After winning four consecutive French Open Championships, tour opponents may have wished the fiercely competitive Spaniard would stay on his favorite surface. Those who know the feisty former number one player know that compromise is not his style. Nadal saw an opening and raised his game to take advantage of his extraordinary speed and shot-making [...]
Rezai reached her highest ranking of sixteen prior to the French Open and on the heels of her impressive win at the Madrid Open.
French Open Champion and clay court genius Rafa Nadal will bring his new number one world ranking to the grass courts of London for the AEGON Championships at the Queens Club.
Switzerland’s Robin Soderling stunned top seed Roger Federer and ended one of the most incredible Grand Slam records along the way.
Samantha Stosur downed heavily favored Justine Henin and Nicolas Almagro polished off a hard serving Fernando Verdasco to complete the quarterfinal pairings in Pairs.
Roger Federer and Serena Williams are the top seeds but Rafa Nadal and Justine Henin are the bookmaker favorites to win this year’s French Open.
Rafa Nadal defeats Roger Federer to sweep all three ATP World Tour Series 1000 Clay Court Championships.
While the landscape of women’s tennis is changing, the men’s field seems a bit more predictable. Early-line odds makers strongly favor Spanish clay court magician, Rafa Nadal while the current unranked favorite on the women’s side is Belgian Justine Henin. Too bad the odds makers and the ranking committees can’t get together. We might have more balanced events.
In Melbourne, one of the most dominant signs read Just In Time, a tribute to Justine Henin’s return to the tour.
