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  • Andy Roddick – Losing the Final Tennis Match of his Career

    The problem in playing your final career match in Tennis is that you’re probably going to lose it. From the moment Andy Roddick announced that he’ll retire at the end of his road at the 2012 US Open, the countdown began. Eventually, it was Juan Martin del Potro, as expected, being too much for the 30 year old American in the fourth round of the tournament.

  • Roger Federer Living Up to Old Predictions

    It was eight years ago when the world realized just how good Roger Federer is, and how special he is in the bigger context of Tennis history. Winning three grand slam titles in one year (for the first time) and taking over, without much competition, of the number one sport in the world.

  • Andy Roddick and the Unlikely Win Over Roger Federer

    Andy Roddick did beat Roger Federer earlier this month in the Madison Square Garden exhibition, but that wasn’t suppose to reflect on big tournaments, on actually important ATP Tour Masters events. Well, it happened. For only the third time in his 24 matches with Roger, Roddick came out on top, winning 7-6, 1-6, 6-4 in the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne.

  • Don’t Get All Excited About Roddick Beating Federer – IT WAS AN EXHIBITION MATCH!

    Roger Federer has always been somewhat of a bane on Andy Roddick’s career. They’ve met in four grand slam finals, with Federer winning all of them. Roddick has only beaten him twice in 23 matches. Last night, at the Madison Square Garden, he got a rare win, beating Federer 7-5, 7-6 (7) but alas, it was only an Exhibition match.

  • 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.

  • Andy Roddick and a Future for a Tennis Players’ Union?

    After Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Roger Federer voicing their opinion on the matter, Andy Roddick is the next of the World’s top players to speak about the need of a Tennis Players’ Union, the Scheduling problem and the chances of a strike.

  • Fastest Servers in History

    The men who have hit the fastest serves in the history of Tennis.

  • 2011 Wimbledon – The Best Pictures From Day 5

    2011 Wimbledon – The Best Pictures From Day 5

    Half the day was ruined by the rain, seeing many matches getting delayed and pushed to tomorrow, including the reigning champion, Rafael Nadal.

  • Wimbledon 2011 – Day 3 in Pictures

    Wimbledon 2011 – Day 3 in Pictures

    A few lower seeded players like Stanislas Wawrinka and Fernando Verdasco ended their Wimlbedon experience early today to some surprise. The big guns, primarily Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, didn’t have too many problems.

  • Wimbledon 2011 – Day 2 in Pictures

    Wimbledon 2011 – Day 2 in Pictures

    Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic opened their Wimbledon campaign with straight sets win while Serena Williams had a much harder time in an emotional comeback to the Grand Slam circuit.