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My best and worst of the almost decade
Peter BodoI've got kind of a dumb question: Why is everybody writing all these "decade" retrospectives as we approach 2010? Is my cheap digital watch set to the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 21, 2009Yes, we're handing out more 2009 tennis awards
Peter Bodo...Grand Slam singles title champion would stall. And as we all know, the window of opportunity in tennis can open -- and slam shut -- very quickly. Rafael Nadal dealt Federer an enormous blow at the Australian...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009Scouting the next wave of superstars
Peter BodoOK, 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, 2009End 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, 2009Dynastic 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, 2009Nadal needs more Cup heroics to end '09 well
Peter BodoAfter 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, 2009Williams 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, 2009More 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, 2009Nadal's confidence continues to dwindle
Peter BodoThe 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, 2009Why 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, 2009Nothing 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, 2009Federer 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, 2009Agassi 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, 2009Draconian anti-doping regulations unreasonable?
Peter BodoJust when you thought tennis couldn't possibly come up with yet another twist in the cops and robbers game played between...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009Serena right where she belongs
Peter Bodo...her for reaching the top position without having won a Grand Slam title, but that happens in tennis. The critical and disappointing failure was the way she found creative ways to bail out when she...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009
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