Time is (right) now for Federer
James Martin, TENNIS.com...world No. 1 may never get an easier road to the final. Sam Querrey, Albert Montanes, Mario Ancic and Julien Benneteau were his early-round opponents. By luck of the draw, Federer has steered...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2008My Davis Cup clutch players
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...the obscure "zonal" playoffs starting today, instead of on the bigger World Group stage: Lleyton Hewitt, Mario Ancic, Fernando Gonzalez, Weerapat Doakmaiklee … What, you never heard of Weerapat Doakmaiklee? OK, I haven't...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 10, 2008Time to put up or shut up in Miami
Kamakshi Tandon, TENNIS.comWith the second of back-to-back Masters Series events just under way, it's time for some of the game's elite to step out of the murky waters they've b...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 26, 2008Not exactly Kournikova
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.comLet's relax our taboo on mentioning tennis and any form of gambling in the same sentence to note that the ATP men's results this weekend were a little...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 03, 2008Grand Slam efficiency rating
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...finished 2006 at No. 5, Ljubicic doesn't even average a win per Slam (.97). Although Mario Ancic is ranked a measly No. 40, with an average of two wins per Slam, he's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 14, 2007Proud to be an American
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...is playing well again, honest); and Djokovic vs. Nicolas Kiefer. Plus we have the return of Mario Ancic an Andy Murrary. And Nadal and Federer are in the house, too. Toto, I have a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 06, 2007What to watch at Wimbledon
James Martin, TENNIS.com1. Can Justine Henin finally win The Championships? You won't find a more versatile player. Henin can drive the ball, slice it, drop it, and volley i...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 19, 2007U.S. needs Blake to bounce back
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...two "live" singles wins were over Romania's Victor Hanescu (rank: 666 at the time) and Mario Ancic (a quality win, especially in an away tie in Croatia). But Blake is riding a three...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 05, 2007Changing of the guard
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...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 and even James Blake (asterisk: he...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 16, 2007TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "mario ancic" make the list?