With 28 of the last 29 Grand Slam titles divided between them, it would be foolhardy to pick anyone other than Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer to win the 2012 edition of Wimbledon. The Championships begin tomorrow at the All England Club. Andy Murray, the fourth member of the Top Four, has fallen […]
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Triumphant Trio Loom Large at Wimbledon
June 24, 2012Djokovic and Federer on Collision Course to Meet in Aussie Final
January 25, 2012So the Top Four men are in the semifinals at the Australian Open. Any surprise there? Nope. I was going to make predictions prior to the quarterfinal matches, but then considered it pointless. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray were all slam dunks to win. Who could argue? The semifinals aren’t quite […]
Djokovic and Murray Primed to Meet in U.S. Open Final
August 28, 2011Picking a winner for the U.S. Open, which begins tomorrow, is more complicated than it was three weeks ago when the Rogers Cup began in Montreal. The top four players — really, the only serious contenders — were competing for the first time since Wimbledon in back-to-back Masters Series events leading up to the last […]
French Qualifier Robert Upsets Berdych at Roland Garros
May 23, 2011Unheralded journeyman Stephane Robert scored the biggest upset of Day 2 at the French Open this afternoon, defeating No. 6-ranked Tomas Berdych 3-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 9-7 in a first round match. It was a day of firsts for the 31-year-old French qualifier, ranked No. 140 in the world. Until Monday, Robert had never won […]
Australian Open Men’s Quarterfinal Picks
January 24, 2011And now there are eight. The men’s quarterfinals are set at the Australian Open. All but two of the top eight seeds made it through four rounds to play another day. In the top half of the draw, top-seeded Rafael Nadal meets No. 7 seed David Ferrer and No. 5 seed Andy Murray plays unseeded […]
Nadal Tops Berdych to Win 2nd Wimbledon Title
July 4, 2010The stage was too big and Rafael Nadal was too good for Tomas Berdych earlier today at the All England Club. Nadal won his second Wimbledon crown and 8th Grand Slam championship defeating Berdych 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 in a final that was closer than the score would indicate. The No. 1-ranked Spaniard missed Wimbledon last […]
Soderling to Win Wimbledon
June 29, 2010Tomorrow is quarterfinal Wednesday for the men at Wimbledon. In the top half of the draw, it’s Roger Federer versus Tomas Berdych and Novak Djokovic against Yen-Hsun Lu. On the bottom, Andy Murray battles Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Robin Soderling takes on Rafael Nadal. Conventional wisdom would pick Federer, Djokovic, Murray and Nadal as the semifinalists. […]
Roddick Defeats Berdych for Sony Ericsson Title
April 5, 2010Andy Roddick defeated Tomas Berdych 7-5, 6-4 in Miami yesterday to win the Sony Ericsson Open. The big-serving American kept Berdych off balance with sliced backhands, change-of-pace forehands, occasional forays to the net and 13 aces. Roddick, the No. 6 seed, had Berdych so befuddled that at one point the big Czech lost track of […]
Nadal Defeats Berdych at Indian Wells
March 19, 2010A rejuvenated Rafael Nadal defeated Tomas Berdych 6-4, 7-6 (4) last night to book a spot in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, Calif. The tournament was defending-champion Nadal’s first since retiring against Andy Murray in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in January. Nadal will meet Croatian Ivan Ljubicic in […]
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