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2009: The year of the trophy ceremony

Stephen Tignor, TENNIS.com

This is the era of good feelings and open hearts in tennis. The pros battle for five hours and then fall into an embrace at the net. They heap...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2009

Where never is heard ... a discouraging word

Patrick Hruby

...Wailing, gnashing of teeth Repentance, for the Rapture is at hand Carolina free throw Whispering Breathing Swallowing tennis ball, duct-taping own mouth Neckwear Anything else Anything else Carolina blue tie

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2009

Scouting the next wave of superstars

Peter Bodo

OK, Mr. Know-It-All Tennis Fan: You still think the tennis year is too long? You still want to end the year...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2009

End of Roger-Rafa as we know it?

Peter Bodo

...Jelena Jankovic, who has been working out these days at her spiritual home, the IMG Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. Out of curiosity, I asked if she'd watched the ATP World Tour Finals. "I did...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2009

Appreciate expediency of Clijsters' comeback

Abigail Lorge, TENNIS.com

...consuming as the Tiger Beat can be, I have been taking occasional breaks for meals and, um, tennis -- specifically reflecting on the season that ended with last weekend's Davis Cup final. As I wrote...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2009

More answers than questions for Roddick

Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com

...t know. I think I've always had a decent perspective on wins and losses on the tennis court. They hurt, but my worst day is a lot of people's good day. I don...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009

Dynastic Spaniards the team of the decade

Peter Bodo

...class players required to be a contender in Davis Cup. That, of course, has changed drastically. In tennis, in general, anything before '68 can be described as the game's equivalent of B.C. (call...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009

Davis Cup whitewash validates Nadal's supremacy

Sandra Harwitt, ESPN.com

Rafael Nadal might not have put together a wildly sensational year, but he delivered a strong message during the 2009 Davis Cup final this past weeken...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009

Nadal needs more Cup heroics to end '09 well

Peter Bodo

After making hash of it at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, Rafael Nadal is looking at one more chance to save a season that started spiraling down...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009

Write off Rafa now? No chance

James Martin, TENNIS.com

It has been a tale of two seasons for Rafael Nadal. For the first five months, fans and pundits alike were wondering if Rafa might take over the No. 1...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009

Williams ruling makes good sense all around

Peter Bodo

...how long Serena will be on probation, in a ruling handed down this morning by the International Tennis Federation. In addition to having to toe the line for the next eight majors (and more), Williams...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009

Best of the World Tour Finals

Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com

...feat Safin never accomplished. No one saw that coming a few years ago. Davydenko's brand of tennis is breathtaking, taking the ball on the rise, pummeling returns and working the angles. In Sunday's...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2009

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