by Pete Bodo One of the more intriguing subplots at this years French Open involves Olympic qualification, with the 56 direct entrants selected based on the computer rankings following the end of the...
by Pete Bodo If you were present when Svetlana Kuznetsova won the French Open in 2009, on a sunshot day when the jam-packed Court Philippe Chatrier resembled a bowl of multi-colored gumdrops, you cou...
by Pete Bodo Weve been focusing on the pearls of wisdom dropping from the lips of players who won their early-round matches, timed so you have the pleasure of reading their words on the day they play...
Mornin. Whoops - I neglected to post a CC yesterday, but I have a new one for you today. I was impressed by my first view of Brian Baker today (you can check out my Racquet Reaction post); Ive always...
by Pete Bodo Given that tennis players are by nature and need a self-absorbed lot, each one going his own way and keeping his or her own counsel, its been heartwarming to see the way so many of the p...
by Pete Bodo I know that many fans cultivate love-hate relationships with commentators, just like they do with the players. And I understand that "celebrity" talking heads—John and Patrick ...
by Pete Bodo Virginie Razzano first played in the main draw of Roland Garros as a 14-year-old in 1998, and she lost in the first round eight times in her 11 attempts, including the last two. But not ...
Okay, admit it, youve all set your alarms to make sure you dont miss the Polona Hercog v. Ayumi Morita match, which is first on Court 5 starting at 11 am Paris time. . . come on, what kind of fan are...
by Pete Bodo It was the perfect antidote to the dispiriting experience of watching Nicolas Mahut drum Andy Roddick out of the French Open the other day. Roddick, we all know, is the last American mal...
Mornin. This will be extra-quick, and just to make sure you have the proverbial tabula rasa for chit-chatting about the matches today. Ill be writing a Racquet Reaction post on the Li vs. Cirstea mat...
by Pete Bodo In keeping with our desire to leave no stone unturned in our coverage of the French Open, Im going to parse and comment on the post-match press conferences that have become an everyday p...
Howdy, everyone. Im on my way to the farm in game-rich Andes shortly, but I wanted to give you all a fresh place to chat, and to pass on the details (below) of the Suicide Pool that has so often been...
by Pete Bodo Well, the French Open draws are out and the bracketology is already in full swing. I can already hear citizen X screaming about Rafael Nadal getting another "cupcake" draw, wit...
by Pete Bodo There may be no week in the entire year when tennis is less closely watched than this one, and thats owing to a combination of factors collected under the single umbrella called Roland G...
by Pete Bodo Rafael Nadal needs scant promotion as the start of the French Open bears down on us. Any doubts about Nadals future as the man with a stranglehold (instead of that familiar, playful bite...
Mornin. Am I the only one who assumed that the Power Horse World Team Cup competition, now underway in Dusseldorf was - rather bizarrely - sponsored by an American company that manufactures log...
by Pete Bodo Rafael Nadal has managed to turn the tables on Novak Djokovic at the time of year when, 12 months earlier, a surging Nole put what was then an unimaginable dent in Rafas confidence—and r...
by Pete Bodo Venus Williams was bumped out of the Rome combined event today by Maria Sharapova, but she must feel contented with the way her tournament went from at least one angle: While Im neither ...
Mornin. So just how close was that Seppi v. Wawrinka match? I confess I didnt see a ball struck, but the scoreline sure looks intriguing. And those vibrations you feel through your feet and that rumb...
by Pete Bodo Ive spoken with a number of plugged-in people in the wake of what well call the "blue-clay controversy" (the BCC, no pun intended for those of you familiar with the raging conf...
Its early in the day, but theyre already rolling on the clay in Rome - can Juan Monaco really be up a set on Novak Djokovic? I last saw Monaco in Miami, where the 29-year old neighbor of Juan Martin ...
Good morning. I got an early start today, eager to get a look at the Rome tournament after a long day at the desk yesterday. Having just watched the Federer-Berlocq match, I need to scurry over to th...
by Pete Bodo Some of you may take this as yet another post having to do with the recent controversies in Madrid, but I tell you truthfully that Ive been wanting to write about Rafael Nadal for some t...
Greetings, everyone. The action in Rome is well underway; among the early winners, Maria Sharapova. I imagine the previous threads are getting pretty plugged up, so heres a new crisis center w...
by Pete Bodo While I was out at the National Tennis Center last week working on my Melanie Oudin post, USTA coach Jorge Todero and his charge Varvara Lepchenko called home. Lepchenko was doing great—...
by Pete Bodo Roger Federer: All he does is win. The guy is already the most successful Grand Slam champion in history. Last week, while his main rivals were kvetching and whining about having to play...
Hi everyone, heres your place to discuss todays play in Rome. For the latest The Racquet Scientist post, on the glut of Masters events around this time of year, click here. And be on the lookout for ...
by Pete Bodo Tennis went from zero to 60 M.P.H. in the middle of April in the blink of an eye, and the pedal will remain pressed to the metal until the end of Wimbledon. In a span of roughly five wee...
Evening, everyone. Many of you have noticed that these Deuce Club posts, once a weekly fixture, have been missing in recent weeks. There are a number of reasons for that, one of them being that our m...
Mornin, everyone. Well, it certainly seems that the blue clay agrees with at least one player - Serena Williams. She looked simply terrific today against Maria Sharapova, whos been playing some of th...
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