Maria Sharapova has reportedly already fired Jimmy Connors.

Maria Sharapova has hired Jimmy Connors as her new coach.

We all know the greatness that is Roger Federer. We know that, at this point, literally every match he places bares some kind of historic significance.

Roger Federer ties Jimmy Connors for most career Grand Slam wins, but the Swiss has his eye on another of Jimmy’s records.

John Isner on playing Nicolas Mahut again: “It’s going to be pretty nuts. I couldn’t believe it. I joked with him earlier in the week, last week, and said, ‘Watch us play each other.’ And he said, ‘No, there’s no way. That’s not even funny.'”

Just for fun, I am trying something different. As the 2009 hard court season heads toward the finish line, I came up with some hypothetical matches between former U.S. Open champions.

The sport has changed enough in a short period of time to ask if tennis fans can accurately compare eras right next to one another.

If the Williams sisters were to retire with Davenport as of this writing, the U.S. would have no women in the Top 40, and three players in the Top 100 (including the 30+ Jill Craybas, and Ashley Harkleroad who is pregnant). In other words, by the time the Williams retire, U.S. women’s tennis will virtually retire with them.