Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic Are 2 Sides of the Same Ungracious Coin

Roger Federer is gracious in victory but ungracious in defeat. Novak Djokovic is gracious in defeat but ungracious in victory. They are two sides of the same coin. No wonder they have the same type of fans. Roger Federer was fortunate that when he reached his prime in 2003, there were no other great players. Those who read my articles regularly know what I mean by “great” and “prime”.... 

Nadal, Djokovic, Federer and Murray: What Do the Stats Say About Their Game?

My complaint against ATP is that they don’t really make it easy to study stats. They do have match facts, but they are confined to this year. Anyway, I decided to work with what I have to draw some conclusions about the game of the top four. Service game stats:   Name Aces No. 1st serve % age 1st serve points won % age 2nd serve points won % age Service games won % age Break... 

Rafael Nadal: Can He Recover His Number One Ranking?

The question whether Rafael Nadal can recover his number one ranking should be split up into two parts: (i) Can he recover it by year-end? (ii) Can he recover it sometime in the future? The answer to (i) is : Most probably No. In fact unless something unexpected happens to Djokovic, it is difficult for the Spaniard to overtake the Serb in ranking points by year-end. Their year-to-date points are Djokovic:... 

Roger Federer: Can He Be Considered the Greatest of All Time?

Roger Federer has 16 Grand Slam (GS) titles, which is the most anyone has won so far. He should be crowned the GOAT. He has achieved the career slam, something which is missing from the CV of the great Pete Sampras, who has the second largest haul of GS titles, with 14. But there are two factors which place a question mark over Federer’s eligibility to be crowned the GOAT. The first one is the... 

Rafael Nadal Will Come Back to Dethrone Novak Djokovic Next Year

Rafael Nadal, winner of four of the last six Grand Slam titles, is World No. 2 today. Strange though it might seem, this player who is known for his warrior-like qualities and near-invincibility in finals, has been losing to one man in the finals. When he lost at Indian Wells and Miami Masters to Serbian Novak Djokovic, we said, oh well wait til the clay season starts. The clay season came and the... 

Rafael Nadal Crushes Roger Federer: Shows He Is Ready To Defend His No.1 Crown

No. 1 seed Rafael Nadal rolled over No. 3 seed Roger Federer in the semi-final at Key Biscayne in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, breaking the great man twice in each set. He will next meet No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic, currently the hottest player with an unbroken streak of 23 wins this year. Who will win Sunday? Both have equal chances of winning. But as far as Nadal is concerned, it does not matter.... 

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer: A Breakdown in Natural and Honed Talent

Who is more naturally talented, Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer? I ask this question because for some reason it interests people, and they tend to believe that a naturally gifted player is superior to a less naturally gifted player, even if the latter has a better record. First of all, there seems to be no universally-accepted definition. If you say a player is a naturally talented tennis player, do... 

Roger Federer: Would You Back Him to Win at Indian Wells?

I wish I had a crystal ball to predict the results at Indian Wells. Or that I owned Paul the Octopus who so accurately predicted the results of the World Cup! No, I take it back. Owning Paul would have been no use as the most famous octopus in the world died last October. So, what are the tools we have to predict the results (apart from wishful thinking)? We have the ATP ranking system which says Nadal... 

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer: Their Rivalry, A "Carrollian" Epitaph

The last match that Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer played against each other in a Grand Slam (GS) tournament was in the finals of the Australian Open, 2009. Today, Nadal is the current holder of three GS titles. For the first time since 2003, Federer is not the current holder of any and it looks like it is time to write “finis” to the story of their rivalry. This rivalry is valued... 

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