Newly ordained world number 2, Novak Djokovic will hope that form holds as he battles a field of 31 including the tour’s hottest player Nikolay Davydenko in Rotterdam this week. The $1.5 million ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament kicks off its 36th championship today. Last year’s finalists, Andy Murray...
Closing Time: Federer tops Murray for 16th Major title
The 2010 Australian Open, much like the 2009 edition of the event, will be remembered in a very simple way: It witnessed the continued dominance of tennis’s greatest modern-day champions.
The annual two-week tournament – often referred to as the “Happy Slam” – once again left underdogs and challengers in tears after 14 days of competition. [...]
Tested But Triumphant: Serena Fights Off Henin for 5th Aussie Title
Justine Henin stood on Mount Olympus, playing tennis from the gods. Serena Williams realized, though, that even tennis legends are mortal. That’s why one great champion turned back another in a deliciously dramatic Australian Open women’s singles final.
Serena Jameka Williams and Justine Henin entered their ultimate Saturday showdown in Melbourne with 18 Major singles titles [...]
At Your Service: Men’s Final Preview
The men’s singles final of the 2010 Australian Open doesn’t figure to be boring, but an analysis of the titanic tilt involving top-seeded Roger Federer and fifth-seeded Andy Murray isn’t going to win many points for originality.
No, it’s hard to be overly creative in assessing the second Major final to pair the world No. 1 [...]
In With Fear, Out With Fire
Andy Murray began his first-ever Australian Open men’s singles semifinal with the trepidation of a middle-tier performer. He left Rod Laver Arena with not just a victory, but a newfound sense of swagger that could lift him to the very top of his sport.
The fifth-seeded Murray – ranked fourth in the world and poised to [...]
Chinese Tennis Torture
The eyes of China were fixed upon the women’s singles semifinals at the 2010 Australian Open. After two homeland heroes were dismissed on Thursday afternoon, the world’s most populous nation might not remain riveted to the rectangle inside Rod Laver Arena.
When one considers the quality of the matchup that’s been established for Saturday’s women’s championship [...]
Australian Open 2010
Closing Time: Federer tops Murray for 16th Major title
The 2010 Australian Open, much like the 2009 edition of the event, will be remembered in a very simple way: It witnessed the continued dominance of tennis’s...
Tested But Triumphant: Serena Fights Off Henin for 5th Aussie Title
Justine Henin stood on Mount Olympus, playing tennis from the gods. Serena Williams realized, though, that even tennis legends are mortal. That’s...
At Your Service: Men’s Final Preview
The men’s singles final of the 2010 Australian Open doesn’t figure to be boring, but an analysis of the titanic tilt involving top-seeded Roger...
In With Fear, Out With Fire
Andy Murray began his first-ever Australian Open men’s singles semifinal with the trepidation of a middle-tier performer. He left Rod Laver Arena...
Chinese Tennis Torture
The eyes of China were fixed upon the women’s singles semifinals at the 2010 Australian Open. After two homeland heroes were dismissed on Thursday...
Great Champions, Great Escapes
On a memorable Wednesday afternoon at the 2010 Australian Open, a lot of tennis fans had very good reason to think that Serena Williams and Roger Federer...
Chinese Challengers
The 2010 Australian Open is the Major tournament of the South Pacific, and so it’s entirely fitting that in one of the world’s most ethnically...
Lifting the Level and Loving Life
Marin Clic Marin Cilic and Andy Murray are putting their demons behind them. Two young guns in the world of men’s tennis finally showed a readiness...
The Other Side of the Coin
Rafael Nadal There will be a time and place to celebrate the winners of the first two men’s singles quarterfinals at the 2010 Australian Open. (In...
Business Over Pleasure: Week Two Women’s Overview
Now that the first week – and the opening three rounds – of the 2010 Australian Open are over, it’s time to examine what seasoned hands...
Cutthroat Classics
Juan Martin del Potro While Justine Henin’s victory over Yanina Wickmayer stole the show in the women’s singles portion of the 2010 Australian...
Belgian Brilliance
Justine Henin Justine Henin is evidently a magnet for two things at the 2010 Australian Open: the best efforts of worthy challengers, and great tennis...
The Day The Open Rested
Day six of the 2010 Australian Open could have been compared to an exhausted runner who, after finishing a race and drinking ample fluids, immediately...
Wimbledon 2009
16 For 15: Federer outlasts Roddick for history-making title
Roger Federer needed 16 games in the fifth and deciding set to win his 15th major tournament. Such a poetically appropriate detail helps explain how a...
2009 US Open
Melanie Oudin stuns Maria Sharapova
Melanie Oudin, all of 17 and hailed as the future of American women’s tennis lived up to that billing as she upset 29th seeded Russian, Maria Sharapova...
Australian Open 2009
Serena – The Best
Serena Williams has an air of joie de vie about her. Some fans interpret that as brash cockiness, but those fans do not understand Serena Williams. In...
French Open 2009
Intruder invaded Roland Garros during the French Open 2009 final match
Cause for concern has been created within the tennis community after an intruder invaded the court during the French Open 2009 final match. In a match...
Player Profiles
Nadia Petrova – The Unpredictable Force
Nadia Petrova is many things to many people. She is one of those players on the tour that other players dread to see across the net. Not that she...
Venus Williams – The Elegant Artist
Don’t let that calm, mature demeanor fool you. Venus Williams comes to play. At 6’ 1”, Venus is quick, boasts a powerful serve and moves with...
Maria’s Long Road Back
What fans forget about Maria, is that she is just 22 years old. Her glamour girl image, very public profile and photo appeal make it seem like she...
Novak Djokovic – Grand Slam Flop
Serbian superstar and national icon, Novak Djokovic, maintained his number four ranking at a time when he seemed poised to make a run at the top. Known...
Andy Murray – Hard to Figure
Blessed with seemingly unlimited talent and even more potential, Andy Murray can best be described as impossible to predict. Just when Murray appears...
Roger Federer – Rock Solid, Time Tested
At the end of 2008, there was an undercurrent about the greatest player to grace the courts. Perhaps, there were even some whispers. Stern challengers...
Rafael Nadal – Mastering the Surfaces
After winning four consecutive French Open Championships, tour opponents may have wished the fiercely competitive Spaniard would stay on his favorite...
Serena Williams – The World’s Best
Serena’s ranking is a lot like her game. She puts it out there and challenges the world to take it away. As she proved in the 2009 Australian...
The Belgians – both of them – are back. Dinara Safina’s not the top-ranked female tennis player in the world. Serena Williams hasn’t promised to shove a ball down the throat of a linesperson… yet. Intrigue and anticipation are coursing through Melbourne in the final 30 hours...
Will the real Nikolay Davydenko please show up in Melbourne? The 28-year old Ukrainian star marched past Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal for the second consecutive tournament. As usual, anyone who beats the top two players in the world deserves to win the tournament. Davydenko set Federer down in the...
Imagine the two best days of tennis you could possibly have on the ATP Tour. Imagine a 48-hour fantasy ripped straight from the headlines. Imagine finding a zone of confidence you’ve never felt before. Now you’re ready to enter the current existence of one Nikolay Davydenko. In two days in...
Two experienced veterans have brought Brisbane alive! In dream-come-true finals, two former tour headliners have emerged from retirement to give tournament organizers and tennis fans a match many feared would never be played again. 26-year old Kim Clijsters and 27-year old Justine Henin will have another...
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