Top Dop: Nadal, Djokovic Battle for No. 1 Ranking

Novak Djokovic is on fire right now. Coming out of the spring hard court swing, he is undefeated, with the third-best start ever on the men’s tour. His confidence is off the charts and he’s beating up on his two rivals, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Can anything stop the Djokovic Djuggernaut? Djokovic has done so well that there is talk of his threatening Nadal for the year-end No. 1... 

Rafael Nadal Will Stay Tennis’ No. 1 for a Long, Long Time

Rafael Nadal is King! Long live the new King of New York!  With all the hoopla and media frenzy over Rafael Nadal’s recent US Open tennis triumph and his completion of tennis’ career Grand Slam, there is another record that Nadal may be overtaking a few years down the road: Pete Sampras’ record of weeks as the No. 1 ranked tennis player in the world. In all likelihood, Nadal... 

U.S. Open 2010: Federer-Nadal Final Looms, Fanatics Ready To Fill Message Boards

Well, it’s looking more and more likely heading into the U.S. Open’s final weekend that we’re going to see a Federer vs. Nadal tennis final for the first time at Flushing Meadows.  Federer is playing splendidly, defeating French Open nemesis Robin Soderling handily, taking him out of his game, and sending him packing in straight sets despite the swirling winds at Arthur Ashe... 

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal’s Injuries: Truth, Lies, Smoke and Mirrors

The last few years have seen two great champions win 20 of the last 22 Grand Slam tennis championships—Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, two of the greatest to ever step onto a tennis court, ferociously battling for supremacy in their sport. However, the last two years in particular have brought out just as ferocious a battle off the courts, over tennis injuries. Every time a marquee player goes... 

Can Roger Federer’s Game Recover With Paul Annacone’s Help?

News has come out recently that Roger Federer has employed Paul Annacone as a short-term tennis coach. This is the same Annacone that teamed with Pete Sampras in his heyday. That should be encouraging for Federer’s fans (and I am one of them) that he has hired Annacone. There’s no shame in hiring a coach to try and get another set of eyes to help you tweak your game. There are some observations... 

10 Players Who Could Clean Up on the Hard Courts This Season

The French/Wimbledon lollapalooza felt like a blur, and for the men, it seemed to decide everything but our next president in the span of about six weeks. If the headlines are to be believed, we now know that Nadal is King and the year-end No. 1, Roger Federer has hit the skids, and the Big Hitters are the new big thing, led by the vanguard of Robin Soderling, Tomas Berdych, and Juan Martin del Potro.... 

Rafael Nadal Is the New Roger Federer

It’s time to say it. Rafael Nadal is the new Roger Federer. Sure, Nadal was No. 1 before, for almost a year in 2008. But he was laboring and battling, and Federer was in top form as well, so it didn’t really feel permanent. Now it does. Nadal is No. 1 again, and this time it doesn’t look like he will let go again. He’s 24 years old, and in many ways better than he was in 2008.... 

Wimbledon 2010: The Event Has Turned Into a Serving Contest

Wimbledon has officially turned into a Serving Contest. Do away with the scoreboard for sets, points, etc. . .Get rid of the opponent on the other side of the net. Just make this tournament about Big Serves. Make it a point system that grades on the percentage of serves in the box, maybe bonus points for placement, but above all, make it about the Radar Gun. Whoever lights up the radar gun to the highest... 

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