Tennis Top Gear

by: Tom Cochrane
The writing was on the wall after snapped ’s streak of 23 consecutive Grand Slam semi-finals in , a feat juxtaposed with ’s complete and utter dominance. But, after the conclusion yesterday of the year’s third major, there is no longer any doubt. By capturing his second […]

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Q. How good was Rafa today?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Yeah, he was really good. I mean, he was strong. I think the biggest difference between us was that when he get a chance, he just took it, you know. He give me one in the second set, one in the third set, and […]

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Q. Pau Gasol wanted me to say hola to you. Congratulations. Can you compare this to what he did, back?to?back Lakers championships and your own as well, two straight here at for you?
RAFAEL NADAL: Thanks a lot. Everything is difficult, and very difficult compare, two different sports, no? But […]

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Serena and Rafa are all smiles at the Champions Ball earlier tonight after their victories this weekend to capture their respective titles at , 2010.

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By now the world knows Rafael Nadal has reclaimed the Wimbledon crown, notching his 8th Grand Slam singles title.

I have yet to organize my thoughts on this reclamation.

I’ll try to have something up sometime tomorrow.

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By Mike McIntyre With Wimbledon coming to close it seems odd to have any grass-court tennis left and yet that is exactly what we have in the week ahead in Newport, Rhode Island. A sparse field is set for the…

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By Mike McIntyre It was the third round of Wimbledon and Rafael Nadal was down against Philipp Petzschner 6-4, 4-6, 6-7. It truly appeared as though his back was against the wall and with the huge bombs Petzschner kept serving…

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Who is the ONLY player to have won three Slams in straight sets?

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“Whether you like tennis or not, you love Rafa”

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Nadal’s career has quite a few intriguing similarities to Borg’s. From starting in teen years, to winning Roland Garros and Wimbledon combos, to reaching unusual Slam numbers so early in the career to possibly closing in on 11 Slams by age 26…………………………. If Nadal remains healthy Borg may get a realistic peak at what his […]

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By Mike McIntyre With coming to close it seems odd to have any grass-court tennis left and yet that is exactly what we have in the week ahead in , Rhode Island. A sparse field is set for the…

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By Mike McIntyre It was the third round of and was down against 6-4, 4-6, 6-7. It truly appeared as though his back was against the wall and with the huge bombs Petzschner kept serving…

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With this victory Nadal completed a string of three back to back matches which he was not expected to win. From Soderling to Murray to Berdych all three were coming in with enough momentum, stats and an impressive list of victims to make many wonder if Nadal can even stay with them to lose with […]

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Rafael Nadal claimed his second Wimbledon singles title on Sunday, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 over Tomas Berdych.

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Where’s her trailer? Geeeeeeeezzzzzzz!!!!!!! LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 04: Pat Cash (2ndR) and Mark Woodforde of Australia (R) celebrate winning their Mens Seniors Invitational Doubles match against Jeremy Bates (L) of Great Britain and Anders Jarryd of Sweden on Day Thirteen of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet […]

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Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych has ruled himself out of the Czech Republic’s Davis Cup quarterfinal against Chile because of an abdominal muscle injury. “If I have a problem, it’s this muscle,” Berdych told Czech public radio on Sunday just hours after losing the Wimbledon final to Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

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STELLA we used to sing “rounds ” around the caampfire as Brownies and Guides. so this is rafa and Tomas in roundabout way. Wimbledon July 4th. 4th final there for Nadal. Nadal wins in straights over Berdych. Berdych can’t break Rafa’s serve. Serve wide to the ad court. Court baseline turned to dry clay. Clay […]

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JENNY “The Gentlemen’s Singles Trophy (the Men’s Singles, in plain American English) is a silver gilt cup and cover, presented by the All England Club in 1887, inscribed “The All England Lawn Tennis Club Single Handed Champion of the World.” The Cup stands 18 ½-inches high and has a diameter of 7 ½-inches. The Cup […]

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RAFAFAN Wanted Bulletin Poll TP could you do such a poll? We know that you want to keep this freaking wonderful blog free from insulting people! Let the users decide if such a netiquette would be appreciated! i.e. Poster X banned for n years for breaking the rule of #@!§& etc. etc. I guess this […]

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Rafael Nadal certifies his place as the dominant player in tennis by outclassing Tomas Berdych for his second Wimbledon and eighth Grand Slam. Art Spander says Nadal’s dominance continues quite a run for Spain.

