Let’s be honest, Day 5 Down Under kind of sucked.
I typed that sentence before listening to Kim Clijsters’s press conference. She confirmed it:
“I was completely off. Just, you know, I think tennis‑wise, I didn’t feel the ball at all. . .It sucks that it has to happen at this stage of this tournament at [...]

Davis Cup is the most emotional event in tennis. The pressures of playing for team and country either lift players up to the heights of glory or push them deep into dank pits of shame and despair. Which from a fan perspective, makes Davis Cup damn entertaining, even if you’re watching a fuzzy broadcast [...]

So Roger Federer was forced to win in four sets (6-3, 6-2, 7-6, 6-1) against Philipp Kohlschreiber today  – the same talented German with the sweet one-hander who knocked out Novak Djokovic at the French Open (not to be confused with Tommy Haas, who beat Nole at Halle.) It was only the third time in [...]

This is a legitimate shocker – the guy everyone was pegging to be Nadal’s main rival at Roland Garros was knocked out in the third round today by German James-McAvoy-look-alike, Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Even more shocking: it was in straight sets. Also shocking: Novak Djokovic didn’t retire or make excuses.
Here’s Novak still trying to get over his [...]