Watch This Young Kid Hit An Amazing Lob To Win A Point On Roger Federer! [Video]
Posted by Tom Gainey on March 11th, 2015 @ 9:48 am
Harrison Lerner had a night to remember yesterday at the NYC Showdown. Not only did the youngster get the watch two of the great shotmakers in the sport with Roger Federer and Grigor Dimitrov, he actually got to come on the court and play against the Swiss great.
Late in the third set, Dimitrov decided to let a fan have a chance at winning a point against Federer. And the young …
Watch Roger Federer And Grigor Dimitrov Trade Tweeners Last Night At The NYC Showdown [Video]
Posted by Tom Gainey on March 11th, 2015 @ 9:41 am
Roger Federer and Baby Fed, Grigor Dimitrov, shared some fun last night at the BNP Parisbas Showdown in New York City. Dimitrov won the 3-set exo in the end 62, 16, 75, but Federer took the point of the match raising the young Bulgarian with his own tweener.
Indian Wells Men’s Preview: Federer Could Meet Nadal In SFs, Djokovic Seeks 4th Title
Posted by Sean Randall on March 10th, 2015 @ 7:40 pm
The first Tennis Masters event kicks off Thursday in scenic Indian Wells. But don’t let the blue skies and snow-capped mountains fool you, the tennis is real and it is rough.
The men’s draw was just completed. Let’s get right to it. Here’s what you need to know.
First Quarter
Top seed Novak Djokovic’s tournament defense and quest for a fourth Indian Wells title takes him through a relatively easy road early …
Roger Federer Went And Did Another #AskRF Today, And As Usual It Was Fabulous
Posted by Tom Gainey on March 10th, 2015 @ 5:55 pm
Roger Federer is not just the best player on the tennis court, he’s also the best on social media, and he proved it again today with another hilarious installment of his “#AskRF” serious.
From New York, here were some of Federer better responses:
@rogerfederer What are you doing Rog? #HungryRF #NotaLindorBallRog #AskRF pic.twitter.com/52BI2BZQWu
— Chocoholic18 (@TennisCricChoco) March 10, 2015
I'm sorry
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Fedal Wars: Federer Admits Nadal Could Catch His Grand Slam Total “Quickly”
Posted by Sean Randall on March 10th, 2015 @ 4:27 pm
Thankfully for many of you, it’s been a while since we’ve had a “Fedal Wars” thread. But this recent quote from Roger Federer opened the door. Sorry guys!
Federer, who was in New York for tonight’s exo match against Grigor Dimitrov, admitted yesterday that with a few more French Open titles Rafael Nadal could very well catch his Grand Slam haul of 17.
“If he wins the French Open a few more …
Amelie Mauresmo Gets Into The Hall Of Fame, Yevgeny Kafelnikov Doesn’t!
Posted by Sean Randall on March 10th, 2015 @ 4:10 pm
The 2015 Hall of Fame tennis class was announced Monday with Amelie Mauresmo, David Hall (wheelchair), Nancy Jeffett (tennis industry) gaining entry.
I can’t speak much about Hall or Jeffett, and I can’t really complain much with the Mauresmo selection since the Frenchwoman did win two Slams in 2006 at the Australian when Justin Henin retired and Wimbledon beating Henin, and she also reached No. 1.
But is she …
March Madness Is Here: After A Thrilling Davis Cup Weekend, Indian Wells Is About To Begin
Posted by Sean Randall on March 10th, 2015 @ 3:52 pm
Well, if the start of March is indication of anything, we should be in for a great month of tennis. And it began with this weekend’s thrilling Davis Cup action which was arguably the best, most dramatic first round in quite a long time.
