The King Of clay Reigns again. Rafael Nadal broke his 11 month winless record by winning the Monte Carlo 1000 event.

In a match that reminded tennis fans of another epic encounter, Marcos Baghdatis returned to prominence at the tournament that first made him a household name. Three and a half years ago, at the 2006 U.S. Open in New York, Baghdatis – the colorful Cypriot with an endlessly expressive personality – warred with Andre Agassi [...]

“Image is everything,” uttered tennis legend Andre Agassi in his series of television adverts for Japanese photography giants Canon during the 1990’s. The American former world number one, with his flowing long locks, was very much the pin-up of men’s tennis during this golden decade of the sport. Girls loved him, mum’s adored him, and [...]

Tennis great Pete Sampras came from a set down to beat fellow veteran American Andre Agassi in a friendly encounter, the first meeting between the old foes since 2002. The compatriots captivated fans in the 1990s and early 2000s with their contrasting styles and personalities. Sampras was known for his serve and crafty volleys while [...]

Aside of Lleyton Hewitt’s upset win over Juan Martin del Potro, not much happened on Day 4 of the Wimbledon Championships. The All England Club featured some brief eruptions of action, but virtually no results that would cause a stir in the crowds who flocked to SW19. As the second round came to a close, [...]

If some people on the planet still couldn’t appreciate the amazing nature of Roger Federer’s streak of 20 straight Grand Slam singles semifinals, those foggy-minded folks might finally see the light after the third day of play at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. In a development that won’t grab headlines in the London tabloids, three of [...]

Throughout his storied career, and especially over the past three years, Roger Federer possessed feet of clay in the men’s singles final of the French Open. The second-best claycourt performer in the latter half of this decade showed a manifest ability to play for championships on the terre battue of Paris, but the Swiss legend [...]

Sunday, May 31, 2009, will be remembered for one thing and one thing only in the history of tennis. The date has become etched into eternity as the day Rafael Nadal lost his first match at Roland Garros, to Sweden’s Robin Soderling. Anything else that happened in Paris on 5/31/09 will be forgotten by casual tennis [...]

If ever a tennis match other than a Wimbledon final deserved a banner headline, in raging capital letters, this was it. The words are simple but substantial, and they carry the weight of 41 years of Open era men’s tennis: Robin Soderling defeated Rafael Nadal in the fourth round of the 2009 French Open on Sunday. [...]

Three dependable veterans reached the semifinals of the 2009 Australian Open, the first major tournament of the new tennis season. The fourth member of that quality quartet emerged from relative obscurity to burst into the consciousness of tennis fans around the globe. Fernando Verdasco, the No. 14 seed and a non-factor before the tournament started, [...]