tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81207554267940356412024-02-19T02:36:43.771-08:00DOUBLE BAGEL - 0 and 0 by Folkert HesseBlogs, news and stories inside the lines of the tennis scene by Folkert HesseFOLKERT HESSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787098237139666537noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120755426794035641.post-3209056627096562792010-09-11T08:53:00.001-07:002010-11-22T15:03:10.494-08:0010 Reasons why Roger Federer can't beat rafael Nadal...<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">Roger Federer is the greatest tennis player of all time and holds almost every record in the history books of tennis. But why can’t he beat Rafael Nadal and has a 7-14 record against the Spaniard?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">Now it looks like the two tennis giants will meet in the final of the US-Open tomorrow. It would be their first meeting at the US-Open at all and for world no. 1 Rafa Nadal it would be even the first over all appearance in the finals of the US-Open, while Roger Federer has won the tournament for the past 5 years.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">But still, I don’t think that Roger will be the favorite for this match.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">Tomorrow I will give you the top 10 reasons, why Federer against Nadal is a very, very bad match-up for the Swiss …<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">I think he will lose the final against Nadal, and I will tell you why.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</tbody></table>FOLKERT HESSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787098237139666537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120755426794035641.post-54916189982948572202010-09-11T05:55:00.001-07:002010-11-22T15:04:00.166-08:00Super Saturday at US-Open!<div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">By <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">Like always at the US-Open, the two men’s semi finals and the women’s final will be played on Saturday. No. 2 seed Kim Clijsters will take on no. 7 seed Vera Zwonarewa and the top 3 men’s seed, Nadal, Federer and Djokovic will be joined by no. 12 seed Mikahail Yuzhny. No US player on Super Saturday is a big disappointment for the New York fans, but everyone is hoping for the big final between Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal on Sunday.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
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</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">It would be the first meeting at the US-Open for the two great rivals and the first overall final for Nadal. On top of that he would have the great opportunity to be the second over all player in history to win 3 consecutive majors in one calendar year, after Rod Laver.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">But before he can think of a final against Federer, he has to overcome the “Youzhny-hurdle” to get there. It sounds not too difficult, but it might be a difficult match for Rafa, because the fearless Russian, has nothing to lose in this match at all. And for Rafa it is the biggest opportunity to make some history. The match-up is a good one for him though, since his heavy top-spin balls is one of the reasons why he seems to dominate the single handed backhand-players at will and also holds a 14-7 record against Federer. And playing right-handed Youzhny today could be the perfect warm up for the possible Federer match tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">But Federer has a high road to ride himself, before he can go for a 6<sup>th</sup> consecutive US-Open title on Sunday. Even though he defeated the same opponent in the semi’s of the past two US-Open already, Djokovic is playing much stronger and solid at this year’s Open. He easily beat Fish and Monfils in 3 sets and looks very ready to give the big Fed a hard time today.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">But no matter what, Nadal and Federer always have to be considered the heavy favorites when they play in the semi final of a Grand Slam. So, it will be exciting and fans will cheer for a dream final on Sunday, 5-time champion Roger against No. 1 Nadal.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">On The women’s side there is a clear favorite, even though Vera Zwonarewa is this year’s Wimbledon finalist and the shooting star of 2010. But 2 time and defending champion Kim Clijsters played better and better in every one of her matches and defeated Sam Stosur and Venus Williams in great fashion. She has the experience and the form to beat the Russian in 2 sets and take her 3<sup>rd</sup> US-Open crown and another step towards the no. 1 world ranking for the end of the year.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"></div>FOLKERT HESSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787098237139666537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120755426794035641.post-60783590615159855202010-09-11T03:23:00.000-07:002010-11-22T15:04:53.234-08:00Kim Clijsters again in Final of US-Open<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">After a good match against Sam Stosur, she even raised her level to another gear to beat the only American left in the men’s or women’s draw of the tournament. After losing the first set 4:6 she was able to break Venus in her first service game of the second set. But she was not able to serve out the set and had to go to a tie-breaker to decide the set in her favor with 7:2. The third set was a very close one, as well, but when Venus Williams, also a two time US-Open champion like Clijsters, had to serve at 4:5 to stay in the match, the pressure was to much for Serenas big sister and she was broken by a determined Kim Clijsters. On match point, Clijsters not only showed great tennis, but also big celebration after winning it. It was a great match point and a great match from both players who had to deal with swirling winds throughout the whole match and handled it great.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">Now Kim Clijsters has to be named the clear favorite against the up-coming Russian, who reached this year’s Wimbledon Final already and played also a good match against no. 1 seed Caroline Wozniacki to reach the US-Open final.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">The match between the two blonds will take place after the men’s semi finals tonight at 7 p.m. .<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</tbody></table>FOLKERT HESSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787098237139666537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120755426794035641.post-14369008374460863762010-09-08T03:06:00.001-07:002010-11-22T15:05:44.802-08:00Best Matchpoint ever by Fernando Verdasco<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">Not all the internal affairs between two good friends and players from the same country and Davis-Cup teams are always good matches. But this one was! And it was the best match of this years US-Open so far.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">When Fernando Verdasco and David Ferrer met on Louis Armstrong Stadium at 4 p.m. in the afternoon they did not get all the attention form the New York fans right away. But 4 hours and 23 minutes later the stadium was packed with emphatic fans cheering as loud as they possibly could and rising from their seats to give both players a standing ovation for the best match at this US-Open, and maybe for all of 2010 so far. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">It was Fernando Verdasco, who made several comebacks during this encounter between two good friends, and finished the match in a style the tennis world has not seen so far. It was the best and most spectacular matchpoint I have ever seen. It ended the match in the tie-breaker of the fifth set with the score of 7:4 for Verdasco.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">Check out the video to see the whole point at:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">But it was not only this match point that put an exclamation mark to this match. The whole match was hard to top in dramatics and shot making. Ferrer tok a 2 set lead which was sealed by a tight tie-breaker in the second set ending at 10:8 for Ferrer. And Ferrer was also up with a break in the fifth set and was leading 4:1 in the tie-breaker of the fifth set. But all that was not enough to beat Fernando Verdasco yesterday. The good looking Spaniard showed unbelievable willpower and never gave up, no matter what score. Especially against a master of footwork and fighting spirit, like David Ferrer, his performance was simply amazing.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">He will be tired but loaded with confidence for his meeting with Rafael Nadal in the Quarterfinal. And the semi-final match against Nadal at the Australian Open 2 years ago, was probably the second best match of his career, even though he lost it. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">Nadal has a great record against Verdasco but he never faced him with this much confidence yet. And with “only” Youzhny or Wawrinka waiting in a potential semi-final, he should not put too much pressure on himself to miss this great opportunity to reach his first US-Open final.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">There are some great matches coming at us at the Open, Federer facing Soderling and Monfils against Djokovic today and tomorrow you should look out for Nadal against Verdasco!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">The biggest splash was the 4 set win of Stan Wawrinka over Andy Murray, who was the 2<sup>nd</sup> highest bet for bookmakers to take the title this year. And with Murray going down, we won’t see the much anticipated dream semi-final of the top four players in the world. The Scottish no. 4 seed is out now and this opens the door for a first win at the open for Rafael Nadal. I think Murray was the biggest mountain to climb, if he wanted to take his first US-Open crown and become only the second player after Rod Laver to win 3 consecutive Grand Slam events in one calendar year. A thing that not even the great Federer has done yet! But Murray’s early exit will also bring a new face to a Grand Slam semi final. One of the 4 players left over from the Murray – Berdych section of the draw, Wawrinka, Querrey, Youzhny or Robredo will now go to a maiden Grand Slam semi final. And after Youzhny took out US-boy John Isner in an exciting night session yesterday, the American fans will have to hope for Sam Querrey to be the one to take that spot in the semi final. He beat Almagro in convincing style yesterday and will now take on the second swiss player left in the draw, Stan Wawrinka. For sure this will be a close encounter, since both players will be loaded with confidence. Youzhny will take on Tommy Robredo, who is one of 6 Spanish players among the last 16 men remaining in the draw. