...gee thanks Captain Obvious. It's really not shocking that Serena Williams is not generally committed to tennis, she's never hidden the fact that she maintains a pretty easy schedule and only plays the bigger tournaments (mo' money). … [Read more...]
Can Federer be #1 in 2012?
Now that the regular 2011 tennis season is officially (officially) over, and Roger Federer finished out the ATP World Tour Finals as the champion, this begs the question of Federer's 2012 bid for the #1 spot...again. Federer should absolutely pursue another couple of weeks as the world #1, after all, he would break yet another tennis record; he's right behind American Pete … [Read more...]
Robin Soderling as quiet as a mouse
I guess if you're not in the "Big 3," you can easily slip under the radar as far as the spotlight can be concerned, at least that's the case with top Swede Robin Soderling. There has not been much of anything of his whereabouts and playing activity on the ATP world tour. The last time he played competitive tennis was way back in July of 2011 at the SkiStar Swedish Open, … [Read more...]
Who really is the greatest of all time? Part 2 – Novak Djokovic
The other day, I started a series of posts to determine which current tennis player is really the greatest male tennis player of all time; you can read Part 1 here. I say current because previous records have been smashed and passed by the current generation of players. In part 2 of who the greatest tennis player of all time I give you Serbia's Novak Djokovic. Up until the … [Read more...]
Who really is the greatest of all time? Part 1 – Rafael Nadal
Just the other day I was talking with a friend about who the greatest tennis player of this current generation of players is. We threw around the usual names like Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic. This debate has been bugging me ever since my friend and I started talking about it; so I have decided to do a bunch of research and find out which male player is … [Read more...]
Vera Zvonareva to pose nude – UPDATED
UPDATE! The issue is out now! Check out the picture of Vera Zvonareva posing nude for ESPN. I'm all for a nudie of Vera, but I have to say, it's those eyes that get me. I thank her parents for making such a beautiful creature :) In the upcoming edition of ESPN's "Body Issue," world #3 Vera Zvonareva will be posing in the buff for ESPN. Of course we won't see Vera completely … [Read more...]
More Problems For The Williams’
The 2011 US Open has been good so far for both of the Williams' sisters, Serena and Venus won both their opening matches with ease. Serena in normal dominant form and Venus in her powerful serving cruised. But that's the end of the road for the 5-time major champion, Venus Williams, her 2011 US Open hopes are now over as she has withdrawn from the tournament. Just announced … [Read more...]
Does On Court Coaching Really Benefit Players?
Back in 2009, the WTA elected to allow on court coaching for the players of the WTA professional tour. We've all seen it happen and while it does offer an interesting perspective to the viewers, does it really benefit the players receiving coaching during a tennis match? I would like to say that it absolutely does not help at all; especially considering the fact we're talking … [Read more...]
What Happened To Djokovic?
I wasn't very surprised that world #1 Novak Djokovic retired from the Masters 1000 final in Cincinnati against an avenging Andy Murray. Novak's 2011 record is unreal, 57 matches won against 2 match losses (Federer and Murray), so his body had to give out at some point. Looking flat and deflated Djokovic tried to give the fans their moneys' worth but pulled out of the match … [Read more...]
Roddick Had A Poor Showing In Cincy
The last time we saw Andy Roddick step on a competitive tennis court was early July in World Group Quarterfinals Davis Cup match. Since then, Roddick has pulled out of some of his favorite tennis tournaments due to an abdominal (oblique) injury. His next match up was in Cincinnati, Ohio for a Masters 1000 tournament leading into the US Open; Roddick was matched against world's … [Read more...]