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Sports Central July 17, 2007 Mert Ertunga |
Debunking Tennis' Biggest Myths In tennis, facts often become distorted, certain players undeservingly become failures, and what starts out as a harmless exaggeration turns into a "well-known fact." |
Sports Central December 26, 2013 Mert Ertunga |
The Greatest Player of All-Time Debate Is it Rod Laver, Pete Sampras, Bjorn Borg, Rafael Nadal, or Roger Federer? Will Novak Djokovic soon be added to the list? In any case, the Greatest of All-Time debate has been alive since the mid-1990s. |
Sports Central May 25, 2007 George Soules |
Why Federer Still Has Something to Prove Is Roger Federer as great as they say? Or is the competition these days not what it once was? |
Sports Central July 3, 2004 Mert Ertunga |
Federer is One of a Kind Whether you are a fan of baseliners, serve-and-volley style, or an all-court style of tennis, one thing is certain: you will enjoy watching Roger Federer. |
Sports Central February 2, 2010 Brad Oremland |
Tennis is More Competitive Than Ever At no other period in history have we seen so many different winners, and so many players capable of stringing together two weeks of wins. |
Sports Central June 16, 2011 Tom Kosinski |
Will Wimbledon Determine Who is Greatest Ever? Immediately following the French Open final, the debate began in earnest again about Roger Federer being declared the best tennis player of all-time. |
Sports Central June 7, 2007 Ricky Dimon |
Game On! It's Federer/Nadal at French The only way Federer/Nadal can live up to the hype is if it turns out to be a four-hour, five-set, one-for-the-ages classic. |
Sports Central March 25, 2008 Mert Ertunga |
Could 12 Slams Be it For Federer? Even the most biased Federer fan should be able to discern these danger signs. |
AskMen.com June 25, 2012 Van Sias |
Roger Federer At Wimbledon If there was ever a sure thing in tennis, it was Roger Federer seeing his name etched on the side of the big gold trophy. |
Sports Central February 9, 2012 Angus Saul |
2012 a Record Year For Djokovic? As for 2012 being a record-breaking year for Djokovic? I don't think he'll break any records -- other than the longest Australian Open final -- but he's certain on having another great year. |
Sports Central May 15, 2012 Mert Ertunga |
Hard Road Ahead For Top Seeds at French Until a few months ago, any tennis enthusiast would have predicted that the winner of Roland Garros in 2012 would be either Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic -- sorry, Roger Federer fans, but if you picked him, you were being partial. |
Sports Central June 20, 2007 Mert Ertunga |
Wimbledon, Save Us! A flip of a coin would have been more exciting than guessing the outcomes of tournaments and matches so far. |
Sports Central February 28, 2007 Mert Ertunga |
161? Just a Number For Federer Roger Federer surpasses Jimmy Connors' record of 160 successive weeks at number one. |
Sports Central June 18, 2009 Corrie Trouw |
Don't Crown King Roger Just Yet Of all these players trying to be better than each other on any given day, who is the best at being better? It may yet be Roger Federer, but his ascension right now would be premature. |
Sports Central May 15, 2007 Mert Ertunga |
Rafa's Season and Place in History This year's clay court campaign has Rafael Nadal winning by a landslide. |
Sports Illustrated February 19, 2001 Jon Wertheim |
Agassi vs. Mac Would John McEnroe have beaten Andre Agassi if they played when both were in their primes? |
Sports Central July 7, 2009 Mert Ertunga |
A Poetic Sunday in London Here we are, unable to find fitting words to describe Roger Federer's greatness. But his final victory against Andy Roddick on Sunday was more than a simple victory. |
Sports Central September 26, 2006 Ricky Dimon |
If Not For Agassi... What more can be said about Andre Agassi, the American tennis legend who finally called it quits after his third-round loss in the U.S. Open? Quite frankly, nothing. |
AskMen.com June 29, 2015 Van Sias |
How Tennis Has Changed In The Past 20 Years What has happened to men's tennis in the last 20 years? Wimbledon gives us a chance to reflect. |
Sports Illustrated September 23, 2002 Jon Wertheim |
Compare and contrast Comparing tennis players from different vintages is the most inexact of sciences. A million variables come into play. |
Sports Central January 4, 2010 Mert Ertunga |
Tennis' Decade of Recovery This past decade was not only a decade of recovery, but also a decade that put forth solid foundation for what could possibly be the second golden age of tennis. |
Sports Central February 27, 2004 Motez Robinson, Jr. |
A View of the Evolution of Tennis I have been involved in tennis as a player and instructor for nearly 30 years and have seen and experienced the changes that have occurred in the game. Over the last 30 years, the game has basically retreated from net play to baseline play. |
Sports Central August 1, 2011 Mert Ertunga |
Remembering Stefan Edberg's Last Hurrah Let's summarize this incredible accomplishment: Edberg played four matches in a row, remained on the court a total of over 20 hours, and captured the last Slam title of his career to write history. |
Sports Central May 17, 2006 Ricky Dimon |
Nadal and Federer Enough for ATP? There's a heated rivalry at the top of the men's tennis world -- the 'Swashbuckling Spaniard' Rafael Nadal versus the ever-dominant Roger Federer. |
Sports Central November 15, 2012 Angus Saul |
Tennis 2012 in Review Novak Djokovic end the year as No. 1 as he won the ATP World Tour Finals earlier this week. He also has his Australian Open crown to add to that, with a further four titles along the way. |
Sports Central June 13, 2008 Mert Ertunga |