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A marathon match, Federer’s fall, a redundant roof…why Wimbledon 2010 will go down as a classic

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Either the web team is relying too much on Google Translations (because we all know what a bang up job THAT does) or he’ll have some ’splaining to do next time he bumps into and/or .On a personal note, I’m hoping for the latter and for someone to upload it to YouTube. It’s a keeper.[via NadalNews, screen capture via RafaelNadal.com]

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winners + gave full-on glam while showing off their new hardware at the annual Champions’ Ball held at the Intercontinental Park Lane Hotel in last night.While the World. No. 1’s still maintain large point leads in the rankings and are solidly in the top spot, there were some other notable moves today.Of course the most discussed change in the rankings is ’s slip outside of the Top 2 for the first time since 2003 to land at No. 3 right behind after his quarterfinal loss to . The Czech baller,

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and were grinning from ear to ear at the Champions Ball in yesterday.Rafa can’t stop smiling Earlier in the day, Nadal, the current world no. 1 player had an easy win over with the results 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 to win his 2nd Wimbledon title and claim his 8th Grand Slam overall.Nadal marked his victory with a celebratory somersault. Nadal with his signature bite.Meanwhile, on Saturday Serena Williams defeated Russian 6-3, 6-2 in just 66 minutes to win a fourth Wimbledon and her 13th Grand Slam title.Thumbs up

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quarterfinalist was defeated 7-5, 6-4 today by 5th seed in , Sweden. The tournament is played on red clay. Also losing was , who was defeated by .Meanwhile, in , 5th seed Peng Shuai–who has been out a lot with illness lately–won her first round. The GDF Suez Grand Prix is also played on red clay.

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Babolat’s new string has become a hot topic in tennis, so we asked Andy Brandi of the Harold Solomon Tennis Institute in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for his thoughts are on the trend.What do Rafa Nadal, , , Sam Stosur, Franchesca Schiavone and all have in common? They all use Babolat’s RPM Blast.Introduced in January at the the RPM Blast string is taking the tennis world by storm, with players gravitating to this string in droves. What’s behind this trend?The RPM Blast, which is black in color, is easier on the arm. It increases

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Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic has ruled himself out of the Davis Cup quarterfinal against Chile due to an abdominal muscle injury.

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The match itself may not have made a statement, but the final outcome did. is now the undisputed new king of tennis. Nadal defeated 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 in just over two hours to take his second championship and his eighth Grand Slam title. At age 24, many think Nadal can […]

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Leander Paes of India and Zimbabwe’s Cara Black have won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title for their third Grand Slam championship together.

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Leander Paes of India and Zimbabwe’s Cara Black have won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title for their third Grand Slam championship together.

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captures his second title after a straight set win over .

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As a kid, 13 Grand Slam titles ago, Serena Williams tended to goof off when it came time to work on serves. She was supposed to hit them at the end of practice sessions with her sister Venus. “We always talked a lot,” Serena said. “I don’t remember serving; I just remember talking. Lord knows what we were talking about, but we never stopped talking, unless my dad was looking at us.

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Andy Murray is close to Slam title, says Jonathan Overend

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Leander Paes of India and Zimbabwe’s Cara Black have won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title for their third Grand Slam championship together. They defeated South Africa’s Wesley Moodie and American Lisa Raymond 6-4, 7-6 (5) on Sunday. Paes and Black trailed 4-2 in the second-set tiebreaker but won five of the next six points to close out the match.

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Liam Broady and Tom Farquharson beat British compatriots Lewis Burton and George Morgan in the boys’ double final.

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Rafael Nadal describes the Wimbledon crowd as the best in the world after beating Tomas Berdych to regain the title he had to give up last year because of injury.

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Dutchman Robin Ammerlaan and his Swedish partner Stefan Olsson and the all-Dutch pairing of Esther Vergeer and Sharon Walraven win the men’s and women’s wheelchair doubles titles at Wimbledon.

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Twirls, salutes, scissor kicks are all so passé. ?s tumble on dusty Centre Court ? after winning against 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 ? will be the new way to celebrate a significant victory. (image via Getty Images)

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World No. 1 completed his second career Euro Slam at Wimbledon on Sunday, defeating 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.
Never losing his serve throughout the straight set win, Nadal was utterly surgical in controlling the tempo of the match from