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Rotterdam champ Roger Federer spoke before the tournament about, well, what it’s like to be Roger Federer: dealing with the whole “legend” thing, drinking champagne after losses and dealing with ATP politics: Well we can all use a glass of wine after a tough day at the office, right? Or do you wish he punished [...]
Continue Reading →photo via Daylife I was going to wait to do a “Weekend Winners” but a title for Roger always deserves its own post (its his 71st of his career). Today he hoisted the silver plate in Rotterdam, an ATP 500 tournament that he hasn’t played since winning it in 2005. He thumped Juan Martin Del [...]
Continue Reading →AP Photo/Peter Dejong via Daylife.com I’m still shocked that Roger Federer is playing in Rotterdam this week, a tournament he hasn’t played since winning it in 2005. I’m not complaining, of course, it’s always nice to see Rog on the court. He won his first match today, 6-4. 6-4 vs. Nicolas Mahut. Second seed Tomas [...]
Continue Reading →Photo by Henk Koster via ATP Anyone else still feeling a hangover from Davis Cup weekend? The USA vs. Switzerland tie turned out to be surprising and tension-filled, but maybe not quite for the competitive reasons we were hoping. After Roger and Wawrinka lost the doubles rubber to Mike Bryan and Mardy Fish in four [...]
Continue Reading →AP Photo/Keystone/Peter Schneider via Daylife.com Oh gosh, I’ve fallen behind. No Men in Tracksuits, no preview post. Sorry guys. Davis Cup just came upon me like a whirlwind, leaving me a bit unprepared. Roger Federer obviously felt the same way today in Fribourg, at least when faced with John Isner’s serve. Perhaps he was a [...]
Continue Reading →AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill via Daylife Ahhhhh. . . .for the first few games it was all so sweet for Fed fans. Roger was playing flawless tennis. Rafa was shanking, playing a bit tentatively. Then, at 4-2 up, Roger hit a few funny shots – netted a volley, hit an inside in forehand a bit wide, [...]
Continue Reading →GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images via Daylife We just watched the women semifinalists play six sets of nervy, dramatic, up and down tennis. Sharapova finally took the match from Petra Kvitova, overcoming the usual double faults and streaky tennis to get to that final victory shriek. As a late-blooming Masha fan (love the clenched fist, love the [...]
Continue Reading →For all those who missed this endearing ESPN video interview with Rod Laver and Roger Federer. Unfortunately the audio cuts out at the end. but you get the point. Enjoy!
Continue Reading →Wow! Roger played a spectacular quarterfinal match vs. Juan Martin Del Potro in Melbourne. It was billed as a dogfight and instead we got a ballet. How fitting that Federer played his 1000th match (winning his 2000th set in the process) on his own high falootin’ terms. It’s 2:15am where I am and we’re still [...]
Continue Reading →Photo by SMP Images via DavisCup.com So, have you been enjoying the matches Down Under? I’m still getting my head around the first week, mulling over everything from Andy Roddick’s retirement to the Nalbandian vs. Isner marathon. That’s the killer thing about Grand Slam tennis – an epic second round match becomes old news a [...]
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VIDEO: FEDERER ON CHAMPAGNE LOSSES, LEGENDARY STATUS, KRAJICEK ATP TALKS
VIDEO: SUPER-EXCITED FEDERER IN ROTTERDAM 
VALENTINE VIDEO: RAFAEL NADAL AND BAR REFAELI SPORTS ILLUSTRATED PHOTO SHOOT 
NOT RESTING ON HIS LAUREUS: NOVAK DJOKOVIC WINS SPORTSMAN AWARD, EYES FRENCH OPEN 
VIDEO: ROGER FEDERER AND ROD LAVER ESPN INTERVIEW 
