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Waxing and waning in the World Tour Finals

Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com

What an eventful World Tour Finals, and we're not done yet. The Fed Express pulled one out against the frustrating Fernando Verdasco, then crushed nem...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2009

Del Potro looking to re-enact U.S. Open shocker

Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com

LONDON -- Juan Martin del Potro had just fended off Fernando Verdasco in a tense, dramatic encounter at the World Tour Finals in London, needing a thi...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

More to be thankful for than the Detroit Lions

Peter Bodo

...make a short list of certain ATP and WTA icons we should be thankful for as the tennis year comes grinding to a halt. Roger Federer: He needs to humbly express his thanks for Robin...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Year-end event in London: simply brilliant

Tom Perrotta

...testing panels of the late 90s were truly independent. At least we can say this: Men's tennis will end on a high note. After four years in Shanghai, the ATP's final tournament of...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Neither Fed nor Murray giving ground in rivalry

Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com

LONDON -- It might not be Roger and Rafa, but Roger Federer's rivalry with Andy Murray is pretty darn good. There are the great matches, the contrast ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Nadal's confidence continues to dwindle

Peter Bodo

The news-style crawl flashing its way around London's O2 arena as Rafael Nadal prepared to serve, down 4-5 in the second set after having lost the fir...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Soderling maturing before our eyes

Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com

LONDON -- There was a moment when Robin Soderling might have crumbled Monday. Nursing a slender 3-1, 15-0 first-set lead in his debut at the elite y...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Why only Djokovic or Murray will win it all

Peter Bodo

...next-biggest title after a Grand Slam, ergo … But there's loads more evidence that the Tennis Masters Cup will wind up in either Murray's or Djokovic's hands. Let's take the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

Top eight head for showdown at season finale

James Martin, TENNIS.com

...ending Barclay ATP World Tour Finals is about to start. Eleven months -- that's a ton of tennis. If you're Novak Djokovic, it means you've obsessively bounced the ball as you prepare to...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Nothing wrong with Novak being No. 3

Peter Bodo

...question asked by absolutely no one, except maybe San Diego Padres fans. And when it comes to tennis, we all know that the numbers that really count in tennis are 1 and 2, although sometimes...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009

Federer letting too many chances slip away

Peter Bodo

...Paribas Masters -- the last 1000-series tournament of the year and the prelude to the year-end Tennis Masters Cup. The reaction was a perfect case in point illustrating the marriage of two frequently voiced...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009

An underachiever, but Safin will be missed

Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com

...from 29 onward. Agassi, as is made crystal (oops) clear in his controversial, and riveting, autobiography, hated tennis, thrust upon him by his bullying dad. However, near the watershed age of 30, he realized tennis...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009

Five things we'll miss about Marat

Stephen Tignor, TENNIS.com

...on it: At some point in the near future, you will hear the following words. "I wish tennis still had guys like Marat Safin, crazy guys who would smash all their racquets. That's when...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009

Agassi tapping into his reputation capital

Peter Bodo

...road leading to this moment. Long before Agassi sat down to write his poisoned pen letter to tennis (although, in all honesty, there's nothing bitter in Agassi's book, which went sale Monday, or...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 09, 2009

Team-before-self mentality serves Italians well

Sandra Harwitt, ESPN.com

...been scrutinized for not building on her surprise U.S. Open quarterfinal showing, when she took the tennis world by storm. She was unable to qualify at her next two tour stops. Please, a little...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 08, 2009