Wimbledon’s over, Davis Cup fever is wearing off, and the next big tennis tournament isn’t for a few weeks. It must be time to stir up the Federer vs. Nadal pot! Here’s what’s simmering Vintage Peter Bodo Fedophile baiting. The man does love his fishing! Via ESPN: Injury, or some trace thereof, is not just [...]

On Sunday, Roger Federer signed a lifetime contract with the Gerry Weber Open grass court tune-up tournament in Halle, Germany.”Lifetime” means for the rest of his active career, and the tournament director says he’s “convinced” that Roger will be on tour through 2015. (Start your countdown clock now.) Roger’s feeling good about the blessed union: [...]

Hey Federer fans! Check out this NY Times interview with Chris Evert: Q. Who is your favorite tennis player? Chris Evert: Roger Federer has always been my favorite. He’s a gentleman. You would want to have him as your son, or your boyfriend or your brother. He’s just a wonderful human being. Q. Tell us [...]

Ever wonder how Roger Federer can be called the Greatest of All Time when he has a 7-14 losing record against the World No. 2? Rafael Nadal answered that question in Paris on Saturday after his straight set victory vs. Lleyton Hewitt: Q. I have a different question for you. Everyone in tennis loves Roger, [...]

“What me worry?” Before the ATP 250 Estoril Open began, Roger Federer said anything less than the champion’s trophy would be a disappointment. With no other Top 10 player in the draw – and second seed/IW champ Ivan Ljubicic pulling out – it seemed like Roger (and his fans!) would finally get some Sunday satisfaction. [...]

Roger Federer lost to Tomas Berdych at 12:15 am on Wednesday morning in Miami: 6-4, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6). A bunch of other stuff happened at the tournament on Tuesday, but I’m just going to focus on this for now. Roger won as many points as Berdych did (119) and enjoyed a better serving night [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.” [...]