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5 Reasons We’ll Miss Andy Roddick
After hearing all the hype that a hotshot high school senior had the game to become America’s future star, I eagerly watched all of Andy Roddick’s matches at the 1999 Orange Bowl World Junior Championships. He lived up to expectations in more ways than one. Not only did Roddick perform [...] -
Federer vs Djokovic Head to Head Analysis
Roger Federer v Novak Djokovic current Head to Head: 16-13 (Djokovic winning the last encounter in the final of the ATP World Tour Finals 2012 in London with a 7-6 (6) 7-5 scoreline). If you are interested in the Federer – Murray H2H analysis, please click here: Federer vs Murray [...] -
Can Bernard Tomic Go From “Hoon” to Hero For Australia?
Bernard Tomic added another bad publicity moment to his year this past weekend when video surfaced of him getting berated on the sidelines by Australian tennis great Tony Roche. Roche, dismayed at Tomic’s losing performance in straight sets to Germany’s Florian Mayer, gave young Tomic a verbal tongue lashing while [...] -
Tennis Shoes Review – A Closer Look at Adidas Tennis Shoes
Tennis shoes are probably the most important part of the tennis equipment together with the tennis racquet. Today we will take a closer look at some of the Adidas tennis shoes, but you can also search for various types of tennis racquets here: Tennis Rackets Reviews Adidas is known for [...] -
ATP Metz Draw Preview and Analysis
The ATP World Tour returns to Europe after the US Open, this time to the French indoor hard courts of Metz. Since Metz returned to the tennis circuit in 2003 winners have included world no. 2 Novak Djokovic and Frenchmen Gael Monfils and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga heads the field [...] -
ATP St. Petersburg Draw Preview and Analysis
See here for full draw. After the excitement of the US Open, the ATP Tour switches back to Europe and indoor hard courts, with St Petersburg in Russia being home to one of the tournaments this week. Mikhail Youzhny heads the draw in his home country here and will face [...] -
Davis Cup – Tradition and History for Over 100 Years
Some tennis fans may be surprised to know that Davis Cup was considered more prestigious than Wimbledon. Times have changed but it is still one of the longest running sporting competitions in the world. Nations play against each other in elimination rounds called “ties” with the individual singles and doubles [...] -
Federer vs Nadal Rivalry – Not Over But Not The Same
Current head to head record between Federer vs Nadal stands at 10-20. Rafa won their last meeting in the 2013 Rome Masters final in straight sets 6-1 6-3. As we will look at the Federer – Nadal H2H, we also bring you the analysis of another great tennis rivalry, the [...] -
Andrea Jaeger – Story of a former tennis professional
Andrea Jaeger is a former #2 world ranked tennis player; reaching that ranking in August 1981 at the age of 16. In 1980 at the age of 15 years and 19 days, she became the youngest player to be seeded at Wimbledon, an accomplishment that was broken by Jennifer Capriati [...] -
Murray’s US Open Win – Does it Change the ATP?
Andy Murray’s U.S. Open title not only changed his life but also completed a rather remarkable trend this season that saw the top four men each win at least one of the Grand Slams. Does this mean we should expect more of the same next year or will one man [...] -
French Open champ Ferrero to Retire
Spain’s French Open 2003 champion and former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero has confirmed that he will retire shortly after competing at his home event in October. Ferrero, whose 2012 tennis season has been beset by injuries, spoke during a news conference presenting the Valencia Open 500 event and [...] -
Venus and Serena to Showdown in South Africa
2012 female US Open champion Serena Williams is set to face her sister, Venus, in an exhibition match when the two players visit South Africa in early November. The Grand Slam champions are said to be “proud and humbled” at being invited to travel to the country by a women’s [...] -
The Future Looks Bright For Andy Murray
Flushing Meadows may have been evacuated but the venue couldn’t escape the presence of a Scottish Tornado as Andy Murray finally lived the dream. Novak Djokovic was hardly blown aside in five hours of the most enthralling tennis, but his game was certainly driven off course by the courage and [...]
