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What a difference a year makes for Fed

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

The lopsided thumping Roger Federer endured at the 2008 French Open appeared to be the beginning of the end. How wrong we all were.

Story | Conversation | July 05, 2009

Biggest hurdle ahead for Roddick

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

Andy Roddick bounced Wimbledon favorite Andy Murray, but now faces a tougher challenge.

Story | Conversation | July 04, 2009

This Dr. Ivo is no one-trick pony

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

The big-bombing, 6-foot-10 Ivo Karlovic is confident. And that's not necessarily a good sign for his quarterfinal opponent, Roger Federer.

Story | Conversation | June 30, 2009

Federer, Soderling set for rematch

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

Get your DVRs ready: In what is widely dubbed the best tennis day of the year, the Sweet 16 fields grace the All England Club on Monday.

Story | Conversation | June 27, 2009

Djokovic playing mind games?

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

Here are 10 things we learned on Day 5

Story | Conversation | June 26, 2009

Everything OK in Murray-land thus far

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

Here are 10 things we learned on Day 4

Story | Conversation | June 25, 2009

Sharapova still has work to do

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

Here are the five things we learned on Day 1 at Wimbledon.

Story | Conversation | June 22, 2009

These players need to turn it around

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

What ever happened to the hard-hitting James Blake? He's among a bevy of floundering players who have the unenviable task of snapping prolonged slumps.

Story | Conversation | April 22, 2009

Expect U.S. squad to roll

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

With no Roger Federer, render the first round of the Davis Cup a feeding frenzy for Andy Roddick and the U.S. team in Birmingham, Ala.

Story | Conversation | March 05, 2009

The Worm wriggling his way up

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

Don't fret about Maria Sharapova. Tennis might be on the backburner, but a burgeoning career as a tour guide might be her calling.

Story | Conversation | February 25, 2009

Simon faces test in Aussie behemoth

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

The most unrecognized player in the top 10, Gilles Simon is trying to validate his status with a deep run Down Under. But first he must get by the altitudinous Aussie, Chris Guccione.

Story | Conversation | January 20, 2009

A watchful eye on the big names

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

Each day at the Australian Open, ESPN.com lends an inside look at the game's brightest stars.

Story | Conversation | January 18, 2009

2008 tennis season breakdown easy as A-B-C

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

Is breaking down the 2008 tennis season really that overwhelming? Many of you believe it was rife with volatility, exhilaration and complexity. But in reality, it was as simple as A, B, C.

Story | Conversation | December 03, 2008

Can Federer stomach another meeting with the magnificent Murray?

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

Don't fret about Roger Federer -- yet. A Masters Cup semifinal berth is attainable. And what's up with those doggone ball kids? Did they really force Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to walk an additional (gasp!) .62 miles?

Story | Conversation | November 13, 2008

Grueling display paying dividends for Simon

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

The stealth Gilles Simon wasn't even a forethought in his home country, never mind a contender for the Masters Cup in Shanghai. But after a dogged display in Madrid, Simon is making his move.

Story | Conversation | October 21, 2008