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">In the upper section of the top half of the draw, Rafa Nadal had a strong victory over Gilles Simon to join an armada of 3 other Spaniards to contest a semi final spot among them. Even though Gilles Simon was maybe not 100% focused during his match, because his wife had just given birth to their first son back in France and he was eager to get back home and see him for the first time, Nadal still showed a much improved form. He won in straight sets and never looked to be in danger throughout the whole match. He will now take on Feliciano Lopez, who won his match against Stakhovsky, due to a foot-injury the Ukrainian suffered in the second set.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">Another surprise to me was the 4 set win from Fernando Verdasco over david Nalbandian. The serve and the forehand from Verdasco was too much and too good for Nalbandian yesterday. Nalbandian was never able to get into his game and form of the recent hard court events before the Open. But it was more that Verdasco did not allow him to and was able to control most of the points. He will face the 4<sup>th</sup> Spaniard in this section, David Ferrer, who beat, … you guessed it right… another Spanish player, Gimeno-Traver, to advance to the next round. After he won the first set in a Tie-breaker he had an easy win in 3 sets and will be fresh for the match against Verdasco. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">The development of the upper section of the draw is all playing into the cards of Rafa Nadal. His biggest threats have been Nalbandian and Murray and now they are both out of the tournament. Two players that have beaten him a few times already and know how to handle the pressure playing against him. But now there are only Spaniards left and 4 unexperienced players who never have even reached a semi-final in a Grand Slam event. For me it would be a very big surprise, if he would lose to any of these players and not go to his first US-Open final next Sunday.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">In the women’s matches we saw relatively easy wins for Schiavone, Williams and Clijsters. Ana Ivanovic was not able to continue with her improved form from the first rounds and showed that her slump is not over at all yet. She still struggles with her ball toss on the serve and never found any consistency and confidence in her game. Another disappointing performance for her, and we all have to sit and wonder what will happen to her over the next years.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">Pavyuchenkova had to take a medical timeout against Schiavone, but with the Russians you never know when it is “tactics’ or a real injury, and was chanceless against the Italian Roland Garros Champion. Shahar Peer was fighting like always, but Venus never lost her focus and was just tested in the first set that went to a tie-break. She took the second set 6:3 and will now face Schciavone for a spot in the semi finals.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">The most exciting match was the night session between 2 of the fittest players on the WTA-Tour, Dementieva and Stosur. This was clearly the highlight of the women’s matches yesterday and even though it was not always a great mental performance of the two players, this match had all a night session in New York needs. And it ended not only with a great victory and turnaround from Sam Stosur, but also with a new record for women’s matches at the open. The match finished at 1:43 a.m. in the morning and therefore was the latest finished women’s match at the Open ever. Stosur won it in the third set tie-break after she was down by 0:3 and 3:5 in the set already and fought off 4 match points against her.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">The first match on Center Court will be Ana Ivanovic against defending champion Kim Clijsters. Both have been very convincing in their first rounds and did not drop a set yet), which is not a big surprise for Kim Clijsters. But Ana Ivanovic has struggled for more than a year now and to see her back in form is good news for her fans. But unfortunately you never know how long it will last with her. But she has not much to lose against the 2 seed from Belgium, who is the tournament favorite to many, after Serena Williams had to cancel the Open due to injury. So Kim is the favorite in this one, but you never know what you get from Ivanovic and she might come up with a great match. And the guys will always have something to cheer when she plays anyways.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">The next match on Arthur Ashe Stadium is Venus Williams against Shahar Peer. Venus is the last big hope for the US fans on the women’s side, and with her sister missing the tournament, she will be eager to bring another trophy to the Williams household. The No. 3 seed is the favorite in this match, but Shahar Peer is a great competitor and will not leave the stadium without showing the 20,000 a big fight. If Venus will be able to handle the pressure and will be able to thrive on the cheers of the New York fans, who always loved the Williams sisters, she will make it through to the quarters. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">Where she will meet the winner of the Schiavone – Pavlyuchenkova “fight’. This match will be a great fight, which you can always expect when French Open Champion Schiavone hits the courts. But now she will meet another screaming and scratching player from Russia, who was a former No. 1 in the Juniors and has tons of potential. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, has a good hard court game and it will be very interesting to see how she will handle the backhand slice of Francesca, who will try to slow down the game and force her to miss her shots. This match will be on Luis Armstrong Stadium at 11 a.m. and might not get as much attention as it should, because the Clijsters – Ivanovic match will be taken place at Arthur Ashe at the same time.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">The last women’s match today will be the night session at Arthur Ashe between Sam Stosur and Elena Dementieva. To me Stosur is one of the 3 big favorites for the title this year. With her kick serve she will give Dementieva a lot of trouble to get into the rallys on this surface. And if Sam Stosur is able to dictate with her forehand, I don’t see many chances for the Russian on her own serve either. But if Sam Stosur’s game would be predictable and if she would be mentally stronger, she would have won a few slams already. So, let’s see what we will get in this match. For sure two of the best athletes in women’s tennis.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia;">Today I want to take a look at the women’s draw of the 2010 US-Open.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia;">It will be almost as interesting and wide open as the men’s draw, because Serena Williams and Justin Henin will miss the event due to injuries. This makes last years finalist and world no. 2, Caroline Wozniacki the top seed and one of the favorites for the title. It would be her first Grand Slam title and bring her very close to the no. 1 ranking as well. On top of that it will make her a lot richer, since she won the US-Open Series already and this will guarantee her an extra 1 Million Dollars if she takes the US-Open title. But her draw is not easy and it will be the question if she will be abler to handle the pressure of going into the tournament as the top seed or if the pressure and additional attention from the media will be too much for her. Winning the US-Open Series and last years experience of being in the finals will give her a lot of confidence and help her to handle all this. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia;">But I still don’t see her reaching the final, because she will face some tough competition before she will reach a potential match-up with Maria Sharapova in round 4. And I see Maria winning this one in a thrilling night session. But before Wozniacki gets there she will have her hands full with some powerful tennis made in China. Kai-Chen Chang and Yuang-Jan Chan, both from Chinese Taipee, will test Mrs Wozniacki to the limit, because they have even better footwork than the blond Dane. It will not be enough to just keep the ball in play to beat these two great competitors from Taipee. And you never know, maybe one of the two will be the big story of this year’s Open, and take out both, Mrs. Denmark and Mrs. Russia and go all the way to the final!?!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia;">But in the quartefinal there might be not another Mrs. Russia waiting, but at least great Russian footwork from Kuznetsova and more Chinese power footwork, in person of the no 8 seed, Na Li. So it is very likely that there will be a Chinese player reaching the semi finals from this section of the draw. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia;">But today I would put my money on Mrs. Sharapova. She won the Open before, is in form and has the power to beat all the Chinese and Danish roadrunners.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia;">In the next section of the draw, things look a lot clrearer to me, with jelena Jankovic being the highest seed here. She has a tough first round with Simona Halep and maybe a another tricky one with hard hitting Mirjana Lucic, but I think she will go through to face Janina Wickmayer from Belgium, last year’s surprise semi finalist, in the fourth round. This is a good match-up for her and she will win in two sets to face either Nadia Petrova or Vera Zvonareva in the quarterfinals. That will be a big fight for sure, but Jelena’s fitness will win the match for her.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">The next section is the Venus Williams Section, which is also a very tough and open one, because there are plenty of up-coming players in this section. Very unpredictable, what is going to happen here!