Davis Cup Quarterfinal Matchups and Nuggets

The Davis Cup quarterfinals get underway this weekend. Argentina visits Czech Republic. USA heads off to Croatia. Russia goes to Israel and Spain plays host to Germany.

Defending champion Spain has won its last 15 home …


Dinara Safina, Worst Lost Ever by a World No. 1?

Venus Williams destroyed top seed Dinara Safina 61, 60 today in the Wimbledon semifinals, begging the question, is that the worst loss ever by a current World No. 1?

Poor Dinara, because I can’t find a …


Serena Williams Has Never Lost Two Tiebreaks in a Match

Entering her semifinal with Elena Dementieva today at Wimbledon, Serena Williams, in 508 career matches, had never lost two tiebreakers in a single match.

Serena of course lost the first set to Dementieva and very nearly …


10th Time Both Williams Sisters in Slam Semifinals

With their quarterfinal victories on Tuesday, Venus and Serena have advanced together to a Grand Slam semifinal for a 10th time. In each of the prior nine times they both reached a Slam semifinal, one …


Karlovic Aces the Competition

Entering his match against Roger Federer today, Ivo Karlovic had been on an incredible serving run. The 6-foot-10 Croat has not been broken in 128 service games on grass, and including his 55-ace first round …


Federer Wins 11th Over Soderling, Still 10 Away from Graf

Roger Federer won his 11th straight match over Robin Soderling today following a straight set win over the Swede in the fourth round at Wimbledon.

Federer’s 11-0 looks and is rather lopsided, but there are some …


Robin Soderling Often the Weaker Man Outdoors

Roger Federer’s opponent tomorrow, Robin Soderling, is a far better indoor player than outdoor.

Going into the his match Monday with Federer at Wimbledon, Robin’s career record outside is just 111-99, or 52%, with only one …


Wimbledon Day Off!

After a week of non-stop tennis and the grind, it’s nice to enjoy a day off in the Wimbledon village. Tomorrow is the biggest day of tennis on the calender so the founding fathers were …