Matches of the Year: No. 7 – Djokovic vs. Del Potro, Shanghai

December 12, 2013 4

The Grandstand presents its 2013 Matches of the Year, continuing with No. 7. Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin Del Potro have faced each other in a whole host of memorable encounters, and their showdown in the Shanghai title match was no exception. Ricky Dimon and Hasan Murad recap the action. […]

Matches of the Year: No. 8 – Nadal vs. Djokovic, Montreal

December 11, 2013 0

The Grandstand presents its 2013 Matches of the Year, continuing with No. 8. This installment of the Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic came in the rare setting of a Masters 1000 semifinal. It went the ultimate distance and did not end before a memorable incident took place. […]

Matches of the Year: Honorable Mention Part 1

December 6, 2013 0

The Grandstand presents its 2013 Matches of the Year, starting with an honorable-mention group of Nos. 16-20. It includes the early stages of Rafael Nadal’s hard-court streak and a comeback from two sets down by Andy Murray. […]

Saying goodbye in 2013: Xavier Malisse

December 5, 2013 9

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. […]

Marathon man’s 2013 ends with marathon loss

October 31, 2013 7

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 […]

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