When Will The Roger Federer Madness End?
February 9th, 2010 by 2 comments »
Recently the beloved and said to be ” greatest player of all time” Roger Federer won his 16th major against the youngster Andy Murray. Should will still question if Roger Federer is the greatest player of all time? I think it goes without saying that he is the greatest male tennis player of this generation. However, looking back at his impressive resume, who has been there to challenge him up until Nadal? Who was his formidable opponent that could potentially knock him out of a tournament? Who did he have that competitive memorable rivalry with? To be quite honest there wasn’t a single player that really contested Federer until the Nadal era. Is he just that good or does it says something about the rest of the players on the tour? Whatever the case maybe this man has accomplished greatness. The question remains how long can he can he keep it up for.
If you follow tennis then you know that someone else will come along that has the top players number. We know that Rafael Nadal has the potential to beat Federer every time he steps on the court. But who else will rise to the occasion? It could be Novak Djokovic the Serb, the Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro, or could it be someone completely out of the wood work. In tennis, history does have a tendency to repeat itself. Usually, someone unknown player comes out of nowhere and works there way up to the top of the rankings and all of a sudden something clicks. Then they sweep the tennis game by storm. This is all fine and dandy until it becomes too predictable. Don’t get me wrong I like Federer as much as the next tennis fan. But I ask you readers when will the Roger Federer Madness end?
Serena Williams vs. Justine Henin (for real this time)
January 29th, 2010 by No comments »
Last time when I mentioned these two they could have potentially met in the second round of Sydney, the warm up tournament for the Australian Open. Unfortunately for the die hard tennis fans like myself we didn’t get a chance to see that potential clash between these two ladies because Justine Henin pulled out due to an injury. Whatever the case maybe that potential match up has now become a reality and we will have a chance to see because they both are scheduled to play in the Australian Open Finals on Saturday.
Who will prevail? Who will hold serve? I say this because both players as of late have had a little trouble holding their own serve. Justine more so than Serena in that department. Until Serena’s match against Victoria Azarenka she didn’t get broken and was the only player male or female remaining to do that in the Championships. It will really come down to who will be able to hold their own serve. This will be the key for the potential winner.
Justine Henin has had some trouble here at the Australian Open with her serve, which has been the only shaky part of her game. Yeah, she has missed some easy volleys and has had some unforced errors, but you have to give her credit for making it to the finals. It seems like she is getting better with every round that she plays. She showed this with her dominate win over China’s Jie Zheng which lasted a total of 51 minutes 6-1 6-0. » Read more: Serena Williams vs. Justine Henin (for real this time)
2010 Australian Open Draw
January 26th, 2010 by No comments »
The Australian Open started last week and we are know into the second week of the tournament. Anybody who follows tennis knows that the second week of a Grand Slam is crunch time. This is a time where the level of tennis starts to pick up, only the elite players are left standing. I predicted that this year would be a little different on the ATP tour, due to the quality of play from the other players on tour. From watching the Australian Open this week my prediction has held true. There have been players who have risen to the occasion who weren’t expected to win on both the ATP and WTA tour. » Read more: 2010 Australian Open Draw
Maria Sharapova Out For the Count
January 20th, 2010 by No comments »Recently at the 2010 Australian Open 3 time grand slam champion Maria Sharapova was defeated in the first around against a very feisty Maria Kirilenko. It just seemed that she was more into her fashion statement than she was in her tennis. Sharapova’s shots not coming to her opponent as hard as it usually does. Maria probably lost this match due to her her lack of match preparation. She decided to particapate in an exhibition tournament rather than to play in a tune up event. Bad choice from the Sharapova camp. I bet that will be the last time that she does that. In Maria’s case she needs matches underneath her belt to play her best tennis. Not everyone is like Serena Williams who can work her way through a major with no match » Read more: Maria Sharapova Out For the Count
2009 Tennis Re-cap
January 9th, 2010 by 7 comments »As we move onward to a new season we must not forget the wonderful things that happened in the last season.
Australian Open
We all wait desperately to see what the players have been up to on their time off , how they are all coping. and if all the top players will be playing. We got our wishes, all the top players were healthy and ready to go. We had a couple of good matches on the men’s side, but everyone was wondering will there be another Federer-Nadal final. Well it happened and to everyone’s surprise Nadal took the title. We all were thinking will this be the end for Federer or will this have something up his sleeves the next time they meet. » Read more: 2009 Tennis Re-cap
Serena Could Face Justine in 2nd Round
January 8th, 2010 by No comments »Serena Williams Justine Henin Match-Up
Serena Williams could possibly face Justine Henin in the 2nd round at next week’s Sydney International. This could be a final in the second round if these two are to meet. Serena and Henin usually have some heated battles between one another when they face each other.
Everyone remembers their French Open incident where Justine Henin raised her hand during Serena’s serve and lied to the umpire and said she didn’t. But it seems that they have put that since they have played countless times since then. Or have they?
Their last meeting was in 2008 where they played at Miami in the Quarterfinals. Serena demolished Henin 6-2 6-0 pretty handling. This was around the time where Henin was thinking of retiring and wasn’t “interested in tennis and training”. » Read more: Serena Could Face Justine in 2nd Round
Australian Open 2010 Promo
December 30th, 2009 by No comments »The 2010 Australian Open looks pretty promising
