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  • No Problems For Roger Federer So Far

    Roger Federer doesn’t fall before quarterfinals, and Bernard Tomic wasn’t about to change that tradition. Federer didn’t have many problems after the first set, beating the talented 19 year old Australian in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, advancing to his 31st consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal.

  • Australian Open First Round no Problem for Federer

    Roger Federer’s name has been in the news in recent days mostly for Rafael Nadal bad mouthing the all time leader in grand slam titles, but his 2012 Australian Open began postively with a straight sets win over Alexander Kudryavtsev in the first round on the first day at Melbourne, winning 7-5, 6-2, 6-2.

  • Nadal Against Federer’s Neutral Stance on Tennis Schedule

    Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are big rivals on the tennis court, but usually seem like pretty good friends off of it. Well, it seems not all is perfect between them, as Nadal criticized Federer for not being vocal enough about the players’ battle to change the ATP tour schedule, preferring to keep a clean image.

  • Active Grand Slam Champions

    Roger Federer won his first Grand Slam title in the summer of 2003, his first of six Wimbledon titles. Rafael Nadal won his first Roland Garros in 2005, his first of five in six years. The two have 26 grand slam titles between them, winning them in the last 34 majors, 76.4% split between two men.

  • Eternal Greatness Waiting for Novak Djokovic in 2012

    Novak Djokovic will find it hard to repeat his incredible 2011 achievements on the tennis courts. Still, anything close to that and staying at the no.1 spot on the ATP rankings throughout 2012 will cement his place among the all time greats instead of being just another very good player.

  • Finishing 2011 With a Smile (Federer vs Tsonga)

    Roger Federer completed his perfect November with a 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Final of the ATP World Tour Finals. It was his sixth trophy at the year-end championship and his 70th career singles title in his 100th final, moving him back to #3 in the ATP raknings.

  • ATP World Tour Finals – Nadal Dropped by Tsonga, Federer Perfect

    Rafael Nadal’s 2011 season on the ATP tour ended on a sour note, losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6, 4-6, 6-3, eliminating him from the World Tour Finals. Roger Federer finished the group stage with a perfect record, beating win less Mardy Fish 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.

  • Sports & Thanksgiving 2011: Athletes We’re Thankful to Have Witnessed

    For Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps making the 2008 Olympics so special, so memorable. For making athletics and swimming cooler-talk worthy. For Michael Jordan making the argument of Greatest of All-Time seem unnecessary. For Roger Federer, for being perfect and then being anything but. For Ronaldinho, bringing the fan back in soccer. And Barry Sanders, for making us still remember when the Detroit Lions mattered.

  • 2011 ATP World Tour – Federer Finally Beats Nadal

    Roger Federer couldn’t have played any better this evening in London, beating Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-0 in what was his best performance of 2011 while a less than 100% Nadal was pretty much helpless all through the 60 minutes.

  • 2011 ATP World Tour Finals – Federer and Nadal Enjoy Day 1

    Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal both opened their 2011 ATP World Tour Finals matches with three set wins, as Federer beat Jo -Wilfried Tsonga 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 while Nadal beat Mardy Fish 6-2, 3-6, 7-6.