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">Melanie Oudin, Polona Hercog, Tsvetlana Pironkova, Ksenia Pervak, Michelle Larcher de Brito and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova will challenge the established players like Wiliams, Schiavone, Peer and Azarenka (who is also still very young…). This could be very likely a new face in a Grand Slam semi final. But if Venus is healthy, she will have the power to fight them all off and reach the semis, winning her quarterfinal match against Victoria Azarenka. But any of the new girls will make a break through soon. S, it could also be Larcher de Brito against Hercog… If de Brito screams her way to the semis, the WTA tour has a new star and Portugal a new heroe after Ronaldo choked at the World Cup… <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">But my money still goes to Venus here!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">The last section of the draw holds the top 2 title favorites and a lot of headache players…<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">I see the highest seed in this section as the top favorites win the whole thing. That would be Sam Stosur and Kim Clijsters, the defending champion. They will for sure meet in the quarterfinals, and I believe that the winner will take the title. Stosur has only one really tough match to get to the quarters and might have to play Safina (who should get her act together soon again..), Elena Dementieva or Daniela Hantuchova, But she is my favorite against each one of them, since all these players are very unstable and will cause their coaches a lot more headaches in the future. Kim Clijsters will face Marion Bartoli or Ana Ivanovic (another headache for coaches…) in her quarterfinal match, but if she is motivated and focused she will win easily.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">My Money would go to Kim to reach the semi final, too, but I would rather like to see these two in the final…<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">If I have to put my money for the final and the winner, it would be Kim over Maria in three sets.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia;">The 2010 US-Open will kick off tomorrow and it looks like the men’s and the women’s tournament will offer some very interesting matches and a possible first time US-Open Champion. Especially the men’sdraw is as open as it has not been in the past 7 years, since the dominance of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal started. And with Serena Williams not playing this year’s tournament, the women’s draw is also wide open for a surprise champion.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia;">I want to start my preview with the men’s tournament, where Robin Soderling and Thomas Berdych might be two of the hottest candidates for a first Grand Slam title of their career, after reaching their first Grand Slam final this season in Wimbledon (Berdych) and Roland Garros (Soderling). Even though they have not been very convincing in the past hard court tournaments, I am sure that one of them will make a splash at the US-Open this year. Berdych won’t have many problems in his section of the draw, before he might run into Isner or Youzhny in the 4<sup>th</sup> round. A match against John Isner, especially at the US-Open, is always a tough one. But I think he will go through, due to his newly found level of concentration and confidence. If he plays Youzhny, I see even fewer problems for him. But in the Quarterfinals he will meet Andy Murray and that will be the match that determines if he is ready for the title this year. I see the match at 50% – 50%, but if Berdych wins this one I think he will reach the Final as well. If Murray wins it, I would still put my money on Nadal, if he gets to the semi final.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia;">Which brings me to the top half of the draw and Nadal’s section. His draw is not easy, because he has red-hot David Nalbandian in his part of the draw. The good news for Rafa is, that Nalbandian has to beat the no. 2 and 3 spanish players (David Ferrer and Fernando Verdasco) before he could earn a spot in the fourth round. And these two matches will cost the reignited Argentine a lot of energy, even though I see him as the favorite against both. But before Nadal plays him, he also has his hands full with Michael Kohlschreiber (who trained with Roger Federer to get ready for the US-Open…) and probably Ivan Ljubicic. But I believe Nadal will go through and will face Nalbandian in a tough fourth round, 5 set match. I think that it all depends on how many sets Nalbandian lost to Verdasco and Ferrer, if he has a chance to reach another Grand Slam semi final at the US-Open. But right now I would put my money on Rafa, even though his warm-up tournaments in Cincinnati and Toronta have not been very successful. I think Nalbandian will play 9 sets against Verdasco and Ferrer to reach the match against Nadala and will be very tired. On top of that his Uncle Toni will be on his side again at the Open, and he will be ready and motivated for some tough matches. So my finalist of the top half of the draw will be either Nadal or Berdych.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia;">In the bottom half of the draw Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are the top seeds. Novak Djokovic is running into Marcos Baghdatis or Mardy Fish in the fourth round, which both showed great form in the past hard court tournaments. And Fish beating Djokovic in Cincinnati. So there might be some surprises around the corner and this section is very hard to predict, since all three players are very unpredictable themselves. If Djokovic goes through he will face more trouble, with Roddick, Monfils or Davydenko. Roddick will have to play Monfils before the winner will face Davydenko. This is probably the toughest section of the men’s draw and I see 6 players with basically the same chances to reach the semi-final.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia;">If I have to put my money now, I would say Djokovic against Davydenko with a slight edge for Davydenko to win it, if he does not lose too much energy against Roddick or Monfils.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia;">The Russian will face the strongest man in the Federer section of the draw, and if you just look at the stats of the past 5-7 years, there could be only one man coming out of this section. And his initials are RF…<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia;">But stats are there to be broken and especially after his surprise early exits at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, there are some reasonable doubts. Even though he has the easiest section of the draw to reach the 4<sup>th</sup> round and the quarterfinals. He might face a former US-Open champion on his way to the fourth round with Lleyton Hewitt, and maybe plays another one in the fourth round (Ferrero). But both players have never given Roger too much trouble. The highest seed to reach the fourth round against him is Juergen Melzer, but he is not in good form and has not won many matches on hard courts this year. So, from all the top 10 players, Federer is the best bet to reach the quarterfinals. But that’s where the big test will come for him. He will most likely play Robin Soderling in the Quarters, who will have his hands full with De Bakker or Gonzales, and then Marin Cilic before he will have the honor to challenge the big Fed for a semi final spot. I see Federer a favorite for this match with 60%, because he will be very eager to take some revenge for his loss at the French Open, which was favored by many rain delays for Soderling. But with Soderling you never know. If he keeps hitting his winners, not even Fed has an answer…<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia;">If Soderling wins this match he will go to another Grand Slam final.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia;">And who knows, it might be the two surprise first time finalists of the French and Wimbledon, who could meet in the final. It might be Berdych against Soderling. Like this at least one of them will have his first Grand Slam crown. And this could indicate a big change to come for 2011, in the Federer-Nadal-dominace of the past years.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia;">But I would prefer another Federer Nadal final for this year’s Open. Berdych and Soderling still have some time left and I am sure the majority of the tennis fans would like to see the same final like I do. And if you just look at the stats, then it simply has to be Roger against Rafa.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia;">Federer is always in the final… and he always played somebody else in the final for the past 6 years. So, why not Rafa?!? If Rafa wins, he would be the only player besides Rod Laver who won 3 consecutive Grand Slams in one year!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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During that stretch, Federer has won 12 Grand Slam titles and Nadal eight. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2010 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Wimbledon.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Wimbledon</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/N409.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Rafael Nadal</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/BA47.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Tomas Berdych</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2010 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Roland-Garros.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roland Garros</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/N409.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Rafael Nadal</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/SA49.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Robin Soderling</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2010 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Australian-Open.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Australian Open</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/F324.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roger Federer</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/MC10.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Andy Murray</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2009 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/US-Open.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">US OPEN</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/D683.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Juan Martin del Potro</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/F324.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roger Federer</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2009 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Wimbledon.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Wimbledon</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/F324.