I know it’s been said over and over, this whole mental aspect of tennis. The mental aspect of sport really: it’s not confined to just tennis. But since this is a tennis blog, we’re darn well going to talk about tennis.
When it comes to confidence, I think Novak Djokovic is just brimming with it. And […]
This is going to be short and sweet because, well, it’s not a surprise and do we care anyway? No, I didn’t think so. Because like any other sport, seedings and rankings are only a number. Once Wimbledon starts, then it’s all about who wins and who loses.
But for now, since Wimbledon hasn’t started yet, […]
I enjoy ESPN. I like to look through its articles, see what’s being written about…and then do it better. But I think the thing I enjoy the most about ESPN is all the comments by readers. Yes, comments are indeed my favorite.
So today, there was an article on ESPN about a variety of things, but […]
How bad is this? I was reading the article about how Carlos Moya pulled out of Wimbledon with a shoulder injury. The lead-off on the article mentioned Moya as a former number one player.
And I couldn’t remember when Moya had been number one. In fact, it was so off my radar that I was questioning […]
Roger Federer is flying in fine form after the battering he took at the French Open. Federer won the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany, for the fifth straight time. Each of his last four victories in Halle were followed up by a Wimbledon title…drum roll for the build-up anyone?
Even more impressive in Federer’s title […]
They’ve had some classic matches, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. The last meeting between the two was all Rafa at the French Open. But everyone suffered that situation at the French this year, and grass is a whole new chapter.
Nadal and Djokovic will be duking it out in the final at the Queen’s Club after […]
The grass action is hot and heavy at Queen’s with all the big names coming out to play. Rafael Nadal reached the quarterfinals after getting pushed to three sets by up-and-comer Kei Nishikori. The Japanese player lost the first set 3-6 but rallied to take the second 6-4 before bowing out to Nadal in a […]
I highlighted the women yesterday so it’s only fair (and kind of a lot more fun!) to follow up with the men’s grass court preview.
You gotta start at the top: Roger Federer. He’s had a rough first half to 2008. He was destroyed by world number two Rafael Nadal. He’s been suffering from illnesses. But […]
Well hell.
I turned on the television to look for when the men’s final started at Roland Garros, and I got in on the very end of the trophy ceremonies. After looking at the score, I’m really wasn’t all that disappointed that I missed the match.
Rafael Nadal not only beat Roger Federer in straight sets in […]
Well it’s not like we didn’t see this coming. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will face off for the third straight year in the finals of the French Open. Roland Garros wouldn’t be Roland Garros without the top two players having a showdown, would it?
Nadal knocked off Novak Djokovic. Easily. Too easily to have Roger […]
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Written by Erica Beck [email] for b5media.
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