TAG: Federer
Jan/19
26
Will the ATP Balance of Power Ever Shift?
130 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Scoop
By Scoop Malinowski
Double Australian Open champion Johan Kriek is puzzled. He can't understand why the Big Three of men's tennis are still dominating the sport.
"The changing of the guard has happened on the WTA. Naomi Osaka is the new superstar and a couple of âsupporting actorsâ are pushing past the former champions now. That is great for WTA tennis. Continue to read full article...
By Jayita A. Belcourt
In a day of upsets that saw Sharapova, Kerber, Cilic and Dimitrov ousted from competition, the trend continued with 14th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas leading the charge in the most monumental wins of the tournament. Taking down tennis great, Roger Federer 6-7 (11-13), 7-6 (7-3), 7-5, 7-5 (7-5) in 3 hours 45 minutes, the 20- year old sensationally booked his spot in the quarter-finals. Continue to read full article...
By Louise Belcourt
Roger Federerâs scintillating Australian Open defence continued in glorious fashion with a straight sets 3rd round victory over young American Taylor Fritz 6-2 7-5 6-2. In just under 1 hour 30 minutes the world number 3 frustrated and outfoxed the 21 year old. Fritz fresh off a great 4 set win over the 30th seed Gael Monfils was given a tennis lesson by the 37 year old defending champion. Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski
It's extremely rare that Roger Federer gets involved in a public feud. But the Swiss maestro had some choice words for Gerard Pique regarding the proposed Tennis World Cup event.
"For us tennis players it's a bit strange to see a soccer player come into our world. He should be careful. The Davis Cup should not become the Piqué Cup" -- Federer on Gerard Piqué, according to Swiss news reports. Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski
Roger Federer has not felt the joy of winning the US Open since 2008 when he defeated Andy Murray 62 75 62.
That was ten years ago. Since then there have been several close calls but they all fell short. 2009 loss to Del Potro in the final. 2014 loss to eventual champion Cilic. Two semi losses with match points to Djokovic. Continue to read full article...
Federer · RF · Roger Federer · US Open
By Scoop Malinowski
There comes a time when the most beloved, vibrant, inspiring champions lose their magic and the public loses their passion and devotion for the certain player.
I remember when I first realized this aspect of tennis, talking about the US Open with my friend LeRoy Neiman, the renowned artist. I remember his exact quote which is still in my head, "I'm tired of watching Agassi." This was in the last two or three years of Agassi's career. Continue to read full article...
Jul/18
11
Wimbledon Tuesday: Stokes of Genius, Passion and Atomic Power
21 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios, Scoop
By Scoop Malinowski
My friend Harry Cicma, a former Rutgers tennis player and ATP ranked professional texted me that today was the greatest day of tennis he had ever seen.
It's quite possible tennis reached another echelon today as the ATP heavyweights staged another epic display of jaw-dropping tennis. Continue to read full article...
Jul/18
5
Focusing On Wimbledon Third Round Matchups
72 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Scoop
By Scoop Malinowski
We're now into the stage of Wimbledon where each player has won two rounds and their game levels and confidences are rising. We're into the meat and potatoes of the tournament. The match-ups in the third round can make or break a tournament and in some cases, a career. Let's take a look at the third round matchups...
Federer vs Struff: Fed leads the series 2-0 but both matches were of the 64 76 variety, which suggests a shocker is possible. Struff has the firepower and the volleys to trouble Roger. Continue to read full article...
Jun/18
21
Krajicek Implies Djokovic Superiority Over Federer
5 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Scoop
Former Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek may have committed tennis blasphemy by asserting that Novak Djokovic is the superior player overall than Roger.
Krajicek believes Federer's greatest achievement was becoming no. 1 again in 2012: Â his 'biggest result, because Federer managed to overcome (Novak) Djokovic and (Andy) Murray who were in good form that year.'Â Krajicek added, 'What makes Federer special is that he played at the highest level for sixteen years and achieved the record Grand Slam titles." Continue to read full article...
