‘Men's Tennis Players’ Category
The U.S. Just Couldn’t Come Up It In The Davis Cup Quarterfinals
Without big serving Andy Roddick anchoring them, the US just could not come up with a “W” at the 2009 Davis Cup Quarterfinals in Croatia.
Ivo Karlovic and Marin Cilic were too much to handle for James Blake and Mardy Fish. One has to believe that had the injured Andy Roddick been there things would have [...]
Davis Cup Quarterfinals Off To A Bad Start With Losses From Blake and Fish
Mardy Fish and James Blake just couldn’t come up with it yesterday. The two big serving Croatian giants Ivo Karlovic and Marin Cilic battled it out with the Americans and won both matches in five sets.
Blake’s loss to Ivo Karlovic 6 – 7 (5), 4 – 6, 6 – 3, 7 – 6 (3), 7 [...]
Roger Federer, the Greatest Tennis Player to Play the Game
I used to hate Roger. I hated him because he dominated some of my favorite players. Some of the best guys in the game were getting walked all over by this guy and he wasn’t even breaking a sweat. Then it hit me, I disliked him because he was too good and that wasn’t me. [...]
Roddick Played Incredible But Federer Wins At Wimbledon 2009
Andy Roddick yelled out “you already have five” in a most unsportsman like manner during Roger Federer’s speech immediately following his 2009 Wimbledon victory. The greatest tennis player the world has ever known outlasted a near pefect Andy Roddick in the Wimbledon Men’s Final and won 5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 16-14.
It was 4 hours and [...]
Five Set Battle Between Roddick and Hewitt
The five set battle between Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt gets my vote for the best match of Wimbledon 2009 through the Quarterfinals. The brawl lasted 3 hours and 50 minutes with the final tally being 6 – 3, 6 – 7 (10), 7 – 6 (1), 4 – 6, 6 – 4 [...]
Ivo Karlovic Can’t Handle “The Maestro” Roger Federer
It appears that no matter how tall you are you still can’t touch Roger when he is in the zone. 6 foot 10 inch Croation Ivo Karlovic ran over every opponent he faced at Wimbledon this year until he met Roger Federer in the Quarterfinals today. Roger won in straight sets: 6 – 3, 7 [...]
