Former World No. 1 Andy Murray did his best to push through pain for a long time before undergoing right hip surgery on 28 January. The Scot’s highest priority was always getting back on the court to compete.
Friday’s match between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the semifinals of the French Open was vintage in every way. Fed uncorking the massive forehands he only brings out for the likes of Nadal (and at times Djokovic)...
We have been here before, in many places around the world. We have seen the two most prolific winners of Major titles in men’s tennis, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, face-off in what has become an iconic rivalry, and a rivalry famous not just in tennis but in sport globally.
Alexander Zverev is starting his grass-court season in earnest. The World No. 5 will be the top seed at the MercedesCup in Stuttgart after accepting a wild card into the ATP 250 event, held at the Tennis Club Weissenhof from June 10-16.
Nobody’s ever played a perfect tennis match. Probably nobody ever will. But in 1988, Graf came astonishingly close.
