Five imperative questions heading into the clay
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...end of the hard-court swing (citing vague "personal" reasons following his quarterfinal loss to Juan Martin del Potro in Miami). Nadal's biggest threat may be injury, and though the soft clay will...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 10, 2009Interlopers threaten Nadal-Fed finals party
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...events -- kissing cousins to the Grand Slams. So, what happened? Well, Andy Murray happened. And Juan Martin del Potro happened. And a whole slew of similarly dangerous players, including the rejuvenated Andy Roddick and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 03, 2009Tennis topics to help you survive the holiday party
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...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) got our attention...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2008Yet another year-end best and worst list -- sort of
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...Cup final on a fast surface ideally suited to its big dogs, David Nalbandian and Juan Martin del Potro, faced a ragtag group of Spanish players led by badly slumping David Ferrer and missing...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2008Having a turkey sandwich in Spain's honor
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...critical win of the tie -- a five-set triumph over Jose Acasuso (subbing for injured Juan Martin del Potro) in the fourth rubber. It was only fitting that they were teammates on the winning...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2008Nalbandian solely culpable for Davis Cup debacle
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...top dog -- and it showed. He did his job in the first match, but then Juan Martin del Potro played a curiously uninspired second match against Feliciano Lopez (del Potro also suffered a late...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2008Del Potro just what the doctor ordered
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...But that discussion also brings us to the key player for Argentina in this tie: Juan Martin del Potro. In the weeks after Wimbledon, del Potro won four consecutive ATP events, finally running out...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2008Players have plenty of incentive at Masters Cup
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.comWell, the early returns suggest that the "election" of the Tennis Masters Cup champion this year is going to be an unpredictable and fiercely fought b...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2008Tennis financially fair in all aspects
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.comOK, so you're feeling a little queasy as the economy pitches downhill, like a runaway car without brakes negotiating one hairpin turn after another. T...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 03, 2008Querrey, Del Potro stand out in Davis Cup
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...had a great weekend. I'm talking about Sam Querrey of the U.S. and Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina, respectively. If you want to get all technical about it, Del Potro isn...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2008Federer is just fine
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...or commute there 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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 09, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
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