Andy Murray’s Post Championship Match Interview: Australian Open 2010

Roger Federer defeats Andy Murray for Grand Slam title #16, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(11) in 2 hours and 41 minutes An interview with: ANDY MURRAY THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. Q. You had those chances in that third set. ANDY MURRAY: I had chances in the first set as well. You know, I had a chance to [...]

Roger Federer’s Post Championship Match Interview: Australian Open 2010

Roger Federer defeats Andy Murray for Grand Slam title #16, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(11) in 2 hours and 41 minutes An interview with: ROGER FEDERER THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. Q. Would you say maybe your ability to retrieve is just as important as shot?making, the balls you ran down? ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I mean, I definitely [...]

Simply the Best, #16: Roger Federer

By Parsa Samii, GEM Tennis Roger Federer defeats Andy Murray for Grand Slam title #16, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(11) in 2 hours and 41 minutes A very edgy, highly intense first 6 games is how it all started. Federer opened up the match trying to break down the Murray backhand with slices, topspin, and flat shots [...]

Oh How Sweet It Is, #12: Serena Williams

World #1 Serena Williams ended Justine Henin’s dream run with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 triumph in just over two hours of play. In the past, Henin attacked the Williams game with great variety and precision, mostly focusing on constructing points to break down the powerful Williams. However this match featured the “new” Justine Henin that [...]

Australian Open Men’s Final Preview: Federer vs. Murray

This matchup on Sunday night in Melbourne will be another attempt to dethrone the “master,” as he’s called in Australia, from the top of the tennis world. In New York at the last grand slam of 2009, it was the Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro who defeated the Swiss Maestro in five sets. This time [...]

Just Another Day at the Office: Roger Federer

World #1 Roger Federer drubbed 10th seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfred Tsonga 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in just 88 minutes. Federer produced 33 winners and only 13 unforced errors throughout the match in a performance he called, “nothing exceptional.” Tsonga had no chance as he was constantly caught too far behind the baseline defending against Federer groundstrokes. FUTURE [...]

One More to Go: Andy Murray

Scotsman Andy Murray defeated Croatian Marin Cilic 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in 3 hours and 2 minutes. Murray started the match off a little tight, but opened up as the match wore on. Murray’s goal was to extend the rallies from the baseline to work the tired legs of the young Croat who had contested [...]

Dominant: Justine Henin

Belgian Justine Henin trounced Zheng Jie of China 6-1, 6-0. Henin used very aggressive tactics to crush the steady Jie. Time and time again Henin attacked at will until the match was over. Henin’s new attacking style seems to be the defining change in what she calls her “second career.” FUTURE OUTLOOK: There is no [...]