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roger Federer</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/R485.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Andy Roddick</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2009 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Roland-Garros.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roland Garros</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/F324.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roger Federer</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/SA49.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Robin Soderling</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2009 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Australian-Open.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Australian Open</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/N409.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Rafael Nadal</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/F324.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roger Federer</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2008 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/US-Open.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">US OPEN</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/F324.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roger Federer</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/MC10.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Andy Murray</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2008 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Wimbledon.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Wimbledon</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/N409.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Rafael Nadal</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/F324.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roger Federer</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2008 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Roland-Garros.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roland Garros</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/N409.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Rafael Nadal</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/F324.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roger Federer</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2008 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Australian-Open.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Australian Open</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/D643.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Novak Djokovic</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/T786.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Jo-Wilfried Tsonga</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2007 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/US-Open.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">US OPEN</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/F324.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roger Federer</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/D643.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Novak Djokovic</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2007 Wimbedon </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/F324.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roger Federer</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/N409.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Rafael Nadal</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2007 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Roland-Garros.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roland Garros</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/N409.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Rafael Nadal</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/F324.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roger Federer</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2007 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Australian-Open.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Australian Open</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/F324.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roger Federer</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/G415.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Fernando Gonzalez</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2006 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/US-Open.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">US OPEN</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/F324.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roger Federer</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/R485.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Andy Roddick</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2006 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Wimbledon.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Wimbledon</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/F324.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roger Federer</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/N409.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Rafael Nadal</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2006 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Roland-Garros.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roland Garros</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/N409.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Rafael Nadal</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/F324.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roger Federer</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2006 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Australian-Open.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Australian Open</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/F324.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roger Federer</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/B837.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Marcos Baghdatis</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2005 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/US-Open.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">US OPEN</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/F324.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roger Federer</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/A092.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Andre Agassi</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2005 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Wimbledon.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Wimbledon</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/F324.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roger Federer</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/R485.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Andy Roddick</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">2005 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Roland-Garros.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Roland Garros</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/N409.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Rafael Nadal</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"> d. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/P372.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; text-decoration: none;">Mariano Puerta</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, <br />
When the funds are low and the debts are high, <br />
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, <br />
When care is pressing you down a bit, <br />
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.</span></i></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Hoefler Text; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Life is queer with its twists and turns, <br />
As every one of us sometimes learns, <br />
And many a failure turns about, <br />
When he might have won had he stuck it out; <br />
Don't give up though the pace seems slow-- <br />
You may succeed with another blow.</span></i></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Hoefler Text; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Often the goal is nearer than, <br />
It seems to a faint and faltering man, <br />
Often the struggler has given up, <br />
When he might have captured the victor's cup, <br />
And he learned too late when the night slipped down, <br />
How close he was to the golden crown.</span></i></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Hoefler Text; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Success is failure turned inside out-- <br />
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt, <br />
And you never can tell how close you are, <br />
It may be near when it seems so far, <br />
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-- <br />
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.</span></i></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Hoefler Text; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Author unknown</span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">After some disappointing results in the past months Roger Federer is training with Paul Annacone on a trial basis for a few days in Switzerland.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">Annacone, who is the former coach of Pete Sampras has cut down his work for the British Tennis Federation and therefore has some spare time to share with Big Fed.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">Since Annacone is a soft spoken guy and knows how to handle a talented players like Sampras and Henman, he might be the right guy to offer some humble suggestions to Federers game and training. Or to put it in other words, he might be the right coach not to disturb a genius at work too much… Since I don’t really think that Roger really wants a coach who pushes him too much. Federer is loaded with talent and he believes that he can beat anybody anywhere when he is confident, motivated and in a good mood.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">So, it is good to know that Roger is realistic enough again to realize that his recent losses have not come because of injuries or some kind of sickness, like he mentioned in a press conference after he loss in Wimbledon…<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">Hopefully he will listen to Annacone and hopefully Annacone will have the nerve to push the big Fed to break a few more sweats in training.