Is the tennis calendar too long?
Sandra Harwitt, ESPN.comFlashback: 1988, U.S. Open parking lot. A warm late-summer day in New York and the players are heated, but not as a result of the weather. They're u...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009Time for the little people
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...for frustrated vets to exact a little revenge for poor Grand Slam campaigns. Look at poor Tommy Robredo, a perennial top-10 player who pretty much tiptoes out the back door at Grand Slams...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 14, 2008It's the luck of the draw
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...the same half of the draw. On the men's side, James Blake, Fernando Gonzalez and Tommy Robredo, all might have been drawn as Federer's potential quarterfinal opponent. Instead, the "honor" went to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 22, 2008Aussie Disappointments
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.comWe've devoted a lot of space and time to the winners at the Australian Open, those warriors who left Melbourne with their chests flung out, leading wi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 01, 2008What's in store for 2008?
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...reborn as a player at the end of this year. Now walk the walk. No. 10 Tommy Robredo: Just keep on keepin' on. This guy is a master at hanging in there, even if...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 28, 2007Grand Slam efficiency rating
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...wins per Slam, he's ahead of newly retired Tim Henman (lifetime: 1.98), No. 11 Tommy Robredo (1.96) and former Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis (1.92). Granted, Ancic's low ranking...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 14, 2007What's on line for top nine?
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...do well on clay, at least none that is located anywhere but between his ears. 9. Tommy Robredo: The 15 people who don't already know get to learn that although Tommy is Spanish...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 25, 2007Teaming up on Federer, Nadal
Kamakshi Tandon, TENNIS.com...solid -- players like Carlos Moya (who took the first set against Federer in the Hamburg semifinals), Tommy Robredo, Juan Carlos Ferrero, David Ferrer and Fernando Verdasco can make life tough for anyone on clay...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 23, 2007U.S. needs Blake to bounce back
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...U.S. and Spain in Winston-Salem on Friday against the Spanish No. 1 player, Disco Tommy Robredo -- a flashy, fleet, long-haired dude who's got a late 1970s vibe going with his...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 05, 2007Federer fizzles in the desert
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...join his childhood buddy Yves Allegro in opening a can of whup--- on David Ferrer and Tommy Robredo in the doubles. Imagine that: a top player waving off his press conference and anxiety-laden...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 12, 2007Changing of the guard
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...top of the game is in need of shaking up. Guys like Ivan Ljubicic, Nikolay Davydenko, Tommy Robredo, Mario Ancic, Tommy Haas (asterisk: he's had injury problems), David Nalbandian and even James Blake...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 16, 2007Scouting the next wave of superstars
Peter Bodo...this Spanish kid who told me he was named for The Who's rock opera, "Tommy." Last name? Robredo, I think. And these two Russian girls, Elena Dementieva and Nadia Petrova, slugged it out...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "tommy robredo" make the list?