Roger Federer’s New Career Stage: A Different Sort Of Waiting Game

It has only been a few weeks since Roger Federer was dumped (crashed?) out of the Australian Open, and naturally people have been speculating about its significance. Is the Federer era finally over? Has its stuttering finally come to a decisive climax? Well in short, these are cyclical questions, that resolve little. Moreover, they neglect the real issues at hand – how do we interpret meaningfull... 

Maria Sharapova: What Are Her Grand Slam Chances in 2011?

Tennis fans have in Maria Sharapova the unusual figure of someone who, potentially, is an all-time great. Despite having only three Grand Slam titles to her name, she has chosen wisely in her winnings, having bagged a Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open, in alternate years (2004, 2006, 2008). But since her last victory at a major three years ago her performance at the very highest levels has been... 

Tennis Rankings: The Top 12 Moments on the Men’s Side From 2000-2010

As we head into the new season of 2011, the first year of the second decade of the century, it is worthwhile reflecting in hindsight on the tennis decade that has been. Just a period of ten years can witness momentous changes and shift in the power-struggles atop men’s tennis – the 70s and 80s, for instance, may be said to be the decades of Borg and Connors, and then of McEnroe and Lendl,... 

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, Australian Open 2011: A Changing of the Guard?

We have been witness to some scintillating tennis and shocking dramatic news over the past fortnight—not the most significant of which would be such items as Justine Henin’s second retirement, or Li Na‘s run to the final as the first Asian player ever to reach such a stage. On the men’s side, however, the shocks reverberated far more deeply and poignantly. Djokovic’s triumph,... 

Australian Open 2011: Reviewing Roger Federer And Rafael Nadal in The First Week

We have come to the end of the first three rounds at the Australian Open, with half the fourth rounds completed, and the other half being played today. The tennis has of course been exciting and engrossing, with whole days of line-ups for view. Without mentioning, of course, that feel good feeling associated with the year’s first Grand Slam tournament; that bubbly feeling of anticipation, as... 

Preview of The Men’s Draw Of The Australian Open 2011

As the Australian Open looms, and fans eagerly await the opening of the tournament, especially of the men’s tournament tomorrow, it would be worthwhile to examine, at the last moment, the draw. Who are the favourites (perhaps a redundant question), and the challengers? Are Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal really lock-ins for the tournament? To suggest otherwise would seem daring at this time, considering... 

Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal: What Does the 14-8 Head-to-Head Record Mean?

14-8. This is no doubt the figure that pops into any conversation on the rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, because it is the only constant in what has come to be a heated and highly bigoted debate on the GOAT. Often, Rafael Nadal’s claims, brought newfound credibility by his completing the career slam this year, are now upheld above Federer’s; that he should lead 14-8 in their... 

The Roger vs. Rafa Debate Relooked: Is Nadal More a G.O.A.T. Than Federer?

This is a topical issue. The battle has been arrayed and shots fired by either side – the Federerians trying to stand firm against the onslaught of the Rafaristers, both trying raising arguments hither and thither in the hope of gaining some slight advantage. In the wake of Nadal’s astonishing run at Flushing Meadows, however, it would seem the Vamos Brigade, have, for the moment,... 

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