Tennis' Unforgettable One-Hit Wonders I decided to write about one of the ultimate clubhouse chatter subjects: one-hit wonders of the tennis world. |
Sports Central August 30, 2004 Mert Ertunga |
Andre, For Pete's sake! Tennis player Andre Agassi, at 34, does not have many Grand Slams left anymore in him. But he could still have one more. This U.S. Open should be the one. |
Sports Central April 7, 2010 Mert Ertunga |
Clay Court Season is Here! The European clay court circuit is kicking off and based on past years' patterns, a good advice would be to expect different names, and some new ones, to emerge in the earlier rounds |
Sports Central July 6, 2011 Ross Lancaster |
The New Dominant Duo in Men's Tennis If you've been following men's tennis throughout 2011, the fact that Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic met in the finals of Wimbledon was no great surprise. |
Sports Central March 28, 2007 Mert Ertunga |
The Strangest Oddities in Tennis Certain oddities in tennis do not get much media space or time. Here are a few examples. |
AskMen.com August 31, 2015 Van Sias |
The State Of Tennis Much like New York -- the home of the last Grand Slam of the season, the U.S. Open -- the men's professional game right now is both exciting and unpredictable. |
Sports Central June 26, 2006 Ricky Dimon |
Wimbledon Preview: Who'll Stop the Reign? Should the All-England Lawn and Tennis Club even bother hosting Wimbledon for the men this year? Many athletes say that it's not worth showing up if they don't have a chance to win. |
Sports Illustrated March 5, 2001 Jon Wertheim |
The skinny on Sampras I was totally overwhelmed by the response generated by last week's question about Pete Sampras' popularity and lack thereof. By early Monday afternoon, dozens of you had weighed in. In all, I received more than 100 e-mails... |
Sports Central June 9, 2010 Luke Broadbent |
What's Next For French Open Finalists? The two participants in the women's final at Roland Garros were somewhat of a surprise. |
Sports Central January 17, 2007 Ricky Dimon |
2007 ATP Season Has Major Shoes to Fill With the Australian Open, the unofficial grand opening of the professional tennis season, suddenly upon us, it's time to recap the best of the best of 2006 and look ahead to 2007. |
Sports Central October 12, 2012 Angus Saul |
Murray's Finest Hour 2012 got off to a roaring start. Andy Murray was stepping up to the baseline, hitting aggressively, and taking the fight to his opponent, rather than reverting to the passive counter-punching which comes so naturally to him. |
Sports Central December 18, 2009 Tom Kosinski |
2009 Tennis Christmas Wish List Other than the couple of charity events that go on during this time, professional tennis has taken a break. For tennis fans, this is about the loneliest time of the year. |
Sports Central July 27, 2010 Brad Oremland |
Why Serena Williams is Not the Best Ever It would be ludicrous to pretend that Serena Williams is not a great player, among the greatest ever. It is equally absurd, though, to pretend that she has surpassed the likes of Graf and Navratilova to lay claim to the title of best ever. |
Sports Central June 13, 2012 Brad Oremland |
Sharapova, Errani, and the French Open Maria Sharapova completed a career Grand Slam on Saturday. Two or three years ago, I never would have believed it. |
AskMen.com January 19, 2013 Van Sias |
Will Andy Murray Dominate Tennis In 2013 Can Andy Murray's run of solid form continue through the year's first Grand Slam, the Australian Open -- and beyond? |
Sports Central November 17, 2005 Mert Ertunga |
Best and Worst of ATP Tour in 2005 Withe the top men battling it out for the year-end Masters Cup title in Shanghai, it is time to look at the ins and outs of 2005 on the men's tour. |
Sports Central November 30, 2010 Tom Kosinski |
2010 Tennis Comes To an End, Finally With a thunder of applause, and a bit of ale-driven cheers, the 2010 professional tennis year came to an end yesterday. |
Sports Central June 16, 2014 Mert Ertunga |
2014 French Open: Parting Thoughts Roland Garros ended with two usual characters holding the winning trophies. Ironically, it will remain as one of the most upset-filled Slams in recent memory. |
Sports Central July 12, 2006 Ricky Dimon |
Bryan Brothers Shine On and Off Court The Bryan Brothers have now won the Australian Open, French Open, U.S. Open, and Wimbledon in doubles, a part of professional tennis of whose existence most sports fans - and even some tennis fans - are probably unaware. |
Sports Central February 20, 2004 Tom Kosinski |
Marat Safin a Force Again Maybe the biggest story of the Aussie Open was Marat Safin. A perennial critics' favorite, Safin has the physical size, speed, power, and talent to be a multi-Grand Slam champion |
Sports Central November 26, 2004 Mert Ertunga |
ATP and WTA Tours Reversing Trends This is a good moment to reflect back on some major trend changes in the worlds of professional tennis in terms of rankings. |
Sports Illustrated February 26, 2001 Jon Wertheim |
Building the perfect player If you were to build the perfect tennis players (male and female), whose forehands, backhands, serve, net game, mental toughness, etc., would you duplicate -- i.e., who has the greatest strengths ever? |
Sports Illustrated June 18, 2002 Jon Wertheim |
Sampras may be spent A few of you asked what I make of Sampras' epochal collapse, and I honestly don't know. It's not as though he is losing to elite players and simply relinquishing his grip to Generation Next. |
Sports Central August 14, 2006 Mert Ertunga |
Top 10 Men's Tennis Matches of 21st Century Of course, these picks are very much open to debate. |
Sports Central September 10, 2008 Tom Kosinski |
Smile, Mirka, Roger Won the U.S. Open! A recap of stories surrounding the the 2008 U.S. Open. |