Federer facing ever-growing challenges
Greg Garber, ESPN.comAfter an emotional 2009 season full of unprecedented highs and gut-wrenching lows, 28-year-old Roger Federer is back on top. But he'll find that the going only gets tougher from here.
Story | Conversation | November 30, 2009Nadal joins a stellar semifinal group
Greg Garber, ESPN.comRafael Nadal passed the watery three-day marathon and joins a sparkling group of U.S. Open semifinalists. But has the Spaniard hit the wall?
Story | Conversation | September 12, 2009Who's who of women's tennis?
Greg Garber, Special to ESPN.com...No. 7 Vera Zvonareva, No. 8 Victoria Azarenka, plus No. 11 Ana Ivanovic and No. 29 Maria Sharapova. Now, of course, there were extenuating circumstances; Venus (knee) had a note from her doctor and...
Page | ConversationNo-fear attitude propels Oudin to win
Greg Garber, ESPN.comSo what did it take to bring down one of the tour's hottest players, Elena Dementieva? For Melanie Oudin, the answer was no fear.
Story | Conversation | September 03, 2009Nadal's knee assessment? Fresh for now
Greg Garber, Special to ESPN.comNEW YORK -- The awkward little backhand from Richard Gasquet carved its way through the air and, for a split second, Rafael Nadal hesitated. The...
Page | ConversationNighttime pecking order to change
Greg Garber, ESPN.comIn a day of equal prize money and gender equity, the men have invariably played until the early-morning hours at the U.S. Open. Now, it's the women's turn.
Story | Conversation | September 01, 2009Safina's greatest challenge? Herself
Greg Garber, Special to ESPN.com...in with a single career title as a professional and one victory over a top-50 player, Maria Kirilenko at Roland Garros. Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Dinara Safina came eminently close to becoming the first...
Page | ConversationNadal draws tough opener in New York
Greg Garber, ESPN.comIf coming off wonky knees isn't enough to derail Rafael Nadal, his path through the U.S. Open field is littered with obstacles.
Story | Conversation | August 27, 2009Luring U.S. kids gaining traction?
Greg Garber, ESPN.comHaving American standouts isn't absolutely essential to the viability of global tennis -- but it matters. So when will we see the next generation of U.S. stars?
Story | Conversation | August 14, 2009Obstacles await Federer and Serena
Greg Garber, ESPN.comForeshadowing U.S. Open titles for Roger Federer and Serena Williams makes sense. But there are reasons aplenty we shouldn't etch their names in stone.
Story | Conversation | August 04, 2009Ho-hum, a quiet first week at Wimbledon
Greg Garber, ESPN.comNo news is good news. In this case, a fairly mundane first week of Wimbledon means the tantalizing storylines are very much intact.
Story | Conversation | June 27, 2009Cibulkova nearly pitches a shutout
Greg Garber, Special to ESPN.com...main draw here at Roland Garros, 10 in each half of the draw. Some of them -- Maria Sharapova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Daniela Hantuchova -- are well-known even beyond tennis circles. Dominika Cibulkova does not have...
Page | ConversationSerena hunkers down, focuses, dominates
Greg Garber, Special to ESPN.com...two, and the rest of the remaining field has a grand total of four (three by Maria Sharapova and one by Svetlana Kuznetsova). On Monday, Williams won the first nine points of her fourth...
Page | ConversationDefending champ Ivanovic off-kilter in lopsided loss
Greg Garber, Special to ESPN.com...I start to feel a little bit old." Five things we learned on Day 8 1. Maria Sharapova, against all odds, should reach another semifinal here: For the fourth consecutive match, Sharapova needed three...
Page | ConversationBad day at the office for Novak Djokovic
Greg Garber, Special to ESPN.comDjoker drubbed PARIS -- Rarely has a defeat been as galvanizing as Novak Djokovic's 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (9) loss to Rafael Nadal two weeks ago in th...
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