http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. Far be it from me to accuse Rafael Nadal of anything as crass as sucker-punching his ATP rivals. I doubt that he even knows the meaning of t...]]> March 18, 2013 05:11:28 PDT Rafael Nadal's match record for the year is a sterling 12-1. He has the same number of wins as No. 1 Novak Djokovic, and while one of undefeated Djoko...]]> March 03, 2013 08:22:10 PST We're entering into the heart of the "Five Best" or "Ten Best" part of the year, a sure sign that tennis is as dead as a pond covered with a foot of g...]]> December 03, 2012 04:59:41 PST It seemed like a real buzzkill when Roger Federer lost the Basel final to Juan Martin del Potro a few weeks ago and then promptly pulled out of the Pa...]]> November 09, 2012 00:21:31 PST Davis Cup ties, even semifinals, tend to pass under the radar for all but the most devout of fans when they're played just a week after the final and ...]]> September 18, 2012 05:09:34 PDT Ever notice that whenever the draw gods have spoken to determine the matchups in any given tournament, pundits fall all over themselves to find the na...]]> August 26, 2012 02:42:18 PDT So how about today you slip into my shoes and try to decide which of the five major tournament results of the weekend is the most resonant and makes f...]]> February 20, 2012 02:53:12 PST Enough already with the "best of" 2011, and with the "highlights of 2011." It's high time we acknowledged the "lowlights" of 2011, starting with the ...]]> December 16, 2011 06:55:04 PST Every once in a while, you get an X factor in tennis, a circumstance or individual who might unexpectedly have an enormous impact on the status quo or...]]> October 21, 2011 04:24:29 PDT Grand Slams are critical events for all players, but there's critical and critical, as in, OMG, what happens if I have a lousy tournament? In that re...]]> August 26, 2011 09:44:41 PDT You know you've got heft, and not just in your waistline, when everyone knows that you're the person who's called -- rather than merely described as -...]]> July 29, 2011 03:56:13 PDT The European clay-court circuit, the second segment of the Grand Slam year, begins in earnest Tuesday for the ATP at Monte Carlo. The men have really ...]]> April 11, 2011 02:35:36 PDT For days now, tennis fans (most particularly, fans of Roger Federer) have been grousing about the draw the gods of Indian Wells bestowed upon Federer'...]]> March 18, 2011 03:19:19 PDT Tennis players drop off the radar fairly quickly when they stop swinging the racket, which is the down side of the enormous amount of attention they r...]]> January 02, 2011 13:10:08 PST Call Juan Martin del Potro the X factor for the upcoming U.S. Open. He's the defending champ, and the guy who first demonstrated that if you play a su...]]> July 23, 2010 05:41:46 PDT