Australian Open 2011: Roger Federer Leads the Field Into Melbourne

The first month of the tennis season is also one of the most challenging, with the run-in to the first Grand Slam like a sprint up the side of a mountain. No sooner are Christmas and New Year out of the way than the rigors of the Australian summer—hot, humid and, this year, drenched by appalling tropical storms—summon tennis’s protagonists “down under.” Already, three... 

Tennis from Fingers to Toes: Federer, Nadal, Clijsters and the Rest Look to 2011

It’s the slack patch in the tennis year—at least that’s what the media would have you believe. Sure enough, a quick look at the calendar shows that the men do not begin competition until the first week in January. And in theory, they all hung up their rackets after the Paris Masters on 14th November. So a healthy six weeks to lie back on that beach and soak up the rays. The women... 

Roger Federer’s 10 Steps to the WTF Title: A View From the Bleachers

It was the last ATP event of the year, and the crème de la crème joined battle in what must surely be one of the tour’s most demanding events. It follows 11 months of sweat and toil, in heat and rainstorm, under sun and stars, amidst laser light shows or the hush of hallowed lawns. From early January, in the deserts of Doha and the humidity of Australia, until the finale in the... 

Novak Djokovic: Has the Djoker in the Pack Come of Age?

Perhaps 2010 was not Novak Djokovic’s best year. He did not end it as the top player in the world, and made some earlier exits from events than he should have done. Maybe he misjudged his preparations for the year’s first Grand Slam. Maybe, during the spring months, he took the wrong advice on his serve from Todd Martin. And maybe, in the closing months, he wished he had encountered Roger... 

Pat Rafter and Goran Ivanisevic Roll Back the Years to Wimbledon’s 2001 Epic

It’s London 2010, in the dark and chilly depths of December with temperatures hitting minus four. It’s the Albert Hall, famed for its oval elegance, musical heritage and concert-hall intimacy. It’s the last place to summon memories of high summer, green lawns, hot sunshine and the intensity of sporting combat. Yet it is the memory of one particular contest, on “people’s... 

ATP Power Rankings: Roger Federer Masters Rafael Nadal in 2010 Final of Finals

The World Tour Finals in London brought the climax to the tennis season that most fans dreamed of. And as a result, there will be only one story in the tennis headlines for the rest of 2010. With apologies to the Serbian and French men now summoning up their final reserves of energy for the Davis Cup final, it looks set to be the Roger-and-Rafa show from now until the next Grand Slam in Australia. One... 

WTF 2009 Rewind: Juan Martin Del Potro, Nikolay Davydenko Gone But Not Forgotten

It’s London 2009, in the gloomy chill of November, and the British are about to see tennis in a whole new light. Since O2 had transformed the Millennium’s ugly duckling dome that squatted alongside the Thames into a swan, it had become the place to perform: for Prince and Springsteen, for Kylie and Led Zeppelin, and for Rafa and Roger. Because 2009 had marked the transfer of the Masters... 

Robin Soderling Wins First Masters Title and Andy Murray’s No. 4 Ranking

Gael Monfils had a new face on when he walked into the boiling Paris cauldron of the last Masters showdown of the ATP year. His long angular features were deeply carved by an intense circle of light, and the look spoke volumes. This was a man determined not to walk away, for a second consecutive year, holding the runner-up trophy. Behind him came the piercing Scandinavian eyes of a man completely centred... 

Gallic Gael Monfils and Glacier-Cool Robin Soderling Produce Paris Drama

How can a simple headline sum up the drama played out in Paris on semifinals day in the last Masters of the year? The two matches each lasted two-and-three-quarter hours: five-and-a-half hours of continuous play. Between them, they lasted just one game short of the maximum: five tie-breakers and a sixth set of 7-5. And both matches featured a Frenchman in front of the most vociferous tennis fans in... 

Andy Roddick, Tomas Berdych, David Ferrer Confirm Places for World Tour Finals

What a difference a day makes? Before play began in the third round of the Paris Masters on Thursday morning, there were five men with a theoretical chance of winning one of the three remaining places for tennis’ World Tour Finals. By 11am in the UK, Andy Roddick had resisted a spirited comeback by Ernests Gulbis with a straight sets win, and his reward was qualification—for his eighth... 

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