Spain Reigns on Clay Rafa Nadal’s 9 Roland Garros titles and decade of dominance on clay are the peak of a Spanish trend on clay Sergei Bruguera won Roland Garros in 1993 and 1994, Carlos Moya won in 1998, Albert Costa won in 2002, and Juan Carlos Ferrero won in 2003. Alex Corretja, Sergei Bruguera,…
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Hall of Fame Talk as Roddick and Ferrero Retire
New Balls We Hardly Knew Ye The New Balls generation has for the most part been replaced by a few new cans. Marat Safin and Gustavo Kuerten did not last as long as I would have liked. Lleyton Hewitt and Tommy Haas are still hanging around. David Ferrer and of course Roger Federer are still…
Turn Back the Clock: Federer vs. Ferrero 2004
Roger Federer’s 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 win over Juan Carlos Ferrero got me thinking about an earlier match between the two in which far more was at stake 2004 Federer vs. Ferrero in Melbourne It is easy to forget how well Juan Carlos Ferrero played in 2003. At the end of the 2003 season, a split…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 