Is There Any Hope for the American Men at the 2014 French Open?

Roland Garros has not been kind to the Americans for the past decade. This is largely due to the style of play that American men have developed. They boast monster serves and powerful groundstrokes but lack the clay-court consistency. The Americans grow up playing on the fast hard courts and do not develop the grind-it-out mentality necessary for success on clay. Closing the point out in... 

2014 Internazionali BNL D’Italia: Takeaways from the Men’s Tournament

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal met each other in the finals to set up their 41st career meeting. This time, it was Djokovic who came out victorious at the 2014 Rome Masters on Sunday. After missing Madrid due to injury, Djokovic overcame four three-set matches to win his third title here. Nadal did not cruise through his half of the draw either. Only his win over Grigor Dimitrov came in... 

Breaking Down the Quarterfinal Matchups at the 2014 Mutua Madrid Open

The 2014 Mutua Madrid Open lost two of its top four seeds before the tournament even started. Novak Djokovic withdrew after his right arm injury flared up yet again. On the other hand, Roger Federer withdrew to be with his wife for the birth of his second set of twins. Congratulations to the Federer family.  Almost all of the other top players in the world made the trip to... 

Breaking Down the Quarterfinal Matchups at the 2014 Portugal Open

Tomas Berdych and Milos Raonic headlined the competitors at the 2014 Portugal Open. They have done their part by advancing to the quarterfinals. Raonic is looking for his first career title on clay and first title of 2014.  Berdych aims to end his clay-court title drought. He has not won a title on the surface since Munich in 2009. The other seeds have not fared well, with five out of six going... 

Takeaways from the Men’s 2014 Barcelona Open

Rafael Nadal‘s early exit was the biggest story of the week at the 2014 Barcelona Open. For most players, a quarterfinal loss would be chalked up as a solid week, but not for Nadal. The loss marked just his second loss here in 44 matches.  On the other hand, Kei Nishikori looked great in his first tournament back since he suffered an injury in Miami.  His win in Barcelona marks his... 

Breaking Down Quarterfinal Matchups at the 2014 Barcelona Open

We are down to the quarterfinals at the 2014 Barcelona Open. Rafael Nadal is looking to win his fourth title in a row here and ninth title in Barcelona overall. His toughest competition went down early. After taking out Nadal in Monte Carlo, second-seeded David Ferrer was upset by Teymuraz Gabashvili in his first match. The Russian has carried this momentum into the quarterfinals. Third-seeded Fabio... 

Takeaways from the 2014 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters

Rafael Nadal’s dominance at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters has come to an end. After an eight-year reign as champ, Nadal has now lost two years in a row. Novak Djokovic ended the Rafa’s run last year and, this time, it was his fellow Spaniard David Ferrer who took him down. Stanislas Wawrinka built upon the best year of his career by breaking through for his first career... 

Breaking Down Quarterfinal Matchups at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship

Upsets have been the theme at the 2014 Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship.  Only two of the eight seeds have advanced safely into the quarterfinals. Fernando Verdasco (4) and Nicolas Almagro (3) are the only two whom remain in Houston. John Isner came in as the top seed, but was upset by Dustin Brown in his first match. However, the Americans have played surprisingly well... 

Predicting the Top Seeds’ Chances at the 2014 US Men’s Clay Court Championship

The 2014 Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship began with four matches on Monday, April 7. This signals the official start of the clay-court season. John Isner comes in as the top seed, and he will try to become the first repeat champion in Houston since Andy Roddick won in 2001 and 2002. It will not be an easy task for Isner. Clay has been his worst surface throughout... 

Breaking Down the 5 Best Matches from Rodger Federer’s Rivalry with Rafael Nadal

The Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal rivalry comes back to where it all started this week. They met for the first time 10 years ago here in Miami.  Roger Federer had just won the first two majors of his career and was settling in as the world No. 1. The 17-year-old Rafael Nadal had yet to really make a name for himself. Nadal ended up taking that match 6-3, 6-3. It would only be fitting... 

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