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Carrying the Hope of a Nation, Andy Murray Is Ready to Win a Major
By Greg Couch - AOL NewsMELBOURNE, Australia -- Andy Murray is 10,000 miles from Centre Court at Wimbledon, and that should be enough. In London, one of the tabloids is inviting fans to download a Murray mask of his mouth wide open, yelling his trademark "C'MON!"One note: When he does that -- let's be honest -- his mouth opens as big and tall as any mouth this side of the hippo exhibit at the zoo."Never realized my mouth was so big,'' he said, looking at a replay of his reaction after a great shot in the semifinals of the Australian Open.Well, whatever. He is safely away from the Murraymania that was always going to ...
New Guard Will Wait for Roger Federer, Serena Williams
By Greg Couch - AOL NewsThe end of the Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal era has been proclaimed everywhere from Andre Agassi, now theoretically clear-headed, to John McEnroe, still stuck in the 1980s. Analysts, experts insist that Group Next is here. And it is true that more players than ever are ready to win a major. But looking at the draw for the Australian Open, which starts Sunday night (ET), I have to wonder if Group Next really knows how big of a step this last one to the mountaintop really is.So this prediction seems like a no-brainer to me, but I haven't seen anyone else making it anywhere: Federer and Nadal will ...
Grueling Season Claims Stars From Davis Cup Rosters
By Greg Couch - AOL NewsIt doesn't look good or feel right when the face of American men's tennis, the guy carrying the sport in this country, decides not to play for his flag. Meanwhile, he's planning to make it to all the regular tournaments for himself. But Andy Roddick says he's off the U.S. Davis Cup team for 2010. And James Blake, the second face, reportedly also won't play, as the longtime base of the team has been ripped apart. You could say that in Davis Cup, the U.S. is going to lose face. But the truth is, both players are making the right decision, weighing the grueling demands of the tour with aging, ...
'The Match' Tops List of 12 Best Tennis Matches of Decade
By Greg Couch - AOL NewsOver the next two weeks, FanHouse will be covering the top sports stories of the decade. In this installment, Greg Couch looks at the top 12 tennis matches of the decade. My favorite story about The Match was the electrical spike. It has been reported, and official-sounding people were quoted. Still, it sounds like the stuff of myth and is a little hard to believe. But here goes:Just as Rafael Nadal was holding up the trophy after beating Roger Federer to win the Wimbledon title in 2008, there was a sudden surge in electrical use in Britain. A 1,400-megawatt spike, roughly equal to what it ...
Tiger Woods Named AP Athlete of the Decade
By Will Brinson - AOL NewsTiger Woods is in the news again, but mercifully, it's for something positive and sports related: the world's No. 1 ranked golfer and recent tabloid celebrity has been named the "AP Athlete of the Decade." A whopping 56 PGA Tour victories, including 12 major victories, over the last 10 years apparently outweighed any negative press sent his way over the past three weeks, as Woods received 56 of the 142 votes cast by AP member editors since last month. It may be worth noting, of course, that most of the ballots were returned before Woods' accident on November 27. Of course, it's also worth ...
Del Potro Joins Shanghai Injury List
By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsSHANGHAI (AP) -- Reigning U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro retired from the Shanghai Masters with a wrist injury Wednesday, adding to the mounting injury toll at the event.The third-seeded Argentine was trailing Austria's Jurgen Melzer 7-5, 2-1 in his second-round match when he retired with an injury to his right wrist.Del Potro said that he suffered from similar wrist tendinitis earlier this year."It's a big tournament here in Shanghai, very important for me," del Potro said. "But if I want to have a good finish this season, I had to recover, go home to be in good shape for the last ...
Rain Won't Keep Federer, Swiss From 2010 Davis Cup World Group
By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsGENOA, Italy (AP) -- Roger Federer gave Switzerland a spot in next year's Davis Cup world group by beating Potito Starace for an insurmountable 3-1 lead Sunday against Italy.The top-ranked Federer kept his focus through a two-hour rain delay before completing a 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 win to clinch the best-of-five playoff series.Federer defeated Simone Bolelli in his opening singles Friday and posted two points for Switzerland less than a week after his five-set loss to Juan Martin del Potro in the U.S. Open final."It was a tough weekend for us and I'm happy I could help Switzerland win," Federer said. ...
Obama, Kanye West, Tommy Lasorda, and Jesse Jackson: Lessons of the Open Mic
By Carl M. Cannon - Politics DailyThree decades ago, when powerful directional microphones were becoming commonplace in broadcast reporting, a newspaper colleague of mine played the most remarkable tape recording for me. It was made during the fourth game of the 1977 World Series at Dodger Stadium and stars Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, at whom the mic had been aimed. ...
Federer Sets Sights on Davis Cup
By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsGENOA, Italy (AP) -- Coming off a five-set loss in the U.S. Open final, Roger Federer will play every day when Switzerland faces Italy in the Davis Cup playoffs.The top-ranked Federer, who reached all four Grand Slam finals this year, believes his form can hold up after losing to Juan Martin del Potro in New York on Monday."I've had to do this before once after the Australian Open. I went to play Romania on clay and I was able to win all three points," Federer said, recalling his performance in Switzerland's 3-2 win in the first round of the 2004 World Group. "I'm hoping I can do it again."In ...
Women Come Out Swinging at the U.S. Open
By Domenica Marchetti - Politics DailyWhile much of the tennis world continues to be consumed with the Rafa/Roger rivalry -- will Rafael Nadal's over-stressed knees give out, thus preventing the Spaniard from capturing his first U.S. Open title, or will Roger Federer win a record-breaking sixth consecutive U.S. Open title? -- I have been captivated by the stories, not to mention the amazing match play, of some of the women in this year's tournament. ...
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