Wimbledon Coverage
A WHOLE NEW WORLD: Exclusive Larry Stefanki Interview
Moses roamed around in the desert for 40 years. But that was nothing. The United Kingdom – the motherland of tennis – hasn’t had a Wimbledon champion in 73 long arid seasons. But with the Flying Scott, Andy Murray, the land of proper manners and devastating defeats, had a hope. And this guy was no phantom. After all, Tim Henman was a kind of grand middleweight lifting his game to play with the heavyweights. More »
Fearless Federer Romps Over Haas; Roddick Breaks UK’s Heart
FRIDAY, JULY 3 – Roger Federer had never lost a Wimbledon semifinal and today was no exception. Even though Tommy Haas served well and played a solid, aggressive match, he was no match for the superb and steamrolling Swiss. More »
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Split Decision: PMac Names Team For Davis Cup Quarterfinal
U.S. Captain Sticks with Blake Despite Recent Falloff
The U.S. Davis Cup team will look much as it has for 12 of the last 13 ties when it travels to Porec, Croatia for its July 10-12 quarterfinal on indoor clay at the Zatika Sports Hall.
While U.S. captain Patrick McEnroe’s decision to stand pat (no pun intended) by once again going with a lineup consisting of Andy Roddick, James Blake and the top-ranked doubles tandem of Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan was in some ways business as usual, many felt that, in light of Blake’s recent fall in the rankings (he’s slid to No. 17), it was high time he gave someone else a shot. More »
Anna K On Her Career: ‘I Wouldn’t Trade it for Anything’
When, mere days before her triumph at Roland Garros, Svetlana Kuznetsova was asked about the roots of the Russian Revolution, she credited some unlikely heroes for igniting a trend that has seen Sharapova, Myskina, Safina, Dementieva, Zvonareva, Petrova, Chakvetadze, etc. rise to the top of the game.
Agassi: Don’t Get Too Caught Up In the Numbers
There's a whole lot more to Federer's magic number than 14.
Fourteen is an awfully big number. At least when it comes to tennis. It’s the equivalent of Joe DiMaggio’s 56, Wilt Chamberlain’s 100, Brett Favre’s 464. And when Roger Federer matched Pete Sampras’ hallowed mark of 14 career Grand Slam titles earlier this month at Roland Garros, it further fanned the flames of the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) debate. Now that he has tied Pistol Pete, and with No. 15 clearly within his sights, surely we can call him the best ever, right?
Nadal Pulls Out of Wimbledon, Opening Top Half for Murray, Roddick, Del Potro
From Tennisreporters.net
FRIDAY, JUNE 19 - Defending champ Rafael Nadal has pulled out of Wimbledon with a knee injury, opening the door for Andy Murray and Andy Roddick to reach the final in the top half of the draw. Nadal has developed a serious case of tendinitis in both quadriceps tendons, and is said to be carrying a small amount of fluid on the kneecaps. More »
The Buzz - July Edition
Is the Glatch Half Empty or is the Glatch Half Full?
NO KIDDING: After getting his clock cleaned by Roger Federer, Gael Monfils said Roger’s “game is a pain in the ass.”
SAGE OF THE SEASON: Just before Sweden’s last Grand Slam champion, Thomas Johansson, left home to come to Paris, he wrote, “[I] won’t be blogging tomorrow because I’m going to Paris to see Robin Soderling beat Nadal in four sets.”
Waiting Is the Hardest Part
The Rise of Science, the Decline of Religion and the End of the Rain Delay
The Quest
Federer’s Long & Winding Road To Immortality
He was just another kid with a forehand and a haircut. A decent enough prospect from a land known more for its high mountains than its high rankings. But, truth be told, not a single soul in tennis suspected that this long haired lad — so soft spoken in the locker room, so silky smooth on court — would someday challenge the most hallowed record in tennis, Pete Sampras’ mark of 14 Slam singles titles.
Wimbledon Racing Form
Murray Mania; Venus Spells Victory
ANDY MURRAY: The antithesis of soft, the young Scot has improved remarkably during the past year and now is a very legitimate member of the Big 4. He’s beaten five-times Wimby champ Federer on four consecutive occasions (although that US Open loss must still sting) and owns substantial wins over both Nadal and Djokovic on fast courts.
Parlez Vous Loss?
King Nadal Usurped at Roland Garros
PARIS - Scores of anxious men charged at Rafael Nadal before Sweden’s Robin Soderling at the French Open, but none of them had the willpower to suffocate the Spaniard.
Not even the great Roger Federer could face down the Mallorcan Mauler on his favored clay, in his cherished Philippe Chatrier stadium, which Nadal considered his big casa.
‘Very, Very Cool’
Federer Ties Sampras With Historic French Title Run
PARIS — All of his great rivals had been vanquished by midway through the second week of the French Open, and Roger Federer was left to battle with an intangible and ghostly foe.
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