Who says Spaniards can not play on grass? If you were not a tennis fan you would have never guessed that was the case, especially with how the clay court season has started off. To follow up Rafael Nadal’s impressive Queens Club run of last week, both David Ferrer and Fernando Verdasco showed this week that [...]

Tennis fans are always looking for the next up and coming star.   Junior success does not always bode well for ATP tour stardom, but the following 3 players surely have what it takes to crack the world’s top ten in the near future.
1) Kei Nishikori
The Japanese sensation has seen his ranking sky rocket from 289 at [...]

Wimbledon is in the air and final preparations for the years third leg of the grand slam series is almost complete. As expected the big 3 of men’s tennis, R-Fed, Rafa and Djokovic have their desired match practice and will head to the Wimbledon grounds for a week of preparation. There is however still some tour tennis to be played this week [...]

It was a great week to be the top two seeds at an ATP tournament around the world. All 3 tournaments held this week provided a 1-2 punch for there respected finals day. The grass court season is in full swing and it looks like Federer, Nadal and Djokovic do not have any other intention other than [...]

Every sport has its share of potential stars that never live up to their promise. Whether it be injuries, too much hype too soon, or lacking the mental game, the ATP has had its share of players whose star did not shine as bright as once thought. Their respective junior programs touted them as the [...]

In many people’s eyes Andy Roddick’s career has been a disappointment. With only one slam title to his name in four tries it is not hard to see why many people feel this way. Reporters and fans tend to look at only the flashy elements of Roddick’s game such as his massive serve or powerful forehand, [...]

    It was really no contest in picking the player of the month for June 2008. Rafa Nadal once again played a perfect clay court season, as he totally dominated from start to finish. Nadal picked up titles in Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Hamburg and Roland Garros. He did lose in the 1st round of Roma [...]

May 2008
 
In this article, I would like to share with you what it was like for Peter Polansky and myself “on the road” as his first year as a professional last year.

 
 Of the 52 weeks in 2007, we traveled together as player and coach for 33 weeks.
 
It ended up being an incredible start to [...]

Its time for tour players to shift gears and trade in their clay court shoes for some grass court spikes. As the clay court season has essentially come to a close, Wimbledon will be on the minds of all the top players as Queens Club and Halle will offer tune up events for the top players in order to [...]

The 2008 French Open concluded today with Rafael Nadal capturing his 4th successive Roland Garros trophy. Rafa was utterly dominant throughout the tournament as he did not lose a set on his way to the title, which also included taking out Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in straight sets. Perhaps the most impressive part of Nadal’s [...]

Its to time rumble and yet another chance for Roger Federer to become the greatest of all time. The Swiss has never come into the finals of French Open with an easier and fresher road. The highest seeded player that R-Fed had to battle at this years French Open was 24 ranked Fernadno Gonzalez in the quarter-finals. [...]

The semi-finals are set at this years French Open. The French fans will be thrilled at the two intriguing semi-final matches that will be played on Friday. The big 3, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have all made it through again to the last 4 of a major, and they will be joined this time by [...]

Playing three 5 sets matches in three consecutive days would be worrisome for most players. The fatigue to the body and mind is tremendous and when you add to this equation the fact that this effort has to be done on red clay, the task seems quite impossible. However Rafa Nadal does not think so. [...]

The quarter-finals of this years French Open should provide some great match-ups and potential pop corn matches. The following is a break down of what coming up at Roland Garros.

1) Roger Federer vs 24) Fernado Gonzalez

Head to head Federer leads 10-1, 4-0 on clay.

This match up should be interesting in the sense that R-Fed did lose his last encounter to Gonzo at the season ending championships in Shanghai last year. I can see Fernadno troubling Roger for a set, but I believe Federer knows Gonzo’s game all to well. Roger will slice up Gonzalez in 4 sets.

The years second major is in full swing andthe usual suspects, Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic are all moving through the draw convincingly. Federer and Nadal are in round 2, while Novak won his match today and is in round 3.  The biggest stories on the mens side of this year have been the exit of two former [...]