Yeah, the Roland Garros quarter-finals 2015 is all about what should really be a final, 9-time winner Nadal vs world number one and clay-court nemesis, Djokovic. But there are other matches too of course. This is what you need to watch: Tsonga vs Nishikori Cowabonga Tsonga is back in good shape and being the remaining Frenchman in the draw, he sure will get all the support he needs. Whether that is enough against the lightning fast world number 5, Nishikori, is another matter. If the match goes to five sets, Tsonga should be able to ride the wave from playing …
One of the most exciting young players on the tour right now is Jack Sock. The American plays a heavy top spin game with a monster forehand. Does that description make you think of someone? Well, obviously, Rafael Nadal. Today these top spin monsters take the centre stage (and court) at the fourth round of Roland Garros. How it will end? I have a hard time seeing Sock win a match where they have similar games. Nadal is no stranger to handling top spin himself and has more problems with players like Berdych who hit flat and hard. However, I hope …
It wasn’t an impossible bet by any means that Djokovic could win both Indian Wells and Miami. He did so beating Roger Federer in a nail-biting Indian Wells final and Rafael Nadal in a not so nail-biting Miami final. Yes, yesterdays final left me wanting something more, but Nadal looked sluggish and Djokovic played brilliantly and so it was rather quickly over 6-3 6-3, This must have been an anti-climax for tennis supporters who had looked forward to the final like a kid looks forward to Christmas eve. Especially after the semi-finals ended in two walk-overs (Nishikori with groin injury, …
It sure looks like we’re heading for a 40th match between world number 1 and 2, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in Miami. They sure are favourites in today’s upcoming matches, Nadal vs Berdych and Djokovic vs Nishikori. I think Nadal has a tougher task today. He has lost to Berdych before and the Czech #5 is playing really well at the moment. On the other hand, Nadal should be desperate to win the only Masters title he doesn’t possess and I expect him to go through in two tight sets. Nishikori played the match of his life when he …
The above clip reminded me about an old article I wrote about the Fedal rivalry or as I called it then: The Battle of Legends – Federer vs Nadal. I wrote it before Djokovic came thundering in and changed the conversation. Despite the Federer vs Nadal rivalry not being as competitive in head-to-head stats (Nadal always seemed to be quite a convincing favourite), it was magical in the contrast of personalities and playing styles. Being a Federer fan always made it more exciting to watch than Nadal vs Djokovic, because Roger was somehow always the underdog despite often being ahead …
