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So WHY didn’t Andy Roddick Win? #1

by Editor 14 July 2009 Grand Slams: Wimbledon

Andy Roddick’s level of performance in the Wimbledon final was better than Roger Federer’s yet he did not win. WHY? The way Roddick played the game (as opposed to how well he performed), was the reason he lost the match. Roddick did not give himself the best chance to win. For this, Roddick’s coach is to blame. The former [...]

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How to make the WTA rankings work

by Editor 10 July 2009 Hard Hitting

photo credit:sufw The WTA rankings clearly DO NOT work! What value should the winner have as compared to the defeated player? If winning makes all the difference in the world in a Grand Slam final then it should be reflected in the points’ allocation for each player’s rankings. The highest number of ranking points a player [...]

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The World No.1 Women’s Ranking Goes To?

by Editor 8 July 2009 Hard Hitting

photo credit:Johnsyweb Dinara Safina. Even though the Russian has not yet won her 1st Grand Slam singles title! Serena Willams is the world No.2 and currently holds 3 of the 4 Grand Slam singles titles. For Serena not to be No.1 is an insult to the place that the Grand Slam events deserve in the game and makes no [...]

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15th Grand Slam Singles Title for Roger Federer

by Editor 7 July 2009 Grand Slams: Wimbledon

The greatest player of all time? Roger Federer won his 15th Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon 2009 to claim his 6th Slam at The Championships held at The All England Lawn Tennis Club. By doing this, he surpassed American Pete Sampras who won his 14th Slam in glorious style by defeating his arch-rival Andre Agassi in his [...]