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The thing about the Serena Williams-Maria Sharapova rivalry? It's not really a rivalry.

Even though Rafael Nadal won the Barcelona Open, he was, yet again, overshadowed by his Wimbledon nemesis, Lukas Rosol.

A few things were made clear in the Monte Carlo final. Among them, Novak Djokovic had some unfinished business.

Not only does it look like Rafael Nadal will win Monte Carlo, he could probably do it with Roger Federer strapped to his leg.

Let's face it: There's plenty of offseason during tennis' in-season. Andy Murray, Roger Federer & Co. can tell you that.

If Rafael Nadal was this good could following a knee injury, just imagine if he'd come back from a broken leg.

It was a new episode in the Nadal-Federer rivalry. But it also turned out to be a rerun.

The last time Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal met in a match that wasn't a semifinal or final was in 2004, but if they meet at Indian Wells, it would be in the quarters in a match that is certainly looking like The Old vs. The Hurt, Peter Bodo writes.

Since his return to the tour, Rafael Nadal is 12-1, has won two titles and has spent quite a bit of time trying to defuse expectations that he's back to 100 percent, Peter Bodo writes.

While tennis has kept a relatively "clean" image in the sporting world, that hasn't stopped its top stars from demanding a more rigorous anti-doping regimen, Peter Bodo writes.

While the tennis world has been obsessing over Rafael Nadal's knee, the WTA has a pretty good race for No. 1 going in Qatar this weekend, Peter Bodo writes.

Despite losing in the final against Horacio Zeballos in Chile, Rafael Nadal took an important first step as he comes back to competitive tennis, Peter Bodo writes.

Rafael Nadal seems to be at a crossroads. Does he aspire to retain the top ranking, or just live out the rest of his career as the king of clay, Peter Bodo writes.

Some things never change, or so it seems. With the top four men's seeds reaching the Aussie semis, it's going to be a long year for the contenders.

Goodness knows we've had enough dress rehearsals. Now it's time for the Novak Djokovic-Andy Murray rivalry to rule the tennis circuit.

The rash of early-round upsets of some of the top-ranked players shouldn't be cause for concern. It's just indicative that nowadays, the tennis season really begins at the Australian Open, Peter Bodo writes.