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I never thought Novak Djokovic would get out of that fifth set of the Australian Open final alive.  Between that and coming back from match point against Federer at last year’s U.S. Open, I now wonder if he’s made any deals more significant than a shoe and racket contract — such as selling his soul.

Much has been written and said lately about Novak Djokovic’s gluten-free diet as one reason for his monumental winning streak, so I thought I’d look into it.  I could afford to drop a few pounds and wouldn’t mind improving my game. All it requires giving up? According to the Mayo Clinic, just these few items: [...]

I should have slept in.  After yesterday’s fantastic doubles comeback by the French,  I woke up early, expecting the Monfils-Djokovic match to be a battle.   Instead Monfils made a mess of things.  Michael Llodra did no better against Victor Troicki in the second match, very uneventful for the rare 2-2 matchup in a final.  The [...]

Tennis history on the line this afternoon to see if Rafael Nadal can accomplish what Bjorn Borg never did — win in New York.  Borg won six French Opens and five Wimbledons, kneeling down on the last one like he was giving thanks to the tennis gods above.  But by September, those gods were frowning [...]

This year thus far has been the breakout year for John Isner – winning his first ATP title, reaching the round of 16 in Australia, and making a heroic Davis Cup debut this weekend in which he played all three days, including a great effort as a last-minute sub in the doubles and a valiant five-set [...]

Bob Bryan and John Isner, subsituting for an ill Mike Bryan, fought back in the first and third set tiebreakers to win in four sets in the Davis Cub doubles against Serbia on Saturday.  A brilliant win, especially for Isner in his Davis Cup debut, a weekend in which he did not plan to play doubles.  Tomorrow [...]

From Daviscup.com:  Novak Djokovic confirmed Serbia’s dominance over USA by beating Sam Querrey at the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first round tie in Belgrade.
Playing in front of a passionate home crowd, Djokovic handed his team a commanding 2-0 lead on Friday. Despite a spirited fight back from Querrey in the third set, [...]

A new era for American Davis Cup has begun, and it will be up to John Isner and Sam Querrey to step up and fill the shoes of long-time Davis Cuppers Andy Roddick and James Blake who are sitting out the competition this year.   The tall twosome — Isner is 6′9″ an Querey 6′6″ — have a [...]

During a U.S. Open press conference last September, Andy Roddick ridiculed Novak Djokovic’s numerous calls to the trainer, suggesting that maybe he had SARS or the bird flu, but then he lost to the Serb in the quartefinals.  Djokovic didn’t get the joke, and was angry in the aftermatch interview and New York fans booed him off [...]

James Blake lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets Monday night in Melbourne, losing 4-6, 4-6, 6-7 (3).
Andy Roddick goes up against No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic in a rematch of the contentious U.S. Open quarterfinal where Djokovic beat Roddick in four sets. The match is set to start not before 3 p.m. in Australia, [...]