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  • A Terrible Madrid Masters For Rafael Nadal

    Rafael Nadal doesn’t like losing and isn’t used to it, especially on clay. Last season’s dropped Masters against Novak Djokovic were a one time blemish for him, and eventually, didn’t matter that much after he won the Roland Garros. But this week in Madrid has brought out a side of Nadal we didn’t really think we’d see.

  • Novak Djokovic Hates the Madrid Smurf Turf as Well

    Novak Djokovic is no different from Rafael Nadal when it comes to his hate for the new Blue Clay, nicknamed ‘Smurf Turf’ at the Madrid Open. The change the organizers made in order to help TV viewers with identifying the ball has clearly not been taken well by the players, who have blasted the decision in every opportunity they got.

  • Juan Ignacio Chela Presents 10 Ways You Know You’re a WTA Tour Player

    Juan Ignacio Chela, the 32 year old Argentinian player, currently ranked 32nd in the world, isn’t about to win any major titles in the near future. In fact, he’s never won anything but six tournaments on the 250 series. So why not have some fun and piss off the women players with a rather funny list, directing most of the malice at Maria Sharapova, if you read between the lines?

  • Rafael Nadal Hates the Madrid Smurf Turf

    Rafael Nadal seems to be angry about a lot of things lately. The US Open scheduling, the intensity of the entire season and how it (badly) combines the Davis Cup with the ATP tour tournaments, Roger Federer not taking his side. Now it’s the Madrid Open changing from the traditional red clay to a new blue clay surface, which no one seems to like.

  • Rafael Nadal Back to King of Clay Status On Familiar Ground

    Rafael Nadal needed to get the intimidation factor back. He needed his confidence back. And he needed clay surfaces to soften the blows on his troubelsome knees. Two weeks after the beginning of clay season, the World number 2, with two consecutive titles in the bag, is looking like the man to beat once again.

  • Svetlana Kuznetsova Fails to Notice She Beat Ana Ivanovic

    Svetlana Kuznetsova was so focused and ‘in the zone’ during her Fed Cup match against Ana Ivanovic she didn’t even notice she’d won it, only noticing the fact after walking back to her side before turning around, watching Ivanovic wait at the net.

  • Rafael Nadal Too Much For Novak Djokovic in Monte Carlo Final

    Rafael Nadal kept one streak alive, and broke another. He won his 8th consecutive Monte Carlo Masters tournament, without dropping a set en route to his first title since the 2011 Roland Garros, while beating Novak Djokovic for the first time after losing to the world’s number one player in their last seven meetings.

  • Rafael Nadal Books Novak Djokovic Final in Monte Carlo

    Rafael Nadal isn’t steamrolling the competition in the Monte Carlo masters like he’s used to, but despite the mediocre ability and the fragile knees, he has made his 8th consecutive final on the first clay tournament of the season, to face the man he hasn’t beaten in a final match for over a year, the world’s #1, Novak Djokovic.

  • Djokovic Better Than Federer & Nadal Heading Into Clay Season

    Rafael Nadal might be the king of clay, but his knee seems to be causing him more problems than ever. Roger Federer has been playing better than anyone for most of 2012 up until now, but he hasn’t won a clay title since May 2012. Novak Djokovic? He won in Miami recently and beat Nadal in two Clay finals last season. Advantage Novak.

  • Novak Djokovic Wins Sony Ericsson Open With That Extra Gear Andy Murray Doesn’t Have

    Novak Djokovic isn’t undefeated like he was at this point in 2011, but not everything changes. For the third time in his career, the world number 1 won the Masters in Miami, beating Andy Murray 6-1, 7-6, reminding everyone that despite his losses in Dubai and Indian Wells, he’s still the best player in the world right now.