Even though defending champs Switzerland were without their superstars Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka, the Swiss still managed to extend it to a fifth before David …
Indian Wells Women’s Preview: Serena Williams Returns to Cushy Draw
Posted by Jeremy Davis on March 10th, 2015 @ 12:36 am
BNP PARIBAS OPEN
Indian Wells, Calif., USA; Surface: Hard
Seeds: Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Simona Halep, Caroline Wozniacki, Ana Ivanovic, Eugenie Bouchard, Agnieszka Radwanska, Ekaterina Makarova, Andrea Petkovic, Lucie Safarova, Sara Errani, Carla Suarez Navarro, Angelique Kerber, Karolina Pliskova, Flavia Pennetta, Madison Keys, Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova, Jelena Jankovic, Garbine Muguruza, Alize Cornet, Samantha Stosur, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elina Svitolina, Sabine Lisicki, Caroline Garcia, Varvara Lepchenko, Timea Bacsinszky, Zarina Diyas, Camila Giorgi, Coco Vandeweghe, Belinda …
Roger Federer Talks Family (We Travel With A Teacher), Goals (A Return To No. 1 Would Be A Dream) And More
Posted by Tom Gainey on March 9th, 2015 @ 3:42 pm
If you are a Roger Federer fan, you want to read this latest story from Chris Clarey of the NY Times.
In the article published today, Federer talks about how much he likes having his family with him when he goes to tournaments. With the girls turning six later this year, Federer revealed that he travels with multiple nannies and even a kindergarten teacher to keep the girls up-to-date …
Del Potro, Monfils And Goffin Withdraw From Indian Wells
Posted by Tom Gainey on March 9th, 2015 @ 3:25 pm
A trio of men withdrew from this week’s Indian Wells Masters on Monday. Injury-riddled Juan Martin del Potro returned his wildcard back to the tournament where he reached the finals in 2013 as the Argentine’s ailing left wrist is still not ready.
The tournament announced that rising star Thanasi Kokkinakis will take del Potro’s available wildcard.
Gael Monfils and David Goffin, who both played Davis Cup over the weekend, also withdrew. …
Second Serve Return Win %: Would You Believe Tomas Berdych Ranks First? [Stats]
Posted by Staff on March 9th, 2015 @ 1:29 pm
In our look at the ATP Matchfacts at the two-month mark of the 2015 tennis season, we examine the players who are best at returning second serves. In this category we do find a good mix of players, ranging from claycourters who grind out long points after getting the serve back to power players who attack a week second offering.
But it is a surprise that big man Tomas Berdych …
Return Games Won %: David Ferrer Breaks The Most, But Numbers Show Milos Raonic Is The Worst! [Stats]
Posted by Staff on March 9th, 2015 @ 1:28 pm
The numbers back up David Ferrer’s title as one of the premier returners in the sport of tennis. This season, the Spaniard is tops in return games winning 36%, or just over a third of his return games.
Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray rank just below. And 8th is Novak Djokovic followed by the underrated returner Tomas Berdych.
Is the fact Federer ranks so high a surprise? He is, …
Second Serve Win %: Novak Djokovic Is The Best In The World And The Best In This Category [Stats]
Posted by Staff on March 9th, 2015 @ 12:08 pm
In our look at the ATP Matchfacts at the two-month mark of the 2015 tennis season, we turn our attention to the best players at backing up their second serve. Often called the most important statistic in tennis, second serve points won percentage usually holds correlation to the rankings, and the top of this leaderboard we find World No. 1 Novak Djokovic who is winning a tour-best 81% of his …
First Serve Win %: Ivo Karlovic, Milos Raonic Lead But Roger Federer Ranks Third? [Stats]
Posted by Staff on March 9th, 2015 @ 11:27 am
In our look at the ATP Matchfacts at the two-month mark of the 2015 tennis season, we examine the first serve winning percentage leaders.
It’s no shock that power servers Ivo Karlovic and Milos Raonic lead the way at No. 1 and 2, respectively. But it does come as a surprise that Roger Federer is third on the list winning 81% of his first service points. The Swiss is ahead of …
Bacsinszky, Wozniacki Win WTA Titles Over Weekend
Posted by Staff on March 9th, 2015 @ 9:26 am
Woz Wins 1st 2015 Title at Malaysian Open
Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki will enter the Indian Wells-Miami run with a little confidence under her belt, if not suffering from overplay, after a 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 win over unseeded Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania in the championship of the BMW Malaysian Open.
It was the first title of the year for the top-seeded Wozniacki, and the first since Istanbul in 2014.
“She tried …