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 [...]

Nadal Pulls Out of Wimbledon

Opening Top Half for Murray, Roddick, Del Potro

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

‘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.
History.

Sveta’s Turning Point

Kuznetsova KO’s Safina for First French Title

PARIS — Few players go on such extended journeys of self-discovery as Svetlana Kuznetsova did before winning her second Grand Slam title.
But it’s a good thing she did, or else she might be out of the game altogether, back in Russia, still wondering who she is and why she ever picked up a racket.

Federer displays greatness in winning first Roland Garros

This time, Rafael Nadal was not lying in wait in the final, but Roger Federer perhaps faced down a more formidable opponent – history.

Agassi Pulling for Federer Title

Says It Will Change His Career

PARIS, JUNE 6 – Andre Agassi, back at Roland Garros to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his title round comeback win over Andrei Medvedev, says that if Roger wins the title on Sunday over Robin Soderling, he could be called the greatest player ever.

Russian Roulette: Kuznetsova to Meet Safina in Final

ROLAND GARROS, JUNE 4–  It’s been five years since the summer of the Russian women, and finally, two of them have showed up again in a Slam final, one with load of experience and the other one chock full of ability.