Wimbledon

The Biggest, Least Expected Upset of Wimbledon 2010?

Wimbledon 2010 has been stock full of potential upsets - Federer getting taken to 5 sets in his first round match vs. Alejandro Falla and almost facing a match point, Nadal getting pushed, Soderling, and lets not forget the epic, 11 hour, longest match in tennis history, 3-day battle between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut. But no one was worried when the round of 16 match between Roddick and Chinese Tapei (Taiwan) player Yen-Hsun Lu, aged 27 and typically ranked somewhere at the lower end of the top 100, began on Monday. Maybe they should have been... read more »

2nd Round: John Isner vs. Nicolas Mahut

The frenchman takes on our big American John Isner in what initially appeared to be a somewhat routine match. Yesterday that is. The match was extended to today - in what would turn out to be a record breaking event. Nicolas Mahut and John Isner go head to head in what has become, by far, the longest match in tennis history (in the Open Era). They currently sit at 59-59 a piece in the 5th set...
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A Battle for the Ages

No one saw it coming - with Nadal out of the picture, everyone thought Roger Federer would be on cruise control to secure his 15th grand slam on the lawns of Wimbledon, 2009. His 15th Grand Slam would give him the most of any player in the ATP, beating Pete Sampras' previous record of 14. But whew - it was closer than anyone expected... 

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No Double Header on Grass for Nadal This Year

After losing exhibition matches in the last couple days against Hewitt on Thursday and Wawrinka today, Nadal has announced officially that he will not be competing at Wimbledon this year to defend his title. His knees, specifically his tendinitis, is simply giving him too much trouble. He would have also had to face a tough 2008 quarterfinalist, and hometown favorite - Arnaud Clement - in the first round... read more »