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  • Roger Federer – Needs to Play Less to be at his Best

    Roger Federer – Needs to Play Less to be at his Best

    Age creeps up on you in mysterious ways. Roger Federer had somewhat of resurgence this year, winning Wimbledon for the first time in three years and added three more Masters titles to his resume. But fitness and staying fresh have been problems for him, as the world number one decided to skip the Masters in Paris in order to be fit and ready for the ATP Tour Finals in London.

  • Tennis Big Four Bragging Rights

    Tennis Big Four Bragging Rights

    Does Andy Murray have anything to be proud of? Sure, he has a Grand Slam title and an Olympic gold medal. But when he’s compared with Novak Djokovic, who has won five in a career that began at the same time, it doesn’t look as impressive. And when you throw Rafael Nadal into the discussion, with 11, it doesn’t look fair. All that dwarfs in comparison to Roger Federer, with 17.

  • Novak Djokovic – Tennis’ Best Player Back at Number One

    Novak Djokovic – Tennis’ Best Player Back at Number One

    Saving five match points was just another day at the office for Novak Djokovic, enjoying a fantastic time and form during the Asian part of the 2012 Tennis Season, heading into the final stretch as the number one player in the world.

  • Roger Federer – Being Number 1 Is Harder in Your 30’s

    How many more times will we see Roger Federer play this season? As much as the number one spot on the ATP rankings is important to him, there’s a good chance that he won’t travel to the Asian tournaments at all, maybe even skipping the Paris tournament to be fit for the Year-End Tournament in London.

  • Djokovic, Federer & Murray – Who’ll Finish as the Best in 2012

    There are two rankings published each week by the ATP – The ATP rankings and the Race to the Finals, which determines who are the 8 players that’ll play in the Year-End Championships. Three players can still finish as the number one player – Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.