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  • Rafael Nadal Favorite to Make Roland Garros History

    Rafael Nadal needs to become the sole holder of the record for Roland Garros titles; He needs to move up the all-time Grand Slam charts, making it to 11, five less than Federer; He needs to stop Novak Djokovic’s streak of Grand Slam titles. He needs to win the 2012 French Open, in 8 words.

  • Rafael Nadal Finally Has the Edge Back Over Novak Djokovic

    There’s still some time before the Roland Garros (six days), but Rafael Nadal has proven that he’s still the man to beat this clay season after claiming another Masters title by beating Novak Djokovic in the Rome Masters to claim his 7th title in Italy’s capital.

  • Rafael Nadal’s Road to His 6th Roland Garros Title in Pictures

    Rafael Nadal’s Road to His 6th Roland Garros Title in Pictures

  • Federer and Nadal, an Argument of Brain vs Heart

    A clear mind says Rafael Nadal is going to beat Roger Federer on clay, as usual, to claim his sixth Roland Garros title. Something, I don’t exactly know what, is clouding that judgment and pointing towards Federer’s 17th Slam title.

  • Nadal Needed Soderling to Wake up

    Rafael Nadal hasn’t had an impressive run in the 2011 French Open, until today, when he beat the only man who ever managed to take down Nadal at the Roland Garros – Robin Soderling.

  • Roger Federer Enjoys Easy Second Round at Roland Garros

    Roger Federer doesn’t usually find it easy to win matches these days, but he had an exception against Maxime Teixeira in the second round of the 2011 French Open, winning in straight sets 6-3, 6-0, 6-2.

  • Waiting for the Djokovic vs Nadal Final

    The 2011 French Open begins tomorrow in Paris and everyone is waiting for one single match – The expected final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

  • Novak Djokovic – The Best Tennis Player in the World

    With his fourth consecutive win over Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic continued his undefeated run in 2011, winning the Rome Masters, his 7th singles title of the year.

  • Top Ten ATP Tour Career Earning Leaders

    With Serbia winning the 2010 Davis Cup, Roger Federer winning the World Tour Finals the end a rough year on a happy note while Rafael Nadal, despite the loss to Fed remains no.1 in the world after a sensetional year, we take a look at the biggest earners in the history of men’s tennis, from 80’s legends like Becker and Edberg, through the 90’s with Sampras and Agassi to Nadal and Federer today.

  • The Roland Garros’ Greatest Champions

    Six days before the Roland Garros begins. A year ago, Rafael Nadal came in as the World’s number one player but after a loss to Roger Federer in the Madrid final. Nadal was stunned early on by Soderling while Federer finally captured his white whale. This year? Federer is way off his mark although still holds the number one spot. Nadal? Still hasn’t lost on clay this season, looking ready to continue his Paris domination. As a historical and statistical preview – here are the men who have won at Paris more than once, the true greats of the Paris clay courts.