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">But so far I have not seen a coach who dared to do so with King Roger.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">We will see… but something big has to change for Roger to win the US-Open. He might not get lucky twice and have Nadal, Del Potro and Davydenko injured at the same time…<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">What a turn around for Roger (and Rafa) in the past 4 months after winning the Australian Open in great fashion and looking at a possible Grand Slam for the 2010 season.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">Now Rogers card house is shattered and he is only no. 3 in the world and 4000 points behind Rafa in the ATP Rankings and chanceless to regain the top spot by the end of the season. But it might be even more devastating for him, that he will realize now that all his great successs in 2009, with regaining his no. 1 ranking, winning the French and Wimbledon after a neck breaking loss to Rafa in the Australian Open Final, was only possible because Rafa did not play or was injured. After the loss at the Australian Open in 2009 Federer was down in tears and everybody was feeling with him and admired that he was not afraid to show his emotions. But I thought that it was a big mistake to show how fragile he really is, when he is playing “Mr. Cool” during his matches all the time. Now not only Nadal saw the weakness in Roger and that it is possible to break him down. Federer’s tears showed every other player how big this loss was and how afraid he was that he might not get Grand Slam victory no. 15 and break Pete’s record, even though he was still young enough. But at this time there was a player he just couldn’t beat anymore, Rafa Nadal. And Rafa was getting better and better and looked like he will wait in each and every big final for Roger. Then Federer got big,big help from the Gods of tennis, and Rafa was stoped with knee injuries and personal problems from his parents divorce. Without this help from destiny, I don’t think that Roger would have been able to beat Nadal in Madrid, take the titles at the French and Wimbledon from Rafa and his No. 1 ranking back. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">But he did and everyone was saying how great a champion he is to come back like this. But he did it only because another, maybe even bigger champion… , was not there or able to fight back.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">But now Rafa did all that with a healthy Roger in front of him. That is REALLY big!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">So, I would like to know how Roger sees all this?! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">He was talking of some health problems after Halle, but this makes it even worse, because he is not the only ATP player playing through the pain. Rafa had no time to celebrate his victories at home yet, because he is getting treatment for his knees right now. He had knee problems all year long and still got these great victories! How sweet these titles must feel for him now!?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">But what about Roger? What will he make out of all this? If he is honest to himself he will have to realize that he will not win many more Grand Slams unless Nadal and Del Potro are injured. But his wife wants him to play for many more years, so his daughters can see him play. And he himself also said that he loves the game so much, that he wants to play much, much longer. But does he still love the game when he is losing against players he did not lose to before and takes the plane home after the first week of a grand slam?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">Well, the US-Open and maybe the ATP Finals are another chance to fight back, but I doubt that he will win one of the events. Maybe he can take some motivation from trying to prove people wrong, when more journalists and experts see him going down. And with his talent he can still win Grand Slams in his 30’s, just like Pete Sampras. But if Nadal stays healthy he has a very big mountain to climb…<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">Nadal wins his 8<sup>th</sup> Grand Slam final and captures his second Wimbledon title to secure a big lead in the ATP world rankings. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">He is now almost 4000 points ahead of Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, who is only ranked at No. 3 for the first time since 2003. And Federer is almost chanceless to take back the top spot from Rafa by the end of this season, which was one of his big goals for 2010 (having the No. 1 spot at the end of the year and breaking Sampras record of 286 weeks at the top of the ATP-Rankings).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">What a great turnaround for Rafa Nadal who had to watch how Federer was taking everything away from him last year, while he was in pain about his knee injury and his parents divorce. When Nadal lost to Soderling last year at Roland Garrros due to his bad knees, Roger took this opportunity and captured his first French Open title. And when Nadal had to withdraw from Wimbledon as well and was not able to defend his title from 2008, Federer also took this title from him. But Rafa not only lost these two titles to Roger, he also lost his No. 1 world ranking to Federer without being able to fight for it. What a hard time for Rafa this must have been, especially if you consider that his knee problems could be career threatening.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">So, he had to watch how Federer took everything away from him he had worked so hard for. Much harder than Federer ever worked, even though he is always telling everybody how hard he does. But I have seen both practice and I can assure you that Roger does not even come close to Rafas work ethic… He is all about talent.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">But all this makes Nadals victories even sweeter and he will enjoy his place on top of the tennis world for the rest of the year. Even if Roger wins all 3 ATP 1000 events, the US-Open and the World Tour Finlas he will probably not be No.1 at the end of the year, because Nadal will play a much better hard court season than before and will also gain more points. And I don’t see him losing to Roger Federer by the end of this year and maby not so soon again at all, unless his knees hold him off again.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US">Maybe Roger will never be No. 1 again at all and it is time for a new generation of players like Berdych, Soderling and hopefully a soon recovered Del Potro. But if Nadals body is not breaking down, he might sit on top of the world for a long time. Maybe even longer than Pete Sampras…<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The draw is out and with Nadal seeded at No. 2 there is not much doubt that he will meet Federer in the finals, even though both have some tricky match-ups on their way to the final weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Especially Nadal might have two tough matches before a potential final with “Fed”. But after a very convincing clay court season from Nadal, I don’t have many worries that he will jump over those two hurdles. But those jumps might cost him a lot of energy and might open the door for Roger, who has a little easier draw.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">So, since everybody expects Federer and Nadal at least among the last 4 players, who will be the other two players, who are most likely to join them in the semi-finals?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In Federers half of the draw, the top seeded players to meet him in the semi final are Murray and Tsonga. Both did not have a great clay court season this year and might not even get to the semi-final at all.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">But there are some other dangerous players who are more confident on clay and had some good results this year already. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">First of all it’s Mikhail Youzhny who won a tournament on clay this year already and climbed up the rankings lately. Now he is seeded at 11 and might be the big surprise in the semi finals.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The other hot players are Berdych, Baghdatis, Isner and De Bakker.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Berdych did not play well on clay this year but had a great tournament in Miami on hard court. If the conditions are hot and dry for the next 10 days he might get through, even though he has to beat Isner, and Baghdatis or Murray to reach the quarter final already.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Tsonga will face De Bakker in the 3<sup>rd</sup> round and he lost to him this year on clay already. Youzhnys draw is much easier. He will not waste too much energy before he faces Tsonga or De Bakker. But all these players are very unpredictable. Especially Tsonga will face a lot of pressure infront of his home crowd.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If I had to pick a player in this part of the draw, it would be Youzhny. All the other players rely too much on good weather conditions (Berdych, Murray, Isner, Tsonga). <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">But all these players won’t give Roger much trouble in the semi final.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">And before the semi final “Fed” might face Soderling or Cilic in the quarters. Also not much trouble for him, I think.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In Nadals part of the draw, his potential semi final opponents are Roddick, Djokovic, Ferrer and Ferrero. And besides these players are not many in this section of the draw, who have the potential for a surprise up-set or have made a splash in this years clay court season yet.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">But Ferrer is probably the best clay court player behind Nadal and Federer this season. Ferrer would be a big challenge for Nadal and this match might go the full distance of five sets and cost Nadal a lot of Energy before the potential final with Roger.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">But before Nadal gets to the semi final he has to beat Verdasco in the quarters first, which will not be much easier than the semi final match up with Ferrrer. And I see another tricky match for him in the round of the last 16 with Thomaz Bellucci from Brazil. A lefty and a great clay court player, who has won on this surface this year already. Nadal faced him at the French in 2008 already, but now Bellucci is a much different player and way more dangerous for Rafa.