Not the greatest match, but THE greatest player

Still trying to figure out how Roddick lost the Wimbledon Final. Up a set and 6-2 in the 2nd set tiebreak and Fed not able to break him… it was all over. That one shanked high backhand volley was the turning point. Amazing how a 4 hour match with a 30 game final set can [...]

The grittiest Aussie ever?

Well he didn’t make it to a semi-final showdown with the great white British hope, but Lleyton Hewitt had his best tournament and played his best tennis in years. He cruised through the first week then came from 2 sets down to beat Stepanek in 5, winning the last three 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. Then he [...]

15 Slams seems a certainty for Fed.

After just one match he may already have played the shot of the tournament. Did you see that point towards the end of the 2nd set against Lu from Chinese Taipei? Lu hit a brilliant angled high backhand drop volley with Federer well behind the baseline. The Swiss genius chased towards the spectator stands, hit [...]