2010 US Open: The Dad Srdjan Djokovic vs. the Uncle Toni Nadal

A rain-delayed Monday US Open final dawns. Can Djokovic repeat his moment of magic against the top seed, Rafael Nadal? Nadal is the overwhelming favourite going into the Flushing Meadows final. But Djokovic should look no further than his own box, more specifically his father wearing an extraordinarily loud T-shirt with the Joker’s mug smiling back at him for awesome motivation. Djokovic’s... 

2010 US Open: Roger Federer, Now A Fish Out Of Water

The writing is on the wall. We’ve dismissed suggestions that Federer is fading and have hoped against hope to be rewarded with another Slam this year but we were destined to be disappointed. Federer has lost his aura of invincibility. We just failed to recognise it for what it was. We believed that it was only Nadal who stood in his way. How we have demonised that man from Mallorca! But we... 

2010 U.S. Open: The Ladies’ Final Preview

Who would have believed it? Vera Zvonareva gets to her second successive Grand Slam final. She’s flown under the radar. She allowed Wozniacki and her shorter-than-short dress steal the limelight; she warms up in sweatpants and a jacket despite the sweltering heat and now she has knocked out the Danish sweetheart without so much as a by-your-leave. Vera Zvonareva, you are going places and... 

2010 US Open: The Ladies’ Fab Four

All good things must finally come to an end, and so must this year’s US Open. But before the tennis concludes, there’s just enough time for the artistes to hit the high notes and close the Flushing Meadows symphony on a crescendo. The final three days will bring fans more mouth-watering, lip-smacking, engrossing wizardry, not to mention coquetry. A quick dekko at the women’s singles... 

2010 U.S. Open: A Gallery of Roguish Quotes At the Tournament

Our beloved tennis players are eminently quotable. They can rise to the occasion and serve up wonderful sound bytes (some terrific, some terrible) when accosted at their press conferences and when grilled at interviews. A sampling from the articulate geniuses. What they said, what they really  meant and what they definitely  didn’t. Quote of the day: To be pleased with one’s... 

Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal: Beauty Against the Beast

Nadal and Federer, Federer and Nadal, can we mention one without naming the other? Once upon a time, there was Roger Federer and the many dwarfs. Then arrived Rafael Nadal like a light bulb whose incandescence shone brighter and brighter. But not so much to eclipse a dwindling Federer but enough to illumine and bathe the ATP  tennis courts—each taking turns at being sunbeam and moonbeam. We... 

Michael Llodra Slips a Mickey To a Doubting Tomas Berdych

The Has! Ha! Ha! Ha! Serve and volley? Ha!Ha! Ha! Serve and volley is dead! Net play? Ha!Ha!Ha!Are you nuts? A woman coach? Amelie Mauresmo? Ha! Ha! Ha! You must be crazy! These are the kinds of barbs , taunts, scorn and scathing attack you would imagine that Michaël Llodra endured when he decided to seek coaching from his compatriot Mauresmo. Changing your game plan is never easy. Remolding... 

Can Samantha Stosur Go Far at the US Open?

Samantha Stosur cuts a striking, even imposing figure on court with her trademark baseball cap and dark shades. She brings to the tennis court her unique persona and style. She started out as a doubles player and was ranked No. 1 in the world with Lisa Raymond. Stosur is the Australian No.1. She goes into the US Open ranked No. 5, her highest ranking ever at Flushing Meadows. If 2009 marked the... 

Roger Federer All the Way at Flushing Meadows: Four Reasons It Could Be So

The Poached Egg The hiring of Paul Annacone as coach appears a masterstroke in hindsight. Federer’s results and ranking since have shown an upward trajectory. He has reached two consecutive finals, the Rogers Cup and Cincinatti Masters, winning the latter. A new resilience and a willingness to slug it out with the best of them exemplify Federer’s ascendant star. He expects no easy ... 

Devvarman: Somdev Scores A Ton

The Ton Is Here! He’s done it! Finally! Somdev Devvarman has cracked the Top 100 on the ATP tour. Another milestone in his fledgling career. He becomes just the second Indian male player in a decade or so to rank amongst the Top 100. Leander Paes was the last Indian male to be ranked as high, achieving that distinction in 1999. Somdev’s rise to the list of centurions has not been meteoric.... 

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