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">All in all Rafa faces more challenges on his way to a potential final with Roger and it will be crucial for him to save as much energy as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Here are my picks for the quarters and the semis:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Quarterfinals:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Federer – Soderling: Federer in 3<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Muray – Youzhny: Youzny in 5<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Ferrer – Djokovic: Ferrer in 4<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Nadal – Verdasco: Nadal in 4<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">H. F. Hesse<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hesse Tennis Training<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">www.HesseTennisTraining.com<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Professional Training and Coaching for Top Juniors and Professionals<o:p></o:p></span></div>FOLKERT HESSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787098237139666537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120755426794035641.post-46390591006350596632010-05-17T13:24:00.001-07:002010-11-22T15:14:47.656-08:00Sweet Revenge For Nadal<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It was the 21<sup>st</sup> match between Federer and Nadal, and even though Nadal won 13 of the previous meetings, he has never been this eager to win against Roger like this time.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Too tough were the last 12 months since he lost the final against Roger in Madrid a year ago. His parents divorce and his knee injury ruined a great start of the season for him. He lost his first match at Roland Garros, was not able to defend his Wimbledon title and on top of that lost his no. 1 ranking to Federer again, who also took the French Open title from him. It was clear from the start, that Rafa would fight till the last drop of blood to beat Roger in the first meeting after one year of disappointments.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">And it was probably the first time that Roger really had to prove something, even though he is clearly the no. 1 in the world with almost double as many points as Nadal. But a year ago he collected only his second win on clay against Rafa in Madrid. The only other time he beat him on clay was in wet and cold Hamburg, on a day Roger was not able to miss a shot in the last two sets of the match. And last year, Rafa had to play an extremely tough 4-hour match against Djokovic the day before. On tope of that too many other matches in the clay court season. Besides these two wins, Federer was always dominated by Rafa on clay and never really had a chance to win the French Open against him. And deep inside he probably knew that he would have not won the French Open by now, if Nadals knees had been fins last year and there would have been more harmony in his private life. And maybe Federer would not be no. 1 today…</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Federer knew he had to prove a lot. And Rafa was eager to show the tennis world that Federer will not win the French Open, when he is healthy. Even minutes after the match he was sitting on his bench and pumped his fist again and again. This showed how much this win meant to him. It was a very, very sweet revenge after a year of torture.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">So, there was a lot on the line this time. But more importantly, there was more to lose for Roger than to win. And for Rafa there was much more to win than to lose. And this is how they played. Both were very nervous, but in the crucial moments of the match, Rafa had more to win and therefore was more positive. And he was happy, healthy and not tired this time. And then it is nearly impossible for Roger to beat him.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Even though I think that Roger deserves to win the Grand Slam this year, I am afraid that it will not happen, because Rafa has gained so much confident through out the clay court season, that he will win in Paris as well. He planed his season much better this year and will be fresh and confident. On top of that Davydenko and Del Potro, the two players who could beat him on clay, will not participate at the French Open. It all went his way after the Australian Open, and that’s why he will win the French. Probably in the final against Roger, but Roger will not be happy with 2<sup>nd</sup> place again… </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Because then there is no doubt at all anymore, that his win at the French last year, was only possible because Rafa lost to Soderling.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">H F Hesse</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hesse Tennis Training</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">www.HesseTennisTraining.com</span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Professional Training and Coaching for Top Juniors and Professionals</span>FOLKERT HESSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787098237139666537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120755426794035641.post-9833605972208027792010-05-05T03:14:00.001-07:002010-11-22T15:15:13.160-08:00How To Pace Yourself Like Federer!<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">One thing that is a big step to success in tennis is to learn how to pace your self through a match. Even more important to be successful in the long run, is to have a smart tournament schedule.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Roger Federer is a true master at this and it is probably the biggest secret to his success.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">When ever it matters Federer is on top of his game. Now many people might say, ‘but what happened in Inian Wells, Miami, and Rome!?’<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Well, the answer is simple. These tournaments don’t matter for him anymore. He has other goals, and I am sure he will bring himself in the best possible position to reach these goals. His goal is to win Grand Slams, not ATP-1000 events. He only uses these events to get in shape and protect his ranking if he needs to. But right now nobody is threatening his No. 1 spot at all. And his biggest goal is to win a Grand Slam (all four grand slams in one year). He secondary goal is to be the No. 1 at the end of the year. And if he wins all 4 grand slam events he will get 8000 ATP points alone for that and will be No. 1 at the end of the year. On top of that he does not have many points to defend at the ATP world Championships. So, there is another possibility at the end of the year to finish as the No. 1. And even if Nadal proves to be too strong for him again at the French Open. He is very likely to reach at least the final at Roland Garros, which would bring him 1300 points. Probably still enough to be the No. 1 at the end of the year. Even if he falls to another clay court specialist in the semis (which is very unlikely, if we look at the grand slam stats of Roger over the past 5 years…), he will have enough time to get some points at ATP-1000 events on hard court.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The same way he plans his tournament schedule and paces himself to have maximum energy at the start of the slams, he plans and paces his matches. That’s why he does not win his matches 6:0, 6:1, like Nadal, plays so many tie-beaks and close sets. Federer always looks ahead in a set, a match and a tournament. His goals are always long run goals. He is not looking to win a single match in a perfect way. He either wants to win the whole tournament or tries to find his form for future tournaments. When he starts a tournament which he wants to win (let’s say a grand slam) he tries to win the first rounds by loosing as little energy as possible. He does not start a match or tournament with 100%. Even if he gets into trouble, he tries to stay calm and tries to keep playing with maybe 85% energy instead of 80%. Only if he really has to he goes to 100%, but only in the grand slams, not in the preparation tournaments. This saves him a lot of energy and prevents him from being injured. Of course all the pros are good at this and not every player can say that they just focus on the grand slam events. Because they are not No. 1 yet and have not won everything yet. So, for other players it is great to win a smaller tournament or an ATP-1000 event and they don’t care if it takes all the energy out of them for the next tournament (maybe a Grand Slam…). This is the reason Federer might lose to Berdych in a ATP-1000 event. But he will probably never lose to him in a Grand Slam. Federe is not on his maximum fitness level at a ATP-1000 event yet. He is still in a prparation phase at this tournament and he plays with probably 80% of energy to slowly build up his fitness and avoid getting injuries.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The same way he paces himself through the preparation phase of the tournaments before the Grand Slam, he paces himself throughout a match.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Federer does not want to reach his top level 4 weeks before a Grand Slam, because it might be hard to keep the level for 6 weeks. And on top of that he wants the feeling of getting better and better, which creates a positive attitude of improving. Rather than having the feeling of not getting anywhere, by just keeping his form.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It is the same feeling he wants in a match when it comes to 4:4 or 5:5 in the first set. He wants to have the feeling of being able to shift into another gear, rather than being in the top gear already. He tries to sneak himself through the first games, to be able to say to himself that he can play even better when it matters. And at 4:4 with both players holding serve all the time it really matters and the player who has another gear left, will win the set.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">So, Federer is a master at planning his matches and tournaments. But what can junior players learn from him?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The first thing a junior player has to do is set his goals. And not only his goals for a tournament, but all his goals. His long term goals. Once you know your goals you can start planning how to reach them.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Of course a junior tennis player has much more ahead of him then a pro, because he still has to learn, improve and develop his game-style. And play at the same time… And win some…Not easy!