The creative Djokovic wins Madrid, now playing Rome
Years ago, the No. 1 Novak Djokovic could not figure out on clay, he was pretty decent, but not fantastic. But now, the Serbian more or less knows how to construct his points. On Sunday, Djokovic won Madrid, beating the young but tired Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4. He has won 14 Grand Slams, and he […]
Who’s the favorite the French Open?
“Who’s the favorite for fabulous France? There are a lot, which is another way of saying there isn’t one at all. One day, the two-time Grand Slam champion Petra Kvitova might actually become No. 1 — she has been so close over the previous 10 years — and it could be on the clay courts. […]
Guess what? Federer and Barty wins Miami
Roger Federer was dominant again. In Miami, he was darn good, almost every match, crushing with his hard-to-read serve, his spinning backhand, his massive forehand, and he was intelligent at the net. He is 37-year-old now, but he really isn’t aging on court. He is not slow, and he can slip to catch it. He […]
Belinda Bencic is bashing the ball, takes down Osaka
FROM INDIAN WELLS, MARCH 11, 2019 – More and more, Belinda Bencic is becoming much more confident and knowledgeable. The Swiss was really struggling over the past few years, because she was hurt a lot, and when she returned, she needed to re-think her game. She played a lot of tournaments in 2018, playing whenever […]
Notes on a Draw Sheet: injuries, again
Already, in February, there are a couple major injuries, like Maria Sharapova and Juan Martin del Potro. They won’t play at Indian Wells, and the Russian/American won’t go to Miami, either. The Argentine pulled out of Acapulco and Indian Wells. Whether he will return in Miami is up in the air. Exactly why are there […]
Ole Madrid: Who can take on Nadal?
Rafa Nadal loves clay. The Spaniard has won it everything, at Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros. But, over the last couple weeks, he lost to Fabio Fognini in the semis in France, and then he went down in Spain against Dominic Thiem. In mid-March, at Indian Wells on hardcourts, he pulled out […]
The fantastic Mr. Federer, back on clay
The last time that the fantastic Roger Federer played at Roland Garros was in 2015. He went down in the quarterfinals and he seemed done at this event. He could certainly still win on grass, or on the hardcourts, but on clay, in Paris, the 20-time Grand Slam champion has only won it once during […]
Miami: Can John Isner win once again?
Last year, American John Isner won Miami, his first ATP 1000. He was totally thrilled. After that, he was pretty good the rest of the year, but as he said, he was up and down. The same thing is occurring this week in Miami. Two weeks ago, he went down fairly early at Indian Wells. […]
Federer on fitness: ‘Nowadays people do all sorts of crazy stuff’
FROM INDIAN WELLS — The famous Roger Federer moved on Wednesday, easily beating Kyle Edmund 6-1 6-4, swirling around, attacking, sprinting. The 20-time Grand Slam champion is now 37 years olds, and while he is a tiny bit slower, he still is very fast, and each year, he gets even smarter. Assuming that he will […]
John Isner: ‘Always looking to add things’
FROM INDIAN WELLS – The US men only have one left in California, John Isner, who has banged himself into the quarters. He did very quietly, for whatever reason, as he has gone deep here before, but in the first two months, he was struggling and losing his touch. However, in the desert, he began […]
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