Federer-Nadal rivalry restored heading into Paris
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...and asking, "Hey, how did he do that?" "He," of course, is Roger Federer, who pounded Rafael Nadal, 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the first-ever Madrid Open, a 1000 Master...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 18, 2009It's all going to work out perfectly for Federer
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...say what role it will play in the annual calendar. It's still not certain whether Rafael Nadal will play Madrid -- he's been very coy about the issue, mainly because he has some...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 04, 2009Perhaps it was Federer who learned a lesson
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...interesting question: Why doesn't Federer do something like that in his clay-court matches with Rafael Nadal? Because he's Roger Federer, one major away from tying Pete Sampras' record 14 Grand Slam...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 01, 2009Who wants another old-fashion Nadal whippin'?
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.comOne of the more compelling questions raised by Rafael Nadal's emergence as an all-court Grand Slam champion in late 2008 and early 2009 was...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 24, 2009Rog, take a break and clear your head
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...s back is a mess; the guy can barely get out of bed in the morning. Rafael Nadal is in his head, Novak Djokovic is in his face, and Andy Murray is in his...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 17, 2009Threesome dig their way out of tailspin
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...a little too fond of life in the fast lane and neglected his game. And when Rafael Nadal appeared on the scene, Ferrero was said to be disillusioned by how quickly the youngster stole...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 13, 2009Five imperative questions heading into the clay
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...Davis Cup final). So what are the five major questions going into Act II? 1. Can Rafael Nadal win an unprecedented fifth Roland Garros championship at the end of the long and grueling Euro...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 10, 2009We have learned that we have a lot to learn
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...Ericsson Open (Indian Wells and Miami)? On the men's side, the dominant theme is that Rafael Nadal is in command; he's pulling away from Roger Federer, and though Andy Murray is closing...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009Interlopers threaten Nadal-Fed finals party
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...Fla. -- Just as we got settled in and comfy, ready to savor the Roger Federer-versus-Rafael Nadal rivalry, a few interested parties began to bang on the door, call the land line, flood...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 03, 2009Can Fed handle Murray's bag of tricks?
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...s tennis. Basically, the results suggest that everything other than the clay-court titles (for which Rafael Nadal has had something like a "right of first refusal" for a few years now) is up...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 20, 2009For better or worse, papa Fed will have full plate
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...perhaps even Federer himself, were hoping to find the magic bullet with which Federer could menace Rafael Nadal, a guy who currently owns Federer and throws a giant monkey wrench into his claim to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 13, 2009Reason to celebrate in San Jose
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...his latest and newest effort to scramble back into a conversation currently dominated by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic. You know, the conversation called "Grand Slam contenders." You have to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 13, 2009Was Oz Federer's last stand?
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...reason is the result of the Australian Open final, which he lost in five sets to Rafael Nadal. As anyone reading this must already know, Federer on Sunday morning stood poised to equal Pete...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 02, 2009A lot at stake in the Oz finals
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...Sampras' Grand Slam singles title record (14) with a win over his rival, world No. 1 Rafael Nadal. Those are pretty gaudy numbers from future Hall of Famers; the NFL version of these finals...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 30, 2009Krajicek, Lisicki have big games, bigger potential
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...the WTA equivalent of the NFL star, Terrell Owens (without the bad bits). The trick, as Rafael Nadal or Serena Williams will tell you, is to show the same stuff in matches as you...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 22, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "rafael nadal" make the list?