With the 2014 campaign approaching rapidly, it’s time to get predictions in for the eight World Tour Finals participants—in order. Can Rafael Nadal hold off his challengers for the top spot, or will there be a change at No. 1? Will any newcomers break through and crash the London party? […]
Early this season, a five-team panel made its predictions for the Top 10 American men according to the year-end rankings. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, the Grandstand’s own Ricky Dimon came out top of what was an impossible contest in which nobody proved to be especially successful. […]
Xavier Malisse has to be on the short list when discussing talented players who did not fulfill their potential during their careers on the ATP World Tour. That’s not to say, however, that Malisse was a failure. Known affectionately as “the X-Man,” he won a Grand Slam doubles title (2004 French Open), reached a slam semifinal in singles (2002 Wimbledon), and finished years in the top 60 of the world on eight different occasions. […]
David Nalbandian brought just about everything to the table throughout his 13-year career on the ATP World Tour. There was controversy (the ongoing saga of Argentina’s Davis Cup team, kicking a linesman in the 2012 Queen’s Club final). There were seven wins over players ranked No. 2 at the time and three wins over players ranked No. 1 at the time (all three over Roger Federer). There was even a Grand Slam final (2002 Wimbledon). […]
James Blake was more than just one of the fastest players with one of the most ferocious forehands during his time on the ATP World Tour. He was one of tennis’ good guys. Blake, who played collegiately at Harvard, overcame scoliosis, a broken neck, and the death of his father to muster up an improbably successful professional career. […]
Thank goodness for final-set tiebreakers. Perhaps that is exactly what Nicolas Mahut was thinking late in his second-round match against Gilles Simon at the BNP Paribas Masters on Wednesday afternoon. The two Frenchmen had been […]
Roger Federer returns to court next week in Basel, without a coach for the first time since the summer of 2010 and with a ranking as low as No. 7 for the first time since […]
Fellow players, past and present alike, were active on Twitter both during and after the U.S. Open men’s singles final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. [tweet https://twitter.com/TNconkic/statuses/377195914592784384] [tweet https://twitter.com/k_skupski/statuses/377179534036312064] [tweet https://twitter.com/JohnIsner/statuses/377198534183112704] [tweet https://twitter.com/jamie_murray/statuses/377198674159230976] [tweet […]
A three-team panel makes its picks for the men’s singles final on Monday at the U.S. Open. (1) Novak Djokovic vs. (2) Rafael Nadal Steen Kirby (Tennis East Coast) – It’s another clash of the […]
A two-team panel makes its picks for the men’s singles semifinals on Saturday at the U.S. Open. (1) Novak Djokovic vs. (9) Stanislas Wawrinka Steen Kirby (Tennis East Coast) – Stan the Man continued […]
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