If you want to watch the 2012 US Open semifinal between Djokovic Ferrer then you can check out our live blog: Djokovic vs Ferrer 2012 US Open Live After the first quarter-final of the day, between David Ferrer and Janko Tipsarevic, offered the best match of the tournament, the expectations [...]
Click for Djokovic – Del Potro Live Commentary The pick of the quarter-final match-ups sees the defending champion take on the champion of three years ago. When Juan Martin del Potro triumphed in 2009, his standing, if not his ranking, within the sport perhaps exceeded that of Novak Djokovic. [...]
Should we consider David Ferrer as a contender in New York? It may seem like an odd and admittedly almost pointless question to pose considering that the top three seeds at the U.S. Open, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray are all considered heavy favorites for the title. But [...]
Unlike 2011, when Novak Djokovic dominated the men’s game and entered the US Open as a solid favorite, parity among the Big 4 makes 2012’s last major tournament more intriguing. This season they have evenly divided the three Grand Slam events and the Olympics. Sadly, ultimate warrior Rafael Nadal, [...]
As Roger Federer recently celebrated his 31st birthday this month, it might be worth taking a look at how many more Grand Slam singles titles he could win in his career given his return to No. 1 and the elite list of competitors he might face at each event. Australian [...]
World number 2 and reigning US Open title-holder Novak Djokovic has spoken of his disappointment at Lance Armstrong recently, following the famous cyclist’s doping downfall. Armstrong, who has had his seven Tour de France titles (won between 1999 and 2005) stripped by the US Anti-Doping Agency, has confirmed that he [...]
Being the only major in 2012 to not increase its prize money to first round losers, next year’s Australian Open may be forced to go ahead without the world’s leading male players. It’s been well reported this year that tennis’ Big Four – Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and [...]
The series continues with a look at last year’s classic semi-final match between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer (Semi-final, 2011) 6–7 (7-9), 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 Last year’s US Open saw Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic meet at the tournament for a record fifth straight [...]
As the fourth and final grand slam of 2012 begins, Rafael Nadal’s continuing absence from the tour has left Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic as the last men standing in the battle for end-of –year number one. The two are currently neck-and-neck: in 2012 Djokovic has 8710 points to Federer’s [...]
After Novak Djokovic’s excellent 2011 that saw him take three grand slams and five Masters 1000 titles, it definitely seemed like he was ready to hold the number one spot for a lengthy amount of time, possibly even years. However, with only three titles so far this year (Australian Open, [...]
Tennis fans across the world can rejoice as Rafael Nadal recently announced that he will return to tennis, although they’ve a 7-month wait ahead of them. Although he won’t be competing in the US Open at Flushing Meadows when it begins next Monday, he has confirmed that he will be [...]
Befitting his official ATP ranking status of No. 1 in the world, 17-time Grand Slam winner and all-round tennis ace Roger Federer has been confirmed as the top seed for the US Open this year. Seedings were officially announced this week, with draws for the men’s field expected to be [...]
It’s no big surprise that the major topic of discussion last week was Rafael Nadal’s announcement that he was withdrawing from this month’s U.S. Open due to an ongoing knee injury that also forced him out of the Olympics. But what was an even bigger surprise, at least for me, [...]
“I am very sad to announce that I am not ready to play the US Open in NY. Thanks to my fans for their support and specially, the new yorkers” – with these words, shared via his Twitter account, King of Clay Rafael Nadal announced to disappointed tennis fans across [...]
