Best of the World Tour Finals
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.comIt's all about winning big ones, and Nikolay Davydenko knows that. So he wasn't too surprised when his fellow Russians steadfastly rooted for the tw...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2009The game has changed for Father Fed
Kamakshi Tandon, ESPN.comAh, that Roger Federer. He just keeps surprising us, doesn't he? So far this season there's been a secret coaching trial, a baby announcement, an unex...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 28, 2009Wednesday, Apr. 8
...8:30 a.m. ET is a second round matchup of the Grand Prix Hassan between Ivan Ljubicic and Frederico Fil, who both have similar odds to win. If you don't trust your...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 08, 2009Just the facts
James Martin, TENNIS.com...break point in five matches. It's one thing to capture a title without losing serve; Ivan Ljubicic was the last player to do that, in Vienna in 2006. But Haas is the first...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 03, 2007Grand Slam efficiency rating
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...anemic 1.85. It may be cold comfort for Kolya the Obscure, but current No. 12 Ivan Ljubicic stinks out the big joints even worse than Davydenko. Although he finished 2006 at No. 5...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 14, 2007What to watch at Wimbledon
James Martin, TENNIS.com...the Telegraph. You can bet most of Federer's opponents feel the same way. Nikolay Davydenko, Ivan Ljubicic, Andy Roddick -- these guys just don't believe. One player who does is Rafael Nadal, who...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 19, 2007Karlovic: A giant among men
James Martin, TENNIS.com...height creates insane angles. Coming into Roland Garros, Karlovic was No. 2 in aces, with 332. Ivan Ljubicic was No. 1, but only because he played more matches (33 versus 18). Karlovic had won...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 31, 2007What's on line for top nine?
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...Added bonus: He becomes the first Serbian champ in RG -- or Grand Slam -- singles history. 7. Ivan Ljubicic: Forget it, the guy goes weak at the knees at two-week events. Added bonus: He...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 25, 2007Teaming up on Federer, Nadal
Kamakshi Tandon, TENNIS.com...way, each is a potential semifinalist. The Nearly Men: Nikolay Davydenko, Fernando Gonzalez, Mikhail Youzhny and Ivan Ljubicic could give Federer or Nadal a bad scare if they're on, but the odds only...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 23, 2007Hard-court specialist
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...played on clay in Houston, before the spring Euro-swing). The guy ranked right below Blake, Ivan Ljubicic, was 5-2 in two hard court events (Cincinnati and Canada). The third-highest ranking American...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 17, 2007Young guns
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...them are usual suspects: Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick, even poor old can't-win-under pressure Ivan Ljubicic. But the two most interesting ones are Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic. Murray will play Tommy...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 15, 2007Federer fizzles in the desert
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...it don't matter to who." The next three highest seeds -- Fernando Gonzalez, James Blake and Ivan Ljubicic -- had no comment. All of them had fainted
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 12, 2007How to make Davis Cup even better
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...hands of a team lacking its biggest gun, Roger Federer. But Lleyton Hewitt and Australia, and Ivan Ljubicic and Croatia were not so lucky; the Aussies lost to tiny Belgium and the strong Croatian...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 12, 2007Changing of the guard
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...status quo at the top of the game is in need of shaking up. Guys like Ivan Ljubicic, Nikolay Davydenko, Tommy Robredo, Mario Ancic, Tommy Haas (asterisk: he's had injury problems), David Nalbandian...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 16, 2007Players not to watch in 2007
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...coached by Brad Gilbert, made the final at Doha before losing to that old-school Croatian, Ivan Ljubicic. But here's an idea. Why don't we swim against the tide and name the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 08, 2007EXPLORE RELATED TOPICS
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