Wall Street Journal
At the Australian Open, the four mightiest men—maybe the best foursome in sports—reached the semifinals again. It's the second straight time they've occupied all four spots in a Grand Slam semifinal, a feat that had never been achieved by the same top four men's seeds in the Open era, which began in 1968. It's also the third time in the last four majors that they've claimed all four semifinal spots. Only one other group of top four seeds has made three major semifinal appearances in the Open era: John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors and Mats Wilander.
Yes, tennis is that predictable right now, though it's not something you'll hear fans complaining about. Who could bemoan Djokovic's brilliance? Or another installment of the Federer-Nadal rivalry? Or Murray's...
Victoria Azarenka stood to serve at 0-3 in the second set against Kim Clijsters on Thursday afternoon. Two birds circled around and in front of her, well within the range of Azarenka’s Wilson racquet, as she stared across... more »
WHILE Andy Murray had a nasty first-round match against a talented youngster that lasted more than three hours in the furnace of Hisense Arena, Novak Djokovic spent less than half that time on centre court in a 6-2, 6-0, 6-0... more »
Forecasting how a women’s Grand Slam draw will unfold over the course of a fortnight has become a tedious act of analytical folly. Finding the form of the women’s field is so difficult because its makeup is so elusive - is... more »
On his way to winning the first of his six French Open titles, Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in the semifinals of the 2005 tournament, their first meeting in a Grand Slam event. Since then the participants in tennis'... more »
When Serena Williams announced, "I don't love tennis today" during her first post-match press conference of 2012, some people were disgusted, some were sympathetic, some were disappointed, and a lot of people shrugged. Serena... more »
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