Ready? Set? Go!: Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal in Madrid

It’s the showdown everyone has been waiting for.  It’s been almost exactly one year since Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal met one another at the net to shake hands.  One was a winner.  The other a loser. It was here in Madrid just weeks before the world would be shocked by Rafa’s fourth round exit in Paris.  It was just a few weeks before the world new that not... 

Master of Queens: Should Queens Be Upgraded To a Master’s 1000 Event?

With the clay season coming into it’s final, and biggest, event in the next few weeks, I skipped ahead, looking at the short grass season and its second biggest tournament.   The Queen’s Club Championships. Some have deigned to call it Wimbledon Jr. It’s not a bad description. Queen’s winners often finish runner-up or champion at the grass court grand slam. With such a... 

Best Of The Decade In Sports: Roger Federer Vs Rafael Nadal

Every decade in sports produces transcendent moments and memories.  Inevitably, some of these moments become ingrained in the collective minds and hearts of sports fans everywhere and naturally become over time, the stuff of legend. This past decade has been no different.  Throughout we have witnessed some of the best sporting moments not only of the decade, but of the respective histories... 

For Rafael Nadal, the Body Finally Comes First

It’s finally happened—the announcement we have been waiting to hear for the last several years.  It took longer than most thought it would, but finally Rafael Nadal and his uncle (and coach) Toni Nadal have decided to streamline their tennis schedule.  It took years of denial, and last year’s terrible physical injuries, for Nadal to realize that denying there is a problem—and... 

Rafael Nadal: A Phoenix Rising, Nadal Wins Monte Carlo

“ It’s best to have failure happen early in life. It wakes up the Phoenix bird in you so you rise from the ashes. ”  Anne Baxter And he’s back.  After suffering through a multitude of setbacks ranging from injuries to family strife, Rafael Nadal has risen like a phoenix from what some thought just might be the ashes of a once prolific career.  With a record... 

For Love of the Clay?

Each year as we enter the first stages of the clay court season, I like to reflect on how much I love this time of year and also, how so many fans despise it.  It seems odd that a surface the requires a player to have a truly complete game can be hated as much as our beloved clay. From Monte Carlo to Barcelona, from Rome to ultimately Roland Garros, the clay court season is built on attrition. ... 

Rafael Nadal: Shades of Melbourne 2009?

As I watched Rafael Nadal blast an incredibly in-form Jo-Wilfried Tsonga off of the court late last night at the Key Biscayne tournament in Miami, I was reminded often of Melbourne, Australia and by that I mean of course, the Australian Open. Throughout this year Nadal has played some inspired high-level tennis.  These matches while good were not even remotely close to what was on display last... 

Nadal v. Nalbandian: A Third Round Slugfest

Shortly after his Australian Open win last year and arguably at the height of his power, Rafael Nadal fought an epic match against David Nalbandian at the BNP Paribas Masters enroute to winning the coveted hard court title.  Unfortunately for Nadal, what a match he had to get through in order to advance to the next round of the tournament. Nalbandian looked like it was in the bag, a win all but... 

Rafael Nadal Is Back! The Fist Pump Says Everything

A tennis ball floats through the air on a warm Thursday night at Indian Wells, in a match between Rafael Nadal and Thomas Berdych.  Rafa flies skyward, twisting his body in an amazing display of athleticism and with a flick of his racket, sends the ball towards the center of the court. Berdych manages to get to the ball just in time and sends it careening to rafa’s backhand.  After... 

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