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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

Is Cilic the new del Potro?

Stephen Tignor, TENNIS.com

...four games against the 21-year-old. A "generation" isn't what it used to be in tennis. On the ATP Tour these days, it lasts about a year. In 2008, Novak Djokovic and Andy...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2009

Did the Belgians get it right?

Stephen Tignor, TENNIS.com

This is getting confusing. We've just spent two years hearing that Venus and Serena Williams did it the right way all along. They took time off, devel...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2009

Has Nadal become too negative?

Stephen Tignor, TENNIS.com

...in a few weeks, no? Now I'm just here to practice hard and to enjoy playing tennis all the time, and trying to find my best form as soon as possible. [But] here in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 11, 2009

Five reasons Roddick is for real

Stephen Tignor, TENNIS.com

The epic Wimbledon men's final was a career-changing event for the two guys who played in it. We know what it did for the winner, Roger Federer: He be...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 09, 2009

Federer's biggest weapon? His name

Stephen Tignor, TENNIS.com

Is there a defining pattern to this relatively late and non-dominant stage of Roger Federer's career? If so, I'd say it's this: He goes down early to ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 03, 2009

Who can do the impossible against Nadal?

Stephen Tignor, TENNIS.com

The list of life's absolutes is short and grim. There's death. There are taxes. But today's ATP pros have it even worse. They must face one more harsh...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 29, 2009

Tennis without the Williamses, for better and worse

Stephen Tignor, TENNIS.com

...Wells these last few years is that it has given us a glimpse of what women's tennis would be like without the sisters. On the one hand, it's not a thrilling sight. This...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 11, 2009

Cold, hard cash too difficult to resist

Stephen Tignor, TENNIS.com

Could the Shahar Peer incident be a turning point for tennis? First it must be noted that it was bound to happen, and that the sport's powers...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 18, 2009

A new Aussie star on the rise?

Stephen Tignor, TENNIS.com

...to the ATP's upper echelon and a shot in the arm for the fast-vanishing Australian tennis tradition. But will his talent be cultivated properly? There has been controversy surrounding Tomic recently, as there...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 21, 2009

Resolutions for the 2009 tennis season

Stephen Tignor, TENNIS.com

...few goals -- or resolutions, if you will -- for 2009 for those of us in the world of tennis, whether we're players, coaches, fans or members of the ever-excitable media. Novak Djokovic: I'll...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 30, 2008

Five things not to be thankful for

Stephen Tignor, TENNIS.com

By happy coincidence, the season ended just in time for Thanksgiving this year. That gives tennis writers two alternatives: We can give thanks to our favorite people and moments from 2008, or we...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2008

Nadal, Jankovic reach No. 1 in vastly different ways

Stephen Tignor, TENNIS.com

...S. Open), compiled a 63-17 record and won four tournaments. However, three of them came in tennis' least-significant season, the post-U.S. Open indoor tour, when there's little more than money...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2008

De Villiers was handcuffed from the outset

Stephen Tignor, TENNIS.com

...man, who said soon after he started, that the job was "harder than he thought," felt that tennis' competing interest groups would continue to make it a no-win situation. What can the next ATP...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2008

If Federer and Nadal fell in the woods …

Stephen Tignor, TENNIS.com

Have you been watching the tennis at the Olympics? I have to confess that I've caught only a few games here and...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 13, 2008