Interlopers threaten Nadal-Fed finals party
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.comKEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- Just as we got settled in and comfy, ready to savor the Roger Federer-versus-Rafael Nadal rivalry, a few interested parties bega...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 03, 2009Can Fed handle Murray's bag of tricks?
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...just how alertly Federer must glance over his shoulder (at the likes of Murray, Novak Djokovic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and maybe the redesigned Andy Roddick) even as he's in a dead sprint, trying to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 20, 2009Was Oz Federer's last stand?
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...And it isn't just Nadal he has to worry about. Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga all have turned in their best results on hard courts. Combined with Nadal's absolute mastery...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 02, 2009Tennis topics to help you survive the holiday party
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...on the ATP side is going to step up and build on 2008? OK, Andy Murray, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Martin del Potro (not to mention Gilles Simon, the contender nobody wants to believe in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2008Djokovic re-establishes himself as a force
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...had won it with a run reminiscent of David Nalbandian a few years back, or if Jo-Wilfried Tsonga -- perhaps the freshest player in the field, owing to all the time he missed this year...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2008Players have plenty of incentive at Masters Cup
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...car-length or two behind Federer and Nadal. But a few other drivers (Djokovic, Murray, even Jo-Wilfried Tsonga) have moved up in the field and perhaps even nosed ahead of him. But never underestimate...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2008Fall results will have a significant impact
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...mention seedings, in 2009? That's a possibility, given the three big winners last week were Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Andy Roddick and Jelena Jankovic. Tsonga fired the loudest shot across the bow of his peers...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2008Federer is just fine
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...regularly ought to be afraid -- very afraid. A new generation led by Juan Martin Del Potro, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Marin Cilic and Ernests Gulbis will be looking to push into the elite No. 4-12...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 09, 2008My Davis Cup clutch players
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.comThis three-day Davis Cup weekend is the showcase for the storied and often beleaguered competition. We're down to the Final 8, which is the most inter...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 10, 2008Champions' fatigue
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...weeks that Djokovic didn't merely join those two luminaries to form a dominant triumvirate. As Jo-Wilfried Tsonga faded, a host of eager, familiar but somewhat unexpected faces turned up to make the headlines...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 07, 2008Battle of the ball-bouncers
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...bounce the ball endlessly (Djokovic has approached the magic 30-bounce barrier) before serving it up. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga summed up the dissidents' sentiments pretty nicely the other night after he blew a 5-2...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 21, 2008Beware France
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...club, too. France now has something it has always lacked: a big dog. That would be Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who has a power game, competitive focus and an implacable attitude. He plays pretty tennis all...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 11, 2008Aussie Disappointments
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.comWe've devoted a lot of space and time to the winners at the Australian Open, those warriors who left Melbourne with their chests flung out, leading wi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 01, 2008Tone set for 2008 season
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.comIf the first Grand Slam tournament of 2008 is an accurate indicator, we'll be in for a terrific if turbulent ride through the rest of the year. Here a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 29, 2008Grass is always greener
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...major Wimbledon tune-up tournament, the Artois Championships. Can you believe that Milan Cilic took out Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the third round? Wait! What on earth are Cilic (currently No. 110 in the world...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 14, 2007TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "jo wilfried tsonga" make the list?