Is Blake 3.0 Better than Before?

by admin on January 20, 2010

So Blake has got a new coach and a whole new mindset for playing tennis at 30. He is a top player on his way back or is he? Last night’s defeat to Del potro has been described as a moral victory by many experts. Greg Couch at FanHouse had a more reasonable take on Blake’s loss but he stopped short of saying what we all know:

When he’s done beating himself up, if he can look at the big picture, then he’ll see he has time left. This match wasn’t the argument, but the proof.

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Did Federer Get Lucky Against Andreev?

by admin on January 19, 2010

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Last night’s match between Federer and Andreev was truly a nail-biter for fans of both sides. Andreev was in control for most of the match, and yet it was Federer who had the lead in most of the sets. Andreev should have led by 2 sets to 1 as Federer was reeling and facing multiple set points. But did Andreev truly choke or was Federer just lucky? After all, that’s all we have been hearing from the pundits. [click to continue…]

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Australian Open Predications

January 17, 2010

The Australian Open is finally upon us, and we are back from our long hiatus. What a better way to get a new start by getting started with our predictions for Australian Open 2010. This year is going to be very unpredictable as Federer has been shaky for the past few months, and Nadal has [...]

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15 Grand Slams, World No. 1, 2 Beautiful Daughters, Oh my!

July 24, 2009

You want to know what living a dream life means? You don’t have to look past Roger Federer. Sure, he has had his tough times in the past few months but he has now won the French and Wimbledon and has passed the legendary Pete Sampras. As much as the Bud Collins of this world [...]

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Federer Breaks Sampras’ Record, Beats Roddick

July 5, 2009

What a match. Can you believe it? Roger looked down and out in the 2nd set tie-break which Andy Roddick held 4 straight set points. But Roddick dropped 3 straight service points to lose it and even though he made it tough in the 5th set, Roger finally wore him out and got the luck [...]

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How To Get Started With Tennis

June 12, 2009

So you have seen Roger play Rafa at Wimbledon? You think you can make the same shots? How about playing for fun. Whatever the case, you’ve got to find a place to start. Roger may be an artist but he is better at making things look easy than actually playing tennis. You can’t just step [...]

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Federer Finally Wins the French Open

June 7, 2009

We all thought it was never going to happen. Rafa was unbeatable on clay at the French Open until he meet the surprisingly improved Robin Soderling. And we still couldn’t believe Rafa would lose even after he was down a bunch of match points. Federer on the other hand had so many close matches. Almost [...]

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Nadal vs. Soderling Post Match Interviews

May 31, 2009

Talk about the shock of the century. Nadal going out at the Roland Garros and in the 4th round nonetheless. Here is what Soderling had to say:

Nadal was as gracious as always and surprisingly calm after the defeat:

Federer’s golden chance has come. And something tells me he won’t take advantage of it.

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Federer’s Year? Nadal Loses At French Open!

May 31, 2009

You thought Lebron James losing last night was an upset? Think again. Rafael Nadal entered his match today knowing that he had owned Soderling just a few weeks ago on clay. And he had won 4 straight French Open titles and hadn’t lost a set since 2007! Soderling didn’t get the memo. In a performance [...]

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Federer Beats Nadal, Finally!

May 17, 2009

How things can change quickly! Roger was a title-less has been who was struggling to win matches against the real top 3 players in the world. But after the beating he put down on Nadal on clay in Madrid, Roger must be in heaven. He has now won his first title of the year, and [...]

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