Tag Archives: u.s. open

Is Nadal on pace to eclipse Federer?

September 16, 2010 – 10:47 am

TweetMichelle Kaufman of the Miami Herald assesses Rafael Nadal’s career prospects after his U.S. Open victory, and finds them comparable to Roger Federer.

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Tennis nostalgia ain’t what it used to be

September 6, 2010 – 3:48 pm

TweetTim Joyce of RealClearSports goes strolling down the memory lane of the 1970s tennis world here and here, bringing back a lot of memories for this one-time diehard who doesn’t find the game quite that compelling any more.
Perhaps it was because of those times — for me most notably involving one Billie Jean King — and [...]

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Federer didn’t really have to do this, but . . .

August 31, 2010 – 10:26 am

TweetRoger Federer’s opening-round mauling of Brian Dabul in the U.S. Open Monday was rather uneventful, except for this point, which is rapidly making its way around the jockosphere this AM:

Not surprisingly, Federer does lead the tennis money list, which is not as male dominated as you might think.

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