We all know that Andy Roddick has somewhat dropped out of the conversation lately and Mardy Fish is now the talk of the American tennis town. Fish, who just a year and a half ago was ranked outside of the top 100 (#101 - 3/22/2010), has taken the tennis tour by storm, reaching more finals this year than he ever has in his tennis career. Now comfortably ranked at a career high … [Read more...]
Philippoussis Does Not Want To Play ATP Tournaments
I'm a little disappointed with a recent comment/announcement coming from the greatest tennis player that never was, Mark Philippoussis. A while back, I had the opportunity to sit down with the "flipper" and talk about his probable return to the big leagues of the ATP tour. Now, however; he's telling a completely different story. In a recent interview with the Boston Herald, … [Read more...]
Serena Williams Wins 2011 ESPY Award
Yeah, I know, I'm a little late to the party - I've been sick in bed. So Serena Williams won the 2011 Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award on Wednesday, July 13th. Ummmm....WHAT? How is that even possible? Apparently the people that voted didn't realize that Serena Williams only played TWO tennis tournaments in 2011!!! How on earth did she win this award? I'm very much … [Read more...]
What’s Next For Novak Djokovic
Now that new world #1 has captured the 2011 Australian Open Title, 2011 Wimbledon Championships, secured his first time ATP #1 ranking, and had done all this with only losing one tennis match all season; what does he have left to do? A lot actually. There is no doubt that Djokovic has had a more than impressive year already, but he still has a few things to accomplish. For … [Read more...]
Edward Oueilhe American Tennis Dream Part 4
Wow, it's been quite a while since I posted about Edward's professional tennis career. As you know, Edward traveled to Durban, South Africa to play in a series of ITF (International Tennis Federation) Futures tennis tournaments. I finally was able to get together with Edward for lunch and he told me about his experience; "Well, first and foremost, I absolutely love the … [Read more...]
Federer Blew It
Well no, he actually did not blow it, he just ran out of belief in himself. Federer came out of the gate firing a storm of forehands, backhands, volleys, and aces. Nadal looked bewildered on the other side of the tennis court. Yeah, I thought for sure this was going to be the year that Federer would beat his nemesis on clay...until that one moment in the first set, with set … [Read more...]
Federer And Djokovic Clash In The Semi Finals
This could potentially be the match of the French Open so far. The match up against the unbeatable Novak Djokovic and the greatest tennis player of our (all?) time Roger Federer is going to be something to watch. The two probably know each others tennis game better than they know themselves. Djokovic has been unbeatable - but has been tested - in 2011. He's taken it to … [Read more...]
Philippoussis Tops Moya In Colombia
Mark Philippoussis, current ATP Champions Tour #1, topped a valiant performance from the former ATP World #1 Carlos Moya. In a close match, Philippoussis and Moya exchanged sets to go the distance for a third set super tie break with Philippoussis taking the title 7-5, 6-7(4), 10-4. The two had previously met 6 times while on the ATP Tour (split wins 3 and 3), however; this … [Read more...]
Should Andy Roddick Retire?
No, Andy Roddick is NOT going to retire. Though it might be an optimal time for him to at least think about the possibility of hanging up his tennis racquets at the end of the 2011 tennis season. There's that saying, in gambling, "Quit while you're ahead." That's pretty much what we're talking about here with Roddick. He's been the staple of American tennis since he came … [Read more...]
Edward Oueilhe American Tennis Dream Part 3
If you have been reading this site in the last few months, you would have read about our friend Edward Oueilhe. TennisThis.com and StringThing USA have put forth a lot of help to helping Edward become the next top American tennis professional - especially since there's a general lack these days. As you may know, Edward traveled to Japan to play a series of Futures tennis … [Read more...]