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Coming out of the 2010 US Open, where Rafael Nadal earned his first championship trophy in New York, all talk turned to Nadal’s chances to complete the “Calendar Slam.” He had just defeated the rising, but still inconsistent Djokovic for his ninth major, well ahead of the pace set by Roger Federer at the same point in his career. The question was not if, but when, Rafael Nadal...
Published: January 27, 2011
Roger Federer has always been very straightforward in his remarks. He understands how he is viewed and manipulates the media and fellow players with his answers. Following his thrashing of fellow Swiss player, Stanislas Wawrinka, he was asked about the current state of his game. “I’m starting to play my best tennis in last five, six months. I have more experience on the court,” he...
Published: January 26, 2011
Rafael Nadal is closing in on his chance to make history in the men’s game. Should Nadal come through the draw and win his second Australian Open title, he would be the first player since the great Rod Laver to hold all four Slam trophies at once. It has been a long, yet exciting 42 years since Laver won his calendar year Grand Slam, and not many players since then have come close to...
Published: January 26, 2011
Rafael Nadal is closing in on his chance to make history in the men’s game. Should Nadal come through the draw and win his second Australian Open title, he would be the first player since the great Rod Laver to hold all four Slam trophies at once. It has been a long, yet exciting 42 years since Laver won his calendar year Grand Slam, and not many players since then have come close to...
Published: January 24, 2011
Roger Federer has come through to the second week of a major for the 27th consecutive time, tying him with Jimmy Connors for the all-time record of Quarter-Final appearances. It has become near certainty that Federer will manage his way through the draw during the first week of slams. However, 2011 has not been as easy as past slam events, and Federer was tested again early on. First, he had to battle...
Published: January 20, 2011
In tennis, it is, and always will be, about the player of the moment. Right now Rafael Nadal is that man. Nadal currently holds three of the four slam titles, and is on a mission to capture his fourth in a row. If Nadal is able to win the 2011 Australian Open, he will accomplish something that no other men’s player has done since Rod Laver himself won the true “Calendar Year Grand...