The last 15 years has been an amazing time to be a tennis fan. The Big 4 of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have taken men’s tennis to new heights of popularity, skill and domination. The Big 4 have won 50 of the last 55 major titles dating back to the […]
Tag: Wimbledon
Bernard Tomic – a tennis revolution that made millions, and counted them
The proud Australian tennis fraternity were going through a rather dry spell. Lleyton Hewitt, the last Aussie man to win a slam, was approaching the twilight of his career. The search was on for the next Hewitt. Perhaps they aimed a bit too low, for soon a player would emerge who had become too good […]
Celebrating 14 years of Fedal – The 14 greatest Fedal moments (7-1)
7. Federer breaks Nadal’s 81 match clay court winning streak at Hamburg, 2007 Nadal was carrying an 81 match winning streak on clay into the 2007 Hamburg Masters final. Unsurprisingly, that was – and still is – a standing record for any surface. He had swept the clay swing in 2006, and had won everything […]
Celebrating 14 years of Fedal – The 14 greatest Fedal moments
Today marks the 14th anniversary of something truly special. On the 28th of March 2004, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal faced each other for the first time in the 3rd round at Miami. This was to be the start of the greatest rivalry in the history of tennis, and some might argue, all of sport. […]
Analyzing all the upcoming Grand Slam rule changes
The Grand Slam Board or GSB held 2 days of meetings in London on November 15-16. A significant portion of the GSB Agenda concerned possible Grand Slam rule amendments and trials in 2018. At the end of it all, it was decided to trial and/or implement several rule changes in the majors in the 2018 […]
30 Records Achieved By Roger Federer at Wimbledon 2017
It seems like every time Roger Federer steps out on to court, he is on the verge of creating, or even extending some record(s). The 2017 Wimbledon Championships was no exception. It was another magnificent chapter in an already glittering career, and further strengthened his claim as the greatest men’s tennis player of all time. […]
Roger Federer could finally do what even he has not done at Wimbledon before
Roger Federer is probably the greatest player in Wimbledon history. The 7-time champion and 10-time finalist has pretty much achieved everything a person could hope to achieve at Wimbledon. However, there is 1 thing that he is yet to do here, and that is to win the Championships without dropping a set. Obviously, if he did […]
The 10 Most Heart Breaking Losses In Wimbledon History (2-1)
We round off our countdown with 2 classic matches that will forever be a part of tennis folklore. 2) 1980 Final: Bjorn Borg – John McEnroe 1–6 7–5 6–3 6–7 8–6 Bjorn Borg came into the 1980 final looking to win his 5th consecutive Wimbledon title. John McEnroe was playing his first Wimbledon final and looking […]
The 10 Most Heart Breaking Losses In Wimbledon History (5-3)
5) 2008 Final: Rafael Nadal – Roger Federer 6–4 6–4 6–7 6–7 9–7 The 2008 final was set up to be an epic. Federer had been suffering from mononucleosis for the first half of the season and was experiencing his worst season in years. He had been demolished by Rafael Nadal in the French Open […]
The 10 Most Heart Breaking Losses In Wimbledon History
Over the years, Wimbledon has given us its fair share of memorable moments and great champions. And we have also witnessed our fair share of heart breaks. That is the nature of the sport, I guess. For every winner, there has to be someone who is the loser. In this article, we look at the […]
Comparing Grand Slams by the numbers – Are some Slams more difficult to win than others?
The 4 Grand Slam events are unquestionably the 4 most important tournaments on the tennis calendar. That’s why they are called the majors. Winning a Grand Slam is considered the pinnacle of the sport, and legacies of players are measured in a large part, by their performance at the majors. But are some majors more […]
