When we last left Roger Federer in our review of his 2009 season, his Mad March was over and he was growling to reporters in Miami: “Thank God the hardcourt season is over. . . because now that I’ve started smashing racquets I don’t wanna stop!”
His shell-shocked fans needed a change too. We were about [...]

Anyone else get the chills reading Roger Federer’s Facebook update last week?
“I just finished my vacation after the ATP Finals in London and had a very nice and relaxing break. I started working out again today and I am looking forward to a lot hard work in the next weeks to get ready for 2010. [...]

Roger Federer said recently that 2009 was his most emotional season but not, technically, his best. He’s right, of course, this year he won “only” 4 titles and had the worst win-loss record of any of the 5 years he’s finished at the top (61-12 as opposed to say, 2006, when he finished the season [...]

AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes
The AP reports that Sam “Samurai” Querrey returned to the practice courts last week after a freak accident at September’s Thailand Open came close to ending his tennis career. The 6′6″ American fell through a glass table in the tournament’s locker room while sitting on it to tie his shoes. A shard of [...]

A few twists of the knife to start: Two sets to one. A 6-0 winning record against his opponent. 11 aces to 13 double faults. Only 5 of 22 break points converted. A 2,200 day winning streak, snapped. A chance to tie Big Bill Tilden’s record, wasted. The opportunity to pad the resume with #16, [...]

It’s a brave new era for Federer fandom. At least for me. Last week in Montreal, Roger lost his quarterfinal against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga after holding a 5-1 lead in the third set. Instead rolling on the floor moaning “Why, Roger why? What’s happening to you?” I just shrugged and said, “Better luck next time, buddy.”
I [...]

Fedophile ALERT! You don’t need to speak the language to understand that this reporter has a major thing for Roger Federer. The video comes from a ceremony honoring Roger Federer on Thursday in Basel (click here for more.)

Video via Schweizer Fernsehen

There were so many questions going into the French Open this year, like “will Rafa lose a set?” and “which half will Djokovic be in?” and “Roger’s win in Madrid was a fluke, wasn’t it?”
Only the bravest Fed Fanatics were willing to raise their hands and ask, in embarrassed tones usually reserved for asking teacher [...]

Who knew that 18-time Grand Slam champ, Chris Evert, was such a hard core Fedophile? I’m putting her in the “Historian” category, due to the fact that she also really admires Nadal. Here’s the money quote from her ESPN interview with Bonnie D. Ford (click here for the full article):
“Isn’t there something about Federer that [...]

Indulge me for a second: Roger Federer beat Rafael Nadal today in straight sets, on clay, in Spain! He won his first title since October, 2008 and his first Masters shield since Cincinnati, 2007! YES! YES! and YESSSSSSS!
Phew! Now that my Fedophile freak-out is over, here are some musings on Sunday’s Federer vs. Nadal final [...]

No. 1 Fedophile, Rafael Nadal, nominated Roger Federer to receive the 2009 Prince of Asturias Award for Sports. The Spanish award is intended to “acknowledge scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanitarian work carried out internationally” by prominent people in a variety of fields, including sports. Rafa told the press after this year’s Australian Open that [...]

Quick, somebody call Dr. Playgood! We have a medical emergency, Fed fans.
After Saturday’s semifinal loss to Novak Djokovic in Rome, the diagnoses is clear: Roger Federer’s suffering from the Three Set Sickness.
Like Swine flu, this malady can be difficult to identify. It often looks like a run-of-the-mill slump – a case of the serving [...]