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  • Roger Federer – Too Much Rust Means US Open Disappointment

    There’s something about Tomas Berdych that makes Roger Federer uncomfortable, losing to the Czech player for the fourth time out of their last seven meetings, finding himself out of the US Open, for the first time in nine years, before the semifinal stage.

  • Andy Roddick – Losing the Final Tennis Match of his Career

    The problem in playing your final career match in Tennis is that you’re probably going to lose it. From the moment Andy Roddick announced that he’ll retire at the end of his road at the 2012 US Open, the countdown began. Eventually, it was Juan Martin del Potro, as expected, being too much for the 30 year old American in the fourth round of the tournament.

  • US Open 2012 – Roger Federer Above the Rest of the Field

    If there was any doubt as to who was the best man in Tennis after Federer lost in the Olympics final and took the Canadian Masters off, came his fantastic tournament at Cincinnati, including the win over Novak Djokovic in the final (6-0, 7-6), making the number one player on the ATP rankings the number one favorite to win the 2012 US Open.

  • Roger Federer – Keeps Setting New Records

    With the right kind of rest and as long as it’s not clay, Roger Federer is the best tennis player in the world, once again. The next addition to his never ending list of titles is the 2012 Cincinnati Masters, beating Novak Djokovic 6-0, 7-6 in the final, winning his sixth title of the year.

  • Rafael Nadal Injuries – A Huge Blow to the World of Tennis

    Instead of taking advantage of Novak Djokovic’s return to humanity from his superhuman 2011 season, Rafael Nadal keeps missing tournaments since losing early on at Wimbledon. First the Olympics, then the Canadian and Cincinnati Masters, and now finally the US Open.

  • Rafael Nadal Keeps Dropping Out of Tournaments

    Now this is getting worrying. After losing to Lukas Rosol in the second round of the Wimbledon tournament, Nadal announced he won’t be playing in the Olympic games, in order to rest and take care of his bad knees. Then came the announcement of dropping out from the Canada Masters, and now comes the announcement of dropping out from Cincinnati. How bad is it, really?

  • 4 Best Tennis Players Without a Grand Slam Title

    There are six players in the current ATP rankings, last updated on August 6, 2012, without a Grand slam title – Andy Murray, David Ferrer, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Tomas Berdych, Janko Tipsarevic and Juan Moncao. With beating Roger Federer to win the Olympic gold medal, we take a closer look at four of these players, who probably deserve and have a bit more of a shot to win a major at some point in their career.

  • Andy Murray – Finally Beating Roger Federer in a big Match

    Olympic gold medals in Tennis don’t matter that much. But when you’re Andy Murray, 0-4 in Grand Slam finals throughout your career, and especially with the final against Roger Federer and taking place at Wimbledon, it means much more than it usually does to other players.

  • Fire Tennis – The Next Step in the Evolution of a Sport

    It might never have a chance of becoming an Olympic sport for more than a dozen obvious reasons, but there’s plenty to be excited about the next step in the evolution of tennis – Fire tennis, invented by video game designers and perfected by the slow mo guys.

  • Maria Sharapova Hits Novak Djokovic With Tennis Ball

    Between easily winning matches at the 2012 Olympic Games tennis tournament, Maria Sharapova and Novak Djokovic had time to have fun in practice, trying to pull off some impressive trick, ending up with Djokovic rolling on the ground in pain and Sharapova on the ground because she coudln’t stop laughing.