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Lost in this thus far triumphant summer of Rafael Nadal has been advance coverage of the U.S. verses Spain Davis Cup match to be held in a storied bullfighting ring in Madrid Sept. 19-21. At this point it is very conceivable that soon-to-be No. 1 Nadal could add Olympic gold and the [...]

Perhaps the most misleading feature of any ATP match are the digital boards that report the speeds of serves. Often crowds ooh and ah at the high numbers, but never do you hear as much about an impressive return of serve (and certainly no one gasps over consistency.) But as detailed in the [...]

John McEnroe, Bud Collins, Tennis Magazine’s Peter Bodo and Sports Illustrated’s L. Jon Wertheim all have rated Sunday’s final as the greatest match of all time, or at least of the Open era. (Sports Illustrated even put a match photo as the lead story on this week’s cover — when was the last time the [...]

Arnaud Clement, loser to Rainer Schuettler 8-6 in the fifth set of a quarterfinal match Thursday, missed by sixteen minutes adding his name to the history books for the longest match ever played at Wimbledon in the Open Era. The match lasted five hours, 12 minutes; according to Radio Wimbledon, the longest match is [...]

Rafa is rearing to go all the way.  I think that Radek Stepanek with his all-court game will run into Nadal in the round of 16, and will give him more trouble than most, but I don’t think anyone can beat Rafa this year, not even the Fed.  Having a special logo with [...]

Rafael Nadal beat Andy Roddick 7-5, 6-4 in the semifinals of the Artois Championships at the Queens Club on Saturday. Roddick said in Thursday’s press conference that although his shoulder feels good, his serve is not yet up to full speed. He told reporters he expects to be at full strength for Wimbledon.
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Rafael Nadal’s run in Paris without losing a set was the first time a French Open champion has won the tournament without losing a set since the great Bjorn Borg. With four titles at Roland Garros under his belt, can he win on the lawns of London? He has reached the finals of Wimbledon the [...]

Federer put up a more respectable fight in the second set, but now that he’s down two-sets-to-none, his chances of winning in Paris again are almost nil.  UPDATE–In fact, Federer didn’t win another game, losing 6-1, 6-3, 6-0.

Federer put up a more respectable fight in the second set, but now that he’s down two-sets-to-none, his chances of winning in Paris again are almost nil.  UPDATE–In fact, Federer didn’t win another game, losing 6-1, 6-3, 6-0.

Ion Tiriac, the former player, coach and agent who later became the richest Romanian and his country’s first billionaire, has a prime front-row seat at today’s match.  You can’t miss his famous burly mustache. Tiriac wants to add a fifth grand slam to the tour to be played in Madrid, it was reported last fall.

Bjorn [...]