Ferrer and Ferrero Play 24-Carat Tennis in Latin America’s Golden Swing

Everything about the climax of the tennis’s “Golden Swing” glowed. It was played out in the Mexican heat, under brilliant floodlights, on the deepest of orange backgrounds. It brought together two golden-skinned Spaniards in their second final in six days. And it delivered up a treasure chest of outstanding tennis. But start with the protagonists: David Ferrer and Juan Carlos Ferrero. Not... 

Women Tennis Power Rankings: Venus Williams Tops Justine Henin in Titles Race

The headlines in women’s tennis have, for the last six months, focused squarely on a certain Belgian duo and on Serena. In one fell swoop, the elder Williams sister has this week reclaimed the limelight with back-to-back titles. At 30, Venus is looking and sounding like a 20-year-old: fit, healthy, and full of enthusiasm. She has made hay while injury has subdued the top two seeds—Serena... 

Dubai’s Curse: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Juan Martin del Potro, and Andy Roddick Desert the Desert

Dubai is one of the pivotal 500 tournaments of the year: a hot, outdoor, hard-court launch-pad for the first big Masters events of the year in North America. It attracts the biggest names, all eager to get some top quality competition in the right conditions. It starts a comfortable three weeks after the rigors of the Australian Open and finishes a good two weeks ahead of Indian Wells. Dry and warm,... 

The Oloroso of Tennis: The Maturing of the “Fragrant” Fernando Verdasco

Spanish sherry is a sorely undervalued wine. Tainted by associations with the syrupy brown tipple of yesteryear, its variety, delicacy, subtlety, and vitality is one of the revelations of travels through Spain. And just as these glorious wines represent the diverse and sunny personality of that country, so do their tennis players. One look at Spain’s all-conquering Davis Cup squad and you are... 

Into the Unknown: Del Potro And Nadal Injury Could Be Gift For Davydenko

Just how worried are the “big cheeses” in charge of the first Masters events of 2010? As the men’s Tour heads towards the climax of the early hard court season in North America, the window of preparation is closing fast. Yet there are worrying signs about who will actually start, let alone stay, the course. With the news this week that Juan Martin Del Potro will be absent for between... 

You Have Padded-Up Super Bowl, We Have Stripped Down Six Nations Rugby

You’d be forgiven—if you are American—for thinking that the entire sporting world fell into awed silence as the brouhaha that is Superbowl swept along everyone with even the faintest of pulses. And of course this year’s spectacle had the extra wow factor of an emotional New Orleans back-story: underdog, triumph over adversity, not a dry eye in the house. For many on the other side of “the... 

Men’s Tennis Power Rankings: Roger Federer’s Statement of Intent for 2010

Just as 2009 ended with Roger Federer atop both the ATP rankings and the B/R Power Rankings, so it is after the first month of the 2010 season. With eight ATP tournaments and the opening Grand Slam in Australia now complete, there’s a certain déjà vu feel to proceedings, with Federer reasserting his dominance in the Majors with his 16th Slam title. Thereafter, things have started... 

Fast, Fluid, Fabulous: Clijsters and Henin Show How Tennis Should Be Played

What a way to get up at the crack of dawn on a snow-drenched, five-below-zero Saturday morning? With a plunge into the glimmering swimming pool that is tennis as played between Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin. For it was not just the court, the surrounds, the arena, and the officials that suggested the blue of a chilly, clear, indoor pool. The tennis itself woke up the senses, invigorated the brain,... 

Australian Open: Hopman Hopes, GB Expects, And Murray Is Confident He Can Win

While Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal draw the crowds and the publicity in Doha, and Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin get the media frothing at the mouth in Brisbane, there’s some fabulous tennis taking the Australians by storm in the baking temperatures of Perth. The Hopman Cup isn’t on the A.T.P. or W.T.A. radar. It’s an event with no points at stake for the pairings of men and women who are... 

Rewind 2006: Federer Faces the Young Giant Killer, Baghdatis

As we prepare for the first Grand Slam of the year, here is the first in a reprise of an idea introduced in 2009, taking a look back at some of the matches that made the headlines at the Australian Open.   It was a David and Goliath final. It put a man who had already topped the world rankings for more than 100 weeks against a man who had only broken into the top 100 in the last year. It pitched... 

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