It wasn’t inevitable, certainly wasn’t guaranteed, and at times seemed downright impossible. Having climbed back to the top of the ATP World Rankings, for what can surely be a last hurrah (but maybe not) as the game’s top dog, Roger Federer has surpassed one of the last remaining records the former “Greatest Player of All Time” Pete Sampras still owned. Having held onto the record for over a decade, Pistol Pete’s 286 accumulative weeks as the world top player has now been superseded by Roger...
After two weeks of almost non-stop rain and two singles Champions so familiar, that they’re almost a cliché, the Wimbledon’s ground crew now begins scrambling to get the grass ready for the Olympic Games due to begin in just three weeks, giving us a little time to look back over what we learned from one of the best fortnight’s of tennis drama in recent memory. 1. Nadal is susceptible to distraction Swinging his racket from side to side like a bad Pete Sampras impersonator, Lukáš Rosol managed to...
While Britain eagerly awaits their first homegrown finalist in the Gentlemen’s singles since before the second World War, those of us who do not ascribe to the ironic sense of entitlement those in the UK feel about winning Wimbledon doubt heavily that Andy Murray can go one step further and lift the trophy. It’s simply too hard to conjure up any legitimate athletic reasons why Andy Murray should, could or will beat the 16-time Grand Slam Champion Roger Federer in the final, and a quick look...
Rafael Nadal very nearly got an unexpected Birthday present, as his only two legitimate challengers in his way to an unprecedented seventh French Open Men’s Singles title, teased the Spaniard by pretending they were going to crash out of Roland Garros before the start of the second week. As World Number One Novak Djokovic began his fight back from two-sets-to-one down against Andreas Seppi, Roger Federer went a set, and very nearly two sets as he stared at break points late in the second,...
Roger Federer – the new World Number One? What may have seemed impossible just a few short months ago could now be a distinct possibility. After winning the Mutua Madrid Open title on the contraversial Blue Clay, Roger Federer has reclaimed the World Number Two ranking ahead of Rafael Nadal for the first time in 14 months. A feat almost unimaginable when he fell to fourth in the rankings back in October of last year. You may ask what motivation the 16-time Grand Slam Champion...
