So the French Open final is set; two Spaniards, David Ferrer and Rafael Nadal. Both are friends and both are going after the same title. One of the has already one the Roland Garros title 7 times, while the other has reached his first major final in his career. David Ferrer has been one of the most hard working pros on the ATP tour, always grinding, and always keeping his … [Read more...]
French Open semifinals – Djokovic vs. Nadal
What do you do when you have two powerhouses meeting in the French Open semifinals and not in the finals? Grab some popcorn and a comfortable seat, because this is going to be one heck of a tennis match! As soon as the draws were out, we all saw the the clash that would later come to fruition...Nadal, the undisputed "King of Clay" facing off the against one of the few who have … [Read more...]
Is Federer on the decline of his career?
Roger Federer has always been under the tennis microscope this year; every match, point, unforced error, winner, and double fault are all examined closely by the tennis world. His match in the 2013 French Open quarterfinals against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is going to be the match that will be the base of the speculation of a "Federer career decline." Roger pretty much got worked … [Read more...]
Roger Federer’s officially on Twitter!
It's the moment we have all been waiting for, Roger Federer has officially joined the celebrity "must have" and has opened a Twitter account. At the moment of writing this, Roger Federer has 19,826 followers (I'll post the final tally when I finish this quick post). Roger Federer's Twitter account a reality He's been asked about having a Twitter account nuemerous times in the … [Read more...]
2013 French Open losing seeds
As we are less than a week away from the first ball of the main draw being struck at the 2013 French Open, the world finds that the men's side of the draw is going to be missing a few players. Top ranked players are out of the 2013 French Open World #2 Andy Murray announced that he will be withdrawing from Roland Garros citing a back injury. It's not very surprising that he's … [Read more...]
What does Federer need to do to beat Nadal on clay?
After watching the beating that Nadal gave Federer at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, it got me thinking about what does Federer need to do to beat Nadal on clay? Historically, we all know that Rafael Nadal is king when it comes to red clay (he seems to be afraid of the blue clay from 2012), and Roger hasn't found a way to break down the buggy whipping Spaniard. The two … [Read more...]
Ferrer needs a good win in Portugal
David Ferrer must win the Portugal Open title this weekend if he is to stand any chance of success in Madrid and Roland Garros as the Spaniard gears up for a grueling few weeks of clay-court season. Ferrer is currently in the quarter-finals of Oeiras after eventually beating off Edouard Roger-Vasselin over three sets on Wednesday and now faces a relatively easy route to the … [Read more...]
2013 French Open Giveaway!
The 2013 French Open is right around that tennis corner! How excited are you people to see some of the worlds greatest tennis players compete on the red clay? Let's not forget that this will be another year that Rafael Nadal wins Roland Garros...YAY!!! Like all other majors, I like to give away free tennis stuff and the 2013 French Open is no different. During the 2013 … [Read more...]
So Rafa Nadal won the 2013 BNP Paribas Open
Well, it's been nearly three years since top Spanish tennis player Rafa Nadal has won an ATP level tournament on hard courts. Kind of a shocker right? We all know Rafa as the outright "King of Clay," winning the majority of his titles on that surface (38 clay court titles). Just today, Rafa won his first hard court tournament since his return from a 7 month "injury" layoff. … [Read more...]
Murray targets fast start
World number three Andy Murray will be determined to get off to a fast start when he takes on Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro in the quarterfinal round of the 2013 BNP Paribas Open. Murray has shown signs of rustiness in the opening rounds at Indian Wells. He had to come from a set down to avoid an embarrassing defeat and potentially shocking result in the tennis betting … [Read more...]