Beyond the Blog: 2006 Tokyo Champion Roger Federer Talks Toilets, Night Terrors, and Captain Wasabi
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LiveAnalysis: Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal in the Indian Wells Quarterfinals
Live, game-by-game analysis of the Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal Quarterfinal match at the 2013 Indian Wells Masters 1000.
Wawrinka and Federer Play an Insane Match, Everyone on Twitter Goes Bonkers.
How twitter reacted to the Indian Wells 4th Round match between Stanislas Wawrinka and Roger Federer.
LiveAnalysis: Roger Federer vs Andy Murray, Australian Open Semifinal
Live Analysis of the Roger Federer vs Andy Murray Semifinal match at the 2013 Australian Open.
LiveAnalysis: Roger Federer vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Australian Open Quarterfinal
Live Analysis of the Roger Federer vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Quarterfinal match at the 2013 Australian Open.
LiveAnalysis: Roger Federer vs Milos Raonic, Australian Open Round Four
Live Analysis of the Roger Federer vs Milos Raonic Round Four match at the 2013 Australian Open.
LiveAnalysis: Roger Federer vs Bernard Tomic, Australian Open Round Three
Live Analysis of the Roger Federer vs Bernard Tomic Round Three match at the 2013 Australian Open.
Things We Learned on Day Two of the Australian Open
Day Two at the 2013 Australian Open was rather nutty. There were some upsets, an injury scare, and of course, drama, excellence and mystery aplenty on the twenty tennis courts at Melbourne Park. Here’s what we learned:
Stats: Dishing Out Bagels at Slams
There has been a lot of talk recently about those nice baked goods we love to eat, and tennis players love to dish out (and avoid receiving): bagels. That got me thinking … how do the Big Four of the ATP compare against each other in terms of dishing out 6-0 sets to the opposition, specifically, how do they compare at Grand Slam events? And what do we see when we look at the WTA? My wife and I did some scavenging around on the ATP and WTA sites (the same task took us about four times longer on the WTA site, but that’s a rant for another day) and we found some interesting things. Let’s start!
Six Matches in 2012 That Nearly Killed Me
Look, as most of you know my time as a tennis fan is primarily filled with angst. Though I appreciate them all, I’m not a member of the Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, or even Murray fan club. I tend to embrace the off-beat underdog, the hot-head underachiever, the scrappy veteran, or Agnieszka Radwanska. This means that the first week of Grand Slams for me are usually filled with heart-ache, tears, and multiple therapy sessions. My hopes typically lie with 250s, which means my angst never gets an off-week.