The eight best men’s professional tennis players in the world are gathered this week in London for the ATP World Tour Finals. For the fourth straight year, none is an American. The last time an American won this tournament was in 1999, when Pete Sampras beat Andre Agassi in the final. That capped a decade […]
On Sunday, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will resume the best rivalry in modern men’s tennis. The matchup pits Federer’s serve and volley against Djokovic’s backhand return, as well as Federer’s consistent greatness against Djokovic’s remarkable rise. Federer is already the most accomplished champion in the sport’s history, and, at age 34, is topping off […]
On Sunday, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will resume the best rivalry in modern men’s tennis. The matchup pits Federer’s serve and volley against Djokovic’s backhand return, as well as Federer’s consistent greatness against Djokovic’s remarkable rise. Federer is already the most accomplished champion in the sport’s history, and, at age 34, is topping off […]
After Roberta Vinci, the No. 43 ranked player in the world, defeated No. 1 Serena Williams in the U.S. Open semifinals on Friday, someone asked Vinci if she remembered a bigger upset in women’s tennis. She answered, “No. Just today.” We took a more quantitative approach and arrived at the same answer. Vinci’s victory was […]
After Roberta Vinci, the No. 43 ranked player in the world, defeated No. 1 Serena Williams in the U.S. Open semifinals on Friday, someone asked Vinci if she remembered a bigger upset in women’s tennis. She answered, “No. Just today.” We took a more quantitative approach and arrived at the same answer. Vinci’s victory was […]
