The year's most memorable quotes
Kamakshi Tandon, Special to ESPN.comAs usual, tennis players didn't just let their rackets do the talking this season. Here's a look back at some of the funniest quips, fighting words and foot-in-mouth moments of 2009.
Story | Conversation | December 20, 2009Yes, we're handing out more 2009 tennis awards
Peter Bodo...It was a tight race, with guys like del Potro, Fernando Verdasco, Andy Roddick and even Nikolay Davydenko deserving consideration. But at the end of the day, I have to go with Robin Soderling...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009Doling out our 2009 ATP awards
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comWith supreme competition and daunting up-and-comers, only one name returned to the summit of men's tennis. Care to guess who?
Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009End of Roger-Rafa as we know it?
Peter Bodo...will vanish by the time the first Grand Slam of the new year is played. Still, Nikolay Davydenko's triumph in London might be more than a tribute to the little Russian's durability...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2009Federer 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, 2009Best of the World Tour Finals
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.comIt's all about winning big ones, and Nikolay Davydenko knows that. So he wasn't too surprised when his fellow Russians steadfastly rooted for the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2009Waxing and waning in the World Tour Finals
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...brushing aside stories the knees will cut his career short. Falling convincingly to Soderling and Russian Nikolay Davydenko in both his Group B encounters shouldn't surprise anyone. He's had a fragmented year...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2009Soderling maturing before our eyes
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...dispatched the dogged dirt-baller David Ferrer prior to upending Nadal, then dismantled experienced clay-courter Nikolay Davydenko and edged explosive Chilean Fernando Gonzalez to reach a maiden Grand Slam final. Who else but...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009Eyeing contenders at ATP's year-ender
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comIs Roger Federer out of gas as the tour rolls into London for the year-ending ATP World Tour Finals? And if Fed can't get stoked to secure the No. 1 ranking, who might burst through the door he leaves open?
Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009Prepare for the unpredictable in London
Greg Garber, ESPN.comWho will seize London? Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic had their turns dominating portions of the season. So, logically, Andy Murray will win the ATP World Tour title, right?
Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009Is the tennis calendar too long?
Sandra Harwitt, ESPN.comFlashback: 1988, U.S. Open parking lot. A warm late-summer day in New York and the players are heated, but not as a result of the weather. They're u...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009Nothing ugly about Davydenko in Shanghai
Sandra Harwitt, ESPN.comSHANGHAI -- Let's face it, Nikolay Davydenko is rarely on anyone's radar screen. That should be surprising since, except for a three...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 19, 2009Nondescript Davydenko fine flying under radar
Peter Bodo...Sunday (or whenever it was; if you ever figure out the time zones, send a memo), Nikolay Davydenko was the player with the Midas touch. And what we wouldn't give to see our...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 19, 2009Moving the year-ender to London a fruitful decision
Peter Bodo...So much for spreading the tennis gospel via the media. And does anyone know whether the Nikolay Davydenko versus Gilles Simon match will be broadcast at 2 or 4 a.m.? The ATP positioned...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009Five reasons we advocate the fall tennis circuit
Peter Bodo...opportunity to gain valuable match experience. It seems that someone -- a Gilles Simon, Fernando Gonzalez or Nikolay Davydenko -- always goes on a run during the fall, and that positions him to be a contender...
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