. The youngest Williams sister was already a legend coming into this season, but with 11 titles (including two Grand Slams and the WTA Championships) and a 78-4 record that included 21 Top 10 wins, 34 breadsticks and 25 bagels, this year launched Serena into another stratosphere. Serena has accomplished this all at 32 years old—already... 

Is Victoria Azarenka’s Late 2013 Slump a Big Deal?

A season that started out with a bang for Victoria Azarenka has ended with a whimper. On Sunday, Li Na and Serena Williams will face off in the final of the WTA Championships. Azarenka, the two-time Australian Open Champ and No. 2 in the world, will already be on vacation. That’s because Azarenka didn’t even make it to the semifinals of the WTA Championships in Istanbul. The Belarusian... 

Roger Federer’s New Reality: 2013 ATP World Tour Finals in Limbo

This time last year, Roger Federer was ranked No. 1 in the world. Right now, that feels like a lifetime ago. Federer is currently ranked No. 7, and he is in danger of not making the ATP World Tour Finals for the first time since 2001. This week at the Shanghai Masters, he played in his first tournament since losing meekly to Tommy Robredo in the fourth round of the U.S. Open. After a first-round bye,... 

Victoria Azarenka’s Slump Highlighting Serena Williams’ Dominance in 2013

This was not the Asian swing that Victoria Azarenka had hoped for. After showing signs of being a consistent rival to No. 1 Serena Williams this summer, with a victory over Serena in the final of the Western & Southern Open and a tight three-set loss in the U.S. Open final, Azarenka has taken a couple of steps backwards this fall. In Tokyo last week, she lost in her first match to Venus Williams,... 

US Open Tennis 2013: Is Rafael Nadal in the Greatest of All Time Discussion?

On Monday evening, No. 2 Rafael Nadal took out No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win the 2013 U.S. Open. It was his second U.S. Open—his 13th Grand Slam overall—and the win put him in great position to overtake Djokovic at the top of the ATP rankings before the year is up. The win also moved Nadal to within one major of tying Sampras for the No. 2 spot on the all time Grand Slam... 

Rafael Nadal Better Than Ever in Capping Dominant 2013 with US Open Title

What a year it’s been for Rafael Nadal. On Monday, as he fell to the ground and soaked in the fact that he had just defeated Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win the second U.S. Open title of his career, he finally let out all of the emotion that he had been keeping in. There’s nothing quite like seeing a grown man cry, and Nadal had plenty of reasons to be crying tears of joy in the... 

2013 US Open Tennis: Biggest Winners and Losers from Flushing Meadows

New York City certainly knows how to put on a show. This U.S. Open was entertaining from start to finish. It started with the birth of a star in Victoria Duval. Then we said goodbye to a much-beloved American in James Blake. Finally, the tournament ended with two of the greatest champions ever—Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams—walking away victorious. Along the way we saw one-handed backhands... 

Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal: Tennis’ Best Rivalry Renewed at US Open Final

After a tournament of upsets, we have the final that everyone wanted—on Monday evening (yes, Monday, go ahead and get your work excuses ready), No. 1 Novak Djokovic will meet No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the U.S. Open final for the third time in the last four years. It is slated to be another chapter in what has become the best rivalry in men’s tennis.  This will be their 37th meeting and... 

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