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Rafael Nadal Can’t Lose in the French Open, Not Even to Novak Djokovic
The greatest clay court player of all time, Rafael Nadal, proved for the ninth time in his career that beating him in Paris, a best of five match in the French Open, is an almost impossible feat, even if he is far from his best and the player standing on the other side, Novak Djokovic, is actually better.
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Novak Djokovic – The Best Player in Tennis Once Again
We’re not used to seeing Rafael Nadal lose on clay so much, even if it is against Novak Djokovic. The Serbian star and number two in the world beat Rafael Nadal for the second time this season in a Masters tournament final, this time claiming the Italian Open in Rome to make it his third ATP 1000 title, and maybe placing himself as the favorite to win the Roland Garros for the first time in his career.
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Novak Djokovic – Once Again the Best Player in the World
There’s something about Key Biscane and the Miami Masters (or Sony Open) that brings out the best in Novak Djokovic, beating Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-3, once again denying the Spaniard and world’s number one from winning one of the few Masters tournament he has yet to win.
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Roger Federer – As Good as Novak Djokovic Allowed Him to be
For a moment there, everything was perfect. The crowd was booming for Roger Federer, just taking a 6-5 lead in the third set of the Indian Wells Masters final over Novak Djokovic, seemingly in control and ready to win the match and the title. And then everything went south – the bad and shaky backhand, and an opponent that most of the time is simply better than him.
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Is This the End of the Top 4 Era?
Stanislas Wawrinka beating Rafael Nadal in the final of the 2014 Australian Open hopefully signals some sort of change in men’s tennis and ushers in some sort of new era of parity, which means that it’s not going to be about Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Roger Federer winning Grand Slam titles.
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Rafael Nadal – Soon More Grand Slam Titles Than Roger Federer
Whenever the discussion of Rafael Nadal and his chances to become the all-time leader in Grand Slam titles comes up, the words ‘as long as he doesn’t get injured’ are heard. And it’s true – Nadal is an injury risk. But even with that risk, it’s getting clearer and clearer that the day of him dethroning Roger Federer isn’t very far away.
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The Best Moment of the Nadal – Djokovic US Open Final: The 54 Shot Rally
In a match that was mostly about Rafael Nadal reinstating his dominance over the ATP Tour, Novak Djokovic had a moment of happiness for himself, as he won a rally that lasted for 54 shots, helping him claim the second set before falling in the next two to give Nadal the 2013 US Open title.
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2013 US Open Final – Djokovic vs Nadal Predictions
Even if Rafael Nadal is unbeaten this season on Hard Courts, his US Open final against Novak Djokovic is far from a sure thing, as the Serbian player and world number one is hoping that his marathon match in the semifinal won’t be too exhausting for him to compete.
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On Andy Murray Winning Wimbledon & The Number 7
While the shock, joy and awe of watching Andy Murray become the first British Wimbledon champion in nearly 80 years is slowly fading away, it’s amazing to see an interesting coincidence involving Murray winning the title with the number 7.
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Andy Murray Beats Novak Djokovic to Become the 2013 Wimbledon Champion
It took Andu Murray seven years to win his first grand slam title, and less than a year later to become the first British player in 77 years to win the title at Wimbledon, showing, not for the first time, that he belongs in the so called top 4, beating Novak Djokovic for yet another major championship.