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Much more complicated than the tournament and goal setting for Roger Federer!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">A junior player has not each his potential yet. He still explores how hard he can hit the ball (and this changes from day to day as he still grows and get fitter) and how fats he can run and how much pain he can take throughout a match and a tournament and a whole year…<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">So, it is more a matter of trying out to find out and this makes it more difficult to pace himself at the same time. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Roger Federer knows exactly what he can do and what he can not do. He knows what happens when he plays a 4 hour match in the first round of a slam and how his chances decrease of winning the slam in the end. He knows when he is getting close to injure himself, be going to close to 100%. And he knows where his 100% are. A junior player still tries to find out where his 100% is…<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">You see that it is very difficult to make the right decisions without having any experience of your limits yet.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">So, how do you do it?!?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Well, you need a person who is able to compare your abilities to other players abilities and has experience in how much a junior at this age and strength can take. And that is an experienced coach. He will have a good feeling for you energy level and will make sure that you pace yourself right to reach your long term goals.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">H F Hesse</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hesse Tennis Training</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Professional Training and Coaching for Top Juniors and Professionals</span></div>FOLKERT HESSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787098237139666537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120755426794035641.post-73679799444491902452010-05-04T04:30:00.001-07:002010-11-22T15:15:39.699-08:00Clay Court Season 2010 - a Latin Love Affair!<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The first month of the European clay court season is over an it is time for a short check-up on who is among the favorites for the French Open.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">So far it is only a handful of players who were able to claim a clay court title this year and in April all of them carried a Spanish passport.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">But the rest of the season was pretty much a Latin love affair, as well. Only one “white boy” was able to claim one of the 9 tournament titles handed out on the red dirt this year.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">And guess where he is from?!? –Switzerland of course. But surprise, surprise – it was not Roger who did it. It was Stan Wawrinka who took the title in Casablanca, Marocco in the beginning of April.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">All the other winner came either from Spain or South America. Nadal took the two ATP-1000 series titles in April, Juan Carlos Ferrero also captured two titles and fellow spainiards Verdasco and Ferrer won one event. The other two winners are Brasilian Thomasz Belluci and Juan Ignacio Chela from Argentina.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">So, who else will be among the contenders for the French this year?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">For sure it is Roger, who has an easy draw in Estoril this week and will probably win and get some confidence for his title defense in Madrid. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Robin Soderling, who reached at least a final against Verdasco, is also playing quite well and might have a chance to get to the semis at Roland Garros.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The most disappointing performance comes from Murray and Djokovic who did not do much damage on clay yet. But as soon as the French start and we will play best of five sets, they will be there again, I’m sure. But I don’t see more than a quarterfinal for them.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Del Potro and Davydenko are still out because of injuries and this made it much easier for the Spanish clay court specialists so far. But at least Davydenko might be back for the French. But it remains uncertain, if he can show up with confidence and some clay court wins in his bag.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">So, far it all looks like a Latin love affair in Paris or Nadal and Federer again will get it on again... ;)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Let’s see…</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">H F Hesse</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hesse Tennis Training</span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Professional Training and Coaching for Top Juniors and Professionals</span>FOLKERT HESSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787098237139666537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120755426794035641.post-23110537973396820442010-05-02T01:39:00.001-07:002010-11-22T15:16:22.621-08:00Finally Sam Stosur!<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I always thought that Sam Stosur has the techniques. The fitness and the dedication to her sport to make it to the top of the WTA-Tour, but she never even made it into the top 10, or was able to play consistent enough to go deep in the tournaments. But now it seems as if things are clicking for her and she makes a step to the next level.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">To see her and Justine Henin in the finals of Stuttgart today is a real pleasure for me. Finally two players on the women’s tour who really care about the sport and not only about their looks, their new tennis dresses, or their career as an actor or model after their tennis career.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">And two players, who unlike many other players on the WTA-tour, have all the shots in their game that the men have. A kick-serve, a slice, a drop shot, a volley and variety in their game…</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This should be a great final if Sam will be able to keep her nerves cool and calm. A thing she is always trying very hard, but sometimes kept her from getting that extra focus and energy for the big points in a match. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">But now it seems as if she knows how to pace herself through a match and how to get ready for the important phases in a match. This was the one thing that was missing in her game and if she can keep it up like this, she will be very hard to beat for many other players on the WTA-tour, who are not as fit and technically perfect as her. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">As a Tennis coach I would like to see her more aggressive on her forehand, finishing even more points at the net (after good forehands) and mixing up her serve a bit more. She has a great kick-serve (probably the best on the women’s tour!), but it will be even more effective if it comes a bit more as a surprise for her opponents (especially on grass and hard-courts).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">And if she pumps herself up a bit more after winning big points, she will be much more of a threat for the other players and I see her cracking the top 5 soon.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">For a tennis coach like me, it is always great to have players like her, Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters on the tour, because they are great role-models for the juniors.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Let’s hope they will be the top 3 in women’s tennis soon… ;)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">H F Hesse</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hesse Tennis Training</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Professional Training and Coaching for Top Juniors and Professionals</span></div>FOLKERT HESSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787098237139666537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120755426794035641.post-17643882385725440772010-04-29T05:10:00.001-07:002010-11-22T15:16:43.679-08:00Federer in trouble?!?<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Is Roger Federer still on track to get in shape for the French Open or is he running out of time to find his form to put himself in position to win the Grand Slam this year?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">He did not play well in Indian Wells and Miami and then decided to skip the Monte Carlo 1000 event (like many other top ten players…) and get some more practice in before the long stretch of tournaments until Wimbledon.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">But now he lost his first round match in Rome against Ernst Gulbis and he has only the tournaments in Estoril and Madrid left to get in shape and more importantly gain some confidence for his title defense at Roland Garros.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">His match against Gulbis was really shaky and he played with not much confidence. He also did not look really fit to me. The way he was sliding and running when he had to play defense, showed that he does not have top fitness yet. He lost his balance many times and that is very unusual for a Roger Federer. So, I see that there is a lot more work to be done on the practice courts, before he will be able to defend his title in Paris. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">But I still don’t think that Federer fans should worry too much, because it has been like this many times before, no matter what Fed tells us in his press conferences.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">He just does not focus too much on the events besides the Grand Slams. He is just trying to pace himself for the big events, and history showed us that he is a master at doing exactly this. He knows exactly how much he has to do to get where he wants and I am certain that he will be in top shape when the French open start.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I think he will at least reach the final in Estoril and then tries to defend his title in Madrid. Then he has one week rest before the French, which he will use for a last training tune up to find his form.