13th for Roger Federer

Be sure to thank the tennis Gods that you did’nt have to face Rafa Nadal. Bitter?  Heheh. So Roger Federer is on to his 13th grand slam title. So fickle the tennis sites now, as if Roger Federer did’nt leave the scene. They are now once again hailing Federer, all the possible positive descriptions are used. As I’ve said, the player who faced Roger isn’t up to the challenge. Andy Murray isn’t the one that can topple Federer off the top. Sites say that Federer is back at his best; I say he is playing good tennis coupled with luck that he did’t have to face Rafa. This victory is definitely a relief for Raja. One more grand slam and your place in tennis history can no longer be denied. Pete Sampras holds the record with 14 grand slam titles. And I think that Roger Federer can win his last piece of the puzzle this coming Australian Open. From ‘what’s up doc to hail the king’, that’s how fickle-minded the sites are nowadays. Yes, I’m bitter. Hehe.

Rafa Nadal booted out

Might as well give the trophy to Roger Federer.  Andy Murray who defeated Rafa Nadal is no match to Roger Federer. And Federer wil get his 13th grand slam of his career, and he wil be just one off the record of Pete Sampras. As much as I want to beleive that Murray will pull a surprise, well I just don’t see that coming.

Andy Murray

I’m just so disappointed that Rafa Nadal was defeated by Murray in four, 6-2 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4. Well Rafa Nadal cannot have it all. He had a great year and this was his best results at the US Open so far. Murray is trying to become the first British man to win a major tennis championship. Can he?

How’s Rafa Nadal doing?

Rafa Nadal is on the semi-finals of the US Open. This is his finest year so far at the US Open, and the best results that he got on the US Open was his many quarterfinal showings the past few years. But we all know how this year is different for Rafa Nadal and for his confidence. Though Rafa Nadal was shocked by Tsonga( by the way where is he now?) at the semifinals of the Australian Open, Nadal rebounded to win a number of Masters Series leading to the French Open, won French Open the fourth time, won Wimbledon and won the Olympic gold medal as well. Now Rafa Nadal’s roll continues after he made the last 4 for this year’s edition of US Open. He is set to meet Andy Murray. The other pairing will be Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Now who will  be on the finals of the US Open? Well I want Rafa Nadal to book his place on the finals and win it all to cap an amazing run for the year, and deny Roger Federer his 13th grand slam trophy.

Kei na Okay

I know. That title is cheesy. I posted this piece originally on my tennis blog and I am re-posting this once more. Can Nishikori sustains his run in the open?

In the absence of a local talent to cheer on, an up-and-coming Japanese player is indeed a welcome development. Kei Nishikori is a new star in the scene and has a title tucked under his belt. For his first title, he took the trophy at the Delray Beach at the expense of James Blake. His last tournament was at the Queens where he took a set off Rafa Nadal. Nadal was taken to three sets and complimented the young player as a future member of the Top 10.

US Open surprise: Kei Nishikori

Kei Nishikori is making waves right now in the US Open. I first wrote about this player on my other blog when he took a set off Rafa Nadal. Right now, the Japanese tennis player is making heads turn once again after he defeated Juan Monaco and now, Spain’s David Ferrer. Ferrer was the fourth-seed in the event. The exploits of Nishikori is extra-special since he becomes the first Japanese man to reach the US Open fourth round. Asian tennis stars are rising with China’s women tennis players leading the charge. Li Na is one good player as well, and this was showcased at the recently concluded Beijing Olympics. Nishikori is ranked 126th in the world and the score 6-4 6-4 3-6 2-6 and 7-5.

US Open kicks-off

The last grand slam of tennis for this season officially started with the two ‘golden’ players of tennis advancing. Rafa Nadal of Spain and Elena Dementieva of Russia both gold medal winners at Beijing Olympics started their campaign on the right note by advancing to the second round.The match against Bjorn Phau was Rafa’s first match as the new world’s number 1.

The Olympic champion was troubled early on as he was two points from dropping the first set. But the scare was nothing for Nadal as he came back strong and won the game in the end with a 7-6(4) 6-3 7-6(4) win. The match lasted for nearly three hours and this could mean that well, Rafa is in for a wild ride at the US Open. Dementieva on the other hand look steadier with the win against Akul Amanmuradova, well almost. Lena need to win the last four games in order to make it past her opponent.