Yes, Guillermo Cañas has done it again! In an epic match, Cañas upset world number one and top seed Roger Federer for the second time this month yesterday (7-6 (2), 2-6, 7-6 (5)). Two weeks ago, Cañas beat Federer at Indian Wells, abruptly ending Federer’s infamous winning streak. This second win proves conclusively that his [...]
Indian Wells Quarterfinals
March 15, 2007 By Leave a Comment
In women’s quarterfinals action at Indian Wells, Li Na of China defeated Vera Zvonareva of Russia (6-4, 7-5) and Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia overcame Shahar Peer of Israel in a match lasting 2 hours, 43 minutes (6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (5)). Still to play in the women’s quarterfinal round are Bammer vs. Golovin and Vaidisova vs. [...]
Federer: He’s Only Human After All
March 13, 2007 By 3 Comments
Just when tennis fans were beginning to believe that Federer might have fathered the WiiBot, Roger faltered. In the men’s upset of the year, Guillermo Cañas of Argentina defeated Roger Federer in two sets in the second round of Indian Wells (7-5, 6-2). Cañas was impressive where Federer was immobile. Currently ranked 60th in the [...]
Federer, Meet WiiBot
March 8, 2007 By 1 Comment
Federer Ties Borg
March 5, 2007 By 3 Comments
Wow!! Roger Federer won the Dubai Open (of course) but more importantly he won his 41st straight victory, tying Bjorn Borg’s streak. Gulp, if he wins another match, he’ll tie John McEnroe’s record; three more, he’ll tie Ivan Lendl. With eight wins, he’ll tie Guillermo Vilas’ 1977 record. If Roger Federer wins just nine more [...]
Federer: Stamp of Approval
February 26, 2007 By 2 Comments
Roger Federer set a new record in tennis this week, celebrating his 161st week at #1 in the world rankings. Jimmy Connors held the former record at world number one, achieving 160 consecutive weeks between July 1974 and August 1977. Federer’s streak at number one began on February 2, 2004 and will seemingly continue indefinitely. [...]
McEnroe on Federer
February 23, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The Sydney Morning Herald conducted a funny yet insightful interview with John McEnroe recently. McEnroe touches on everything from Jimmy Connors’ motivation to Federer’s similarity to Borg and admits that he doubts he could have beaten Roger even in his prime. McEnroe’s advice to Federer’s opponents? Stop being so nice, get aggressive, get in his [...]
Federer vs. Gonzalez: 2007 Australian Open Stats
January 27, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Let’s gear up for tomorrow’s Aussie Open men’s finals match by examining the tournament matches played so far. Below we list the statistics on Roger Federer and Fernando Gonzalez and their opponents and scores to date in this year’s Aussie Open. I would love to see Gonzalez speedy enough to slow down the FedExpress to [...]
Oz Men’s Finals: Federer vs. Gonzalez
January 26, 2007 By 1 Comment
Fernando Gonzalez of Chile makes his first appearance in a Grand Slam final in this year’s Australian Open. On Sunday, this Olympic gold medalist takes on defending champion Roger Federer for the title. He swept by German Tommy Haas with ease in the semis, beating him in straight sets in just over 90 minutes (6-1, [...]
Alas, Poor Roddick
January 25, 2007 By 8 Comments
Is it just me or was watching the Federer/Roddick semifinal match akin to reading a Shakespearean tragedy? We all knew the outcome, it was simply a matter of time. Even the commentators during the match showed extreme bias, nearly groaning aloud on Roddick’s behalf at points. Federer hardly seemed to break a sweat, dispatching Roddick [...]