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If he can beat a Rafa Nadal in Paris is still doubtful for me, because Rafa might gain so much confidence by the start of the French that he will be very hard to beat, even though he might be a little more tired than Roger.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></div>FOLKERT HESSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787098237139666537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120755426794035641.post-42000632888675757552010-04-26T02:04:00.000-07:002010-11-22T15:17:13.620-08:00ATP-1000 Rome Preview<div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Today I want to take a look at the draw for the 2<sup>nd</sup> ATP 1000 clay-court tournament of the season.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The first Masters series event was won by Rafa Nadal, but 5 of the top 10 players were not in the draw because of different reasons. Federer felt that the tournament comes to early for him in his preparation for the French and some other big names were injured (Del Potro, Davydenko, Soderling) or did not feel like playing on clay at all (Roddick).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">But now at least Federer is ready to make his start on clay for the 2010 season and if both win, he will meet Nadal in the semis’ already.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">But besides this interesting semi-final match up, there are some other very exciting possibilities in the draw. First of all Federer might face Baghdatis (if Marcos beats Gulbis for a 5<sup>th</sup> time in a row…) in his opener and he can take revenge for his loss in Indian Wells. In the Quarters Roger might face Cilic, who was not as convincing on clay yet, as at the Australian Open in the beginning of the year. But it will be a good indication for Cilic’s potential to reach the top 5 some day, and a tough test for Federer. But Cilic will also have to beat a tough clay-court player like Almagro to get to the quarters.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Nadals section of the draw is also very interesting, since his opener will be against Kohlschreiber, then maybe Montanes and in the quarters either red hot Berdych, who like to play against Nadal, especially in his current form. Or a rematch of last years’ French Open disaster, with Robin Soderling, who just proved that his clay-court abilities were no fluke, when he reached the final in Barcelona. So, a tough draw section for Nadal, and he will be happy that he made a wise decision and did not play in Barcelona. He will be rested for these matches and he needs to, if he wants to be still fresh, when he plays Federer in the semi-final.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The bottom half of the draw might see a quarterfinal between Novak Djokovic, who is seeded No. 2 and Barcelona winner Fernando Verdasco. But Verdasco played the final in Monte Carlo already and I don’t think his legs are still fresh enough to make another splash in Rome, even though he has a pretty good draw, with only Youzhny in his way. But so does Novak and I see him winning against Verdasco this time. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In the other section there will be a rematch between De Bakker and Tsonga in the second round and De Bakker has to prove if his great performance in Barcelona was not just a one-hit-wonder. Tsonga will be eager to take revenge and it will be an exciting match for sure. Murray runs into Ferrer again and has to prove that he is one of the contenders for the French Open. I doubt it and see Ferrer winning against him in the round of 16. Even though he also played 2 events already, I still see him with enough left in the tank to reach the semi-final, where he will face Djokovic.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">So, here is my prediction:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It’s Nadal over Federer and Ferrer over Djokovic. So, another Spanish winner in the 3 big clay-court event of the year. Nadal will take the title, because the other Spanish players just have too much respect for Nadal to beat him in a final.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This win will give Nadal even more confidence and make him the clear favorite for the French Open, even if Federer should win in Madrid again like last year.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Let’s see if I am right… ;)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">The first two clay court tournaments are finished and as I expected the winners carry a Spanish passport. First it was a dominant Nadal who lost only 14 games on his way to a 6<sup>th</sup> straight title in Monte Carlo. And now it is Fernando Verdasco, the finalist in Monaco, who took the title in Barcelona.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Even though some of the big names (Federer, Del Potro, Davydenko, Roddick) did not play in these two tournaments, the first two clay court tournaments gave us a good indication, who will be among the contenders at the French Open this year. I see 4 names that are very likely to go deep into the draw at Roland Garros. First of al it is Nadal, who gained confidence over the last tournaments and has to be considered a clear favorite for the French Open. Then it is Fernando Verdasco, who reached two finals on clay and won one of them. He might be ready for a big win against a top 4 player at the French. And then it is David Ferrer, who always fights like a warrior on clay and deserves to reach a semi-final at the French. Nr. 4 is Robin Soderling, who does not have the typical clay-court game (and is the only one without a Spanish passport…), but proved last year already that he can dominate players with his hard an flat ground-strokes, even on the clay-courts at Roland Garros.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">But there is another new name, who made a strong impression at Barcelona. Thiemo De Bakker, from the Netherlands might be the new kid on the block in this year’s clay-court season. He beat Tsonga in Barcelona and will improve his ranking a lot with his semi-final appearance in Barcelona. Let’s see if he can keep his momentum in Rome.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">But it will be even more interesting to see if Federer can find his form in Rome. He will run into Nadal in the semi finals already and if he and Nadal really get there, we will see how good Nadals win in Monte Carlo really was. And if Roger is able to get back into shape by the push of a button.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">H F Hesse</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hardy Hesse Tennis Training</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Professional Training and Coaching for Top Juniors and Professionals</span></div>FOLKERT HESSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787098237139666537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120755426794035641.post-31251394755815257632010-04-11T04:21:00.000-07:002010-11-22T15:18:25.160-08:00Monte Carlo Preview<div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The clay court season kicks off in Monte Carlo this week and will give a first indication who will be among the contenders for the French Open title this year. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Even though 5 of the top 10 players (Federer needs more rest, Davydenko out with broken wrist, Del Potro also wrist injury and Roddick and Soderling because of ‘ clay allergy…’) are not in the field we will see exciting ATP clay-court tennis.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Djokovic seeded No. 1 and Nadal at 2 are the defending finalists, with Nadal trying to get his 6<sup>th</sup> consecutive title in Monaco. Murray and Cilic are the othe 2 players who are in the top 4 seedings and should go to the semis.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">So, with Federer, Del Potro, Davydenko and Soderling there are 4 players not in the draw who are capable of giving Nadal a hard time on clay. A great opportunity for him to get a good start into his clay-court season and finally winning an ATP-title again after nearly one year of empty hands.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">But even with these players out of the draw, there is plenty of competition for Rafa. On his way to a potential final he has to eliminate a few Spanish clay court specialist and maybe Andy Murray in the semi-final. Ferreo, Ferrer, Almagro And Monaco are all in his section of the draw. If he gets through these players he will gain a lot of confidence, but also lose a lot of energy, before he probably faces Verdasco or Djokovic in the final.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In the top half of the draw Djokovic has his hands full as well and will have to battle his way through Wawrinka, Nalbandian or Robredo, before he meets Verdasco, Cilic or maybe red hot Berdych in the semi-final.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If Verdasco is completely recovered from his back injury, I see him as the favorite to reach the semis, and if he gets there he will go through to the final as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">But it will be very interesting how Berdych will handle he recent success in Miami, where he beat Federer and only lost in the final to Roddick. Was it just another flash of his great talent or was it a final break-through. We will know after this tournament.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Here is my prediction:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Nadal wins in the semis against Ferrer and Djokovic loses against Verdasco. In the final Nadal is too strong for Verdasco again and Nadal will get a record 6<sup>th</sup> consecutive title at Monte Carlo.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It will give him a lot of confidence back, but it won’t be an indication that he will win the French as well. I still see Federer winning in Roland Garros and getting his first Grand Slam this year. Rafa’s career is slowly going down due to his physical way of playning, his injuries and his tournament planning, but for sure this title will give him a push for the next tournaments.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Let’s see if I am right...<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">H F Hesse<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">HTT - Hesse Tennis Training</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Professional Tennis Training and Coaching for Top Juniors and Tour Players<o:p></o:p></span></div>FOLKERT HESSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787098237139666537noreply@blogger.com1