This weeks review saw the tour start off its claycourt season with the favorites taking center stage. All three events this week had the tournament favorites prevailing in their respective tournaments. Even though the opening week of the claycourt season does not provide relatively strong draws, for those players willing to play this week, vital [...]

The years third masters series kicks off this week in the lavish Monte Carlo. Known for its legendary Casino, luxury hotels, elegant nightclubs and restaurants, views of the sparkling Mediterranean are a regularity. Voted as the players favorite masters series tournament of 2007, the Monte Carlo masters always brings forth a great week of tennis [...]

The John McEnroe effect has been unraveled by scientists who say that players really do see things differently from the line judges.
A comprehensive study of tennis matches shows precisely how much harder it is to see on which side the ball bounces, when it comes down within four inches of the line.
It turns out that [...]

With the clay court season kicking off this week, many players and fans will be looking forward to some world class tennis in the next two months. The grueling claycourt season is particularly hard this year because the calender has been condensed and players will be forced to play three claycourt masters series in the [...]

With players putting away their hardcourt shoes for the time being the focus of the tennis world shifts to the red clay in Europe and the French Open looming at the end of May. This week sees the circuit visiting three venues in Estoril, Valencia and Houston. The Portugal and Spain tournaments will see deeper [...]

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Games style have certainly changed over the years in men’s tennis. The days of 25-30 stroke rallies are all but over. The modern game has introduced more of a “surf and turf” style, which famed coach Brad Gilbert has defined as the big serve followed by the big forehand. Players stature as well as advancements [...]

Djokovic, Baghdatis and other Adidas sponsored players are expected to wear the white tops to Wimbledon, and the red/black to the US Open.

Djokovic is expected to wear this warm-up to the US Open.

Djokovic and Baghdatis are expected to wear these shorts to Wimbledon (white shorts) and US Open (dark shorts).

Djokovic is expeted to wear this [...]

Every month there are many factors and players that are put into the mix when deciding which player deserves player of the month status. This month again saw a toss up between a few players. Mardy Fish did end up winning, but he had to compete with South African Kevin Anderson, who made the finals [...]

The Miami masters will be remembered this year for streaks that were broken. Andy Roddick finally beat his nemesis Roger Federer for the 1st time in 5 years. Roddick will be happy but not satisfied with his 2-16 win/loss life time record with Federer. As Roddick put it, “ I’m not going to sit here [...]

Semi-final Friday under the Florida sunshine, great combo. The final four at this years Miami Masters, provided a few upsets as well as some regularity. The day session saw Rafeal Nadal play a man that he has never beaten on hardcourts. Tomas Berdych is a tough costumer for Rafa, as he plays a similar game [...]

Now that we are at the business end of the tournament the only action that happens on the grounds is on centre court. The day session saw Nikolay Davydenko against Janko Tipsarevic, which was followed by Roger Federer and Andy Roddick in the night session. The Davydenko/Tipsarevic match was a bust, with the Russian crushing [...]

What a great way for TheATPBlog.com to start live coverage of the years second masters series, than to have James Blake battle against Rafael Nadal on center court in Crandon park, for a semi final berth. You will not see me complaining this week about cool temperatures as I did in Indian Wells. Wednesday saw [...]

Fun in the sun or squeaky shoes on a hard-court. The tour moves to Miami this week where fans and players can either relax and enjoy the sun or get ready for some serious tennis. Conditions will be different this week in Miami compared with last week in California as the heat and humidity that [...]

What a week it was in Indian Wells, California for TheATPBlog.com. We enjoyed bringing all of our fans comprehensive coverage from the first masters series event in Palm Springs. One of the most fantastic tennis venues on the planet, did not disappoint as there was scintillating tennis from day one. The Pacific Life Open [...]