Australian Open: A Look at the Men’s Favorites

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
A guest article takes a look at the current Australian Open odds for the men’s singles title. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are the clear favorites, but contenders like Andy Murray and Juan Martin Del Potro could be intriguing plays. The Australian Open is nearly upon us! Although the official…

Boris Becker and Nole

Becker’s Big Match Play Novak Djokovic hiring Boris Becker is something that has mystified some observers.  Becker has never been a coach before and as a player was notorious for being hard to coach.  Novak ended 2013 on a massive winning streak including 2 straight set wins over the man who took his #1 ranking….

Federer, Edberg and Consistency

Rafael Nadal’s biography had a line about being able to weather a storm and grind Federer down in their matches.  This has been a reality in their rivalry at every stage minus maybe the stretch from Wimbledon 2006 through the World Tour Finals of 2007 in which Roger 5 of 7 matches versus his nemesis….

Hewitt Stuns Old Rival Federer

Originally posted on Energy Sports:
Both 32 years old, it appeared early in their careers that Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt would battle on top for years.  But while Federer earned the most grand slams and spent the most weeks on top of the rankings in history, Hewitt faded away, almost forgotten.  After winning 7…

2014 To Be the Year of the “Average Pro”?

Originally posted on All Out Sports Network:
Getty Images Article Written By: Nicholas Djordjevic With the 2013 ATP season in the books as arguably one of the most biased seasons in recent times, 2014 is looking to be loaded with potential up-and-coming stand outs. For the majority of the past decade, the top 10, and…

Tales from Brisbane

Originally posted on All I need is a picket fence …:
Happy new year bitches. Long time no blog. As some of you might be aware, I kicked off 2014 by heading to Brisbane to bask in the sweaty glow of Turderer, and the final loss aside, it was a glorious week. One that had me…

6-3 6-7 6-3

Originally posted on 17aces:
Germans are outright dangerous and scary tennis players. All of them are brilliant shot makers and on their good days,can tear through any player, like ballistic missiles. They are even more dangerous, when Rafa has never played them before. We all knew how this first meeting would go- but we were…