Federer Wins First French Open

Happy days are here again for Roger Federer. The Swiss Maestro is newly married, there’s a baby on the way and today he removed the last blemish on an otherwise sterling resume. Federer won his first French Open title on a cool, windy and sometimes rainy Sunday afternoon, defeating surprise finalist Robin Soderling 6-1, 7-6 […]

Spain Stuns Argentina in Davis Cup Final

The 2008 Davis Cup is history. Spain, playing without injured No. 1-ranked Rafael Nadal, upset heavily favored host Argentina 3-1 over the weekend in Mar del Plata to win its third Davis Cup. Argentina came up empty for the third time in three trips to the final. Fernando Verdasco clinched the victory Sunday in a five-set […]

Federer Looks to Salvage Season With 5th U.S. Open Crown

The first round of the men’s draw at the U.S. Open is complete and the top eight seeds all advanced in straight sets. Only new world No. 1 Rafael Nadal struggled, surviving a spirited challenge from qualifier Bjorn Phau, 7-6, 6-3, 7-6. The No. 136-ranked German kept Nadal on court for two hours and 59 minutes, […]

Nadal Ready to Dethrone Federer at Wimbledon

  Roger Federer begins his quest today for a modern-era record sixth consecutive Wimbledon title. Standing in his way are a formidable group of adversaries. Most notable are the obvious suspects – Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Nadal is on an incredible roll and playing with extreme confidence. The No. 2-ranked Spaniard absolutely destroyed Federer […]

Is This Roger’s Year at the French?

With the French Open starting today, six men have to be rated as favorites. One, however, is the prohibitive favorite. That would be three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal. The No. 2-ranked Spaniard is seeking to become only the second man in history to win the French Open four times in a row. Bjorn Borg is […]

Nadal Bags Fourth Straight Barcelona Open

Top-seeded Rafael Nadal defeated fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 yesterday to win his fourth straight Barcelona Open. The title was Nadal’s second of the year and 25th of his career. Just a month ago, the Spaniard lost in the final of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami to Nikolay Davydenko and expressed his […]

Federer Still King of the Mountain

  The more things change, the more they stay the same. So it was yesterday in Shanghai, as Roger Federer won his fourth Masters Cup in five years with a no-doubt-about-it 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 victory over David Ferrer of Spain. The season-ending Masters Cup pits the top eight players in the world against one and […]

Djokovic Cruises and Amuses Into U.S. Open Semifinals

Novak Djokovic wowed tennis fans last night at the U.S. Open, both on and off the court. The No. 3 seed dispatched No. 17 Carlos Moya 6-4, 7-6, 6-1 in workman-like fashion to reach his third consecutive Grand Slam semifinal, and then had the crowd in stitches doing spot-on impersonations of Maria Sharapova and Rafael […]