Alright, what's the deal with Rafael Nadal? I haven't seen him play a single competitive tennis match since the 2012 Olympics, where he did get a beating by Rosol. Since then, Nadal has pulled out from the Olympics, where he was to defend his 2008 Olympic gold medal from Beijing. After announcing his absence from the Olympics, Nadal announced his withdraw from the 2012 … [Read more...]
Thoughts on Andy Murray’s Olympic gold medal
Alright, so Andy Murray won Olympic Gold, at Wimbledon, against Roger Federer, in straight sets. That's cool, good for him. I'm actually quite surprised that Federer played so poorly. I thought the match would have gone a bit longer, or even a bit more of a fight. I'm not saying that the match for the gold medal was a complete wash; to me, it just seemed that it was nothing … [Read more...]
Roger Federer officially has most weeks as #1
Roger Federer has officially claimed himself another milestone in his already impressive tennis career. With his win of the 2012 Wimbledon title, Roger Federer claimed Novak Djokovic's #1 spot of the men's ATP rankings. With that move in the rankings, Roger Federer tied a long standing record by American Pete Sampras. Pete Sampras had the most weeks as the #1 player in the … [Read more...]
Andy Roddick wins a confidence booster
Andy Roddick must have found his stride finally. Andy Roddick is at his best on the grass courts, and today was no different. With a title today at Aegon Eastbourne, Andy Roddick has won at least 1 title every season for the last 12 tennis seasons. Andy Roddick confidence high heading into Wimbledon 2012 has not been kind to Roddick, only winning 12 matches so far this year. … [Read more...]
James Blake signs with Travis Mathew apparel
James Blake has signed with a new apparel company, Travis Mathew. James Blake had previously been with Filas for as long as I can remember. Travis Mathew apparel is more widely known on the PGA tour, with recent 2012 Masters winner Bubba Watson as their premiere brand ambassador. James Blake will join the elite golfers and wear the Travis Mathew clothing at the 2012 Wimbledon … [Read more...]
Is Andy Murray cheating?
Another win today for Andy Murray, which lands him into the quarterfinals for a second time in his career (2009). He will face world #6 David Ferrer next; I really hope that Ferrer takes it to Andy, especially after his recent on court antics. It all started in his match against Jarkko Nieminen, Murray's back start to "spasm" during the match. Now, I totally understand back … [Read more...]
Clijsters retires and Djokovic leaves Sergio Tacchini
It's been quite the news day for the tennis world. With the French Open starting next week, these announcements seem untimely. First off and more importantly, former world #1 Kim Clijsters has announced that she will be re-retiring from tennis after the 2012 US Open. If you don't recall, Kimmy first retired in May of 2007, got married, had a kid, and in 2009 decided to make … [Read more...]
American Mardy Fish pulls out of the 2012 French Open
It seems that not much has come from American tennis since the Sony Ericsson Open way back in March, where Mardy Fish reach the quarterfinals and where Andy Roddick ousted his nemesis Roger Federer in the fourth round. The 2011 French Open third rounder has officially pulled out of the 2012 French Open, citing fatigue. Mardy has not played in a tennis tournament since Miami and … [Read more...]
Williams calls out Novak and Rafa as ‘weenies’
If there wasn't already enough controversy about the blue clay of the Mutua Madrid Open that just ended, Serena Williams had to get the spotlight back on her. After her victory in Madrid, Serena Williams told the press, "Women are way tougher than men. That's why we have the babies. You guys could never handle kids. We ladies don't complain, we just do our best. On the WTA … [Read more...]
The beginning of the end of an era?
I feel like this has been a long time coming...the decline of the American favorite, Andy Roddick. He's not entirely out yet, but I feel like everybody is "holding" their breath for him to announce that he's hanging up his tennis racquets and move onto life after the tour. For the last year or so, Roddick has been on a steady decline in the rankings, not major drops or … [Read more...]