Novak Djokovic Battling for Glory in Extremely Competitive Era

While Novak Djokovic may not yet have earned that elusive French Open title, it’s all but certain he has earned the empathy and respect of tennis fans around the world. Amidst the carnage of the epic war being fought for the “Greatest Of All Time” title, Djokovic has quietly been playing some extraordinary tennis over the last few years. As the gods of tennis and their attendants... 

Rafael Nadal: Despite Doubters, the Matador Will Rise Again

If you ever needed proof that we live in a “what have you done for me lately” society that is heavily influenced by an over-sensationalized 24-hour news cycle, look no further than the aftermath of the quarterfinals at the 2015 French Open.  Losing for only the second time in his eleven-year career on the clay courts of Roland Garros, Rafael Nadal has been subjected in the post-match... 

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal Rivalry Set to Eclipse Them All

It was almost exactly nine years ago that these two rivals knocked the red dirt off the soles of their shoes, looked across the net, and locked horns for the first time in their professional careers.   In seemingly fitting fashion, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic initiated their historic rivalry in the quarterfinals of the 2006 French Open.    That would of course be the same round... 

Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal: Rating the Competition They’ve Faced

An analysis of the competition faced by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal during their respective careers creates the type of toxic bloody chum that even a great white shark would swim away from. A topic so fraught with danger that, in the form of a ski run, it would simply be blocked by colored sticks along with a sign strung between them announcing: “Avalanche area: Do not cross.” The reason... 

Rafael Nadal Will Win Another French Open, but Maybe Not in 2015

The lack of emphatic “vamos-ing” across the clay courts of Europe this spring is almost deafening in its silence. The void is palpable. After dominating one surface to a greater degree than arguably any other player in the history of tennis, Rafael Nadal finally appears to have hit a significant wall. The first player in the Open Era to win more than three different tournaments at least... 

Rafael Nadal: The Best Is Yet to Come

Apparently it’s time to write off Rafael Nadal…again. Nadal lost this past week to Tomas Berdych during the quarterfinals of the 2015 Australian Open. And now it’s time to forget the 17 straight wins Nadal had pounded out over the Czech player. Yes, it’s the most recent match, and that one only, that should carry the most weight in terms of evaluating Nadal’s future... 

Rafael Nadal Should Equal Roger Federer’s Slam Mark in 2016

With the 2014 Wimbledon Championships fading into tennis history, the paramount question going forward still appears to be Rafael Nadal’s ability to tie or eclipse the all-time Grand Slam mark set by Roger Federer. An epic record of 17 major titles that was set over two years ago at the same site in which Federer just lost possibly his last chance at No. 18. Novak Djokovic, up 5-2 in the... 

"Struggling" Rafael Nadal Cruises into Final at Rome Masters

Since the start of the European clay court season, almost every shred of media coverage in the world of international tennis has focused on Rafael Nadal’s “struggles” on clay in 2014. Certainly, after dominating a single surface to a greater degree than any previous player in tennis history, it’s not surprising that today’s 24-hour media machine would try and make a mountain... 

Rafael Nadal: Rare Loss on Dirt Should Stoke Motivational Fire

Expect a speedy return of the sneer. Expect a more vicious snarl. That’s right, Rafael Nadal will be back, likely with a vengeance. One can only imagine what the sight of Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka playing in the Monte Carlo Masters’ final did to Nadal, but one guess is that it gave him a little extra motivation. Nadal is after all the “King of Clay” and he was unceremoniously... 

Roger Federer Chastises the Same Media Establishment That Built Him Up

The classic beauty embodied in Roger Federer‘s style of tennis mostly speaks for itself. During his peak years, Federer single-handedly drew legions of new fans to the sport because he seemed to be tapping into one of the purest forms of expression ever seen on a tennis court. Certainly anyone who watched the Swiss maestro play in person or on television during that time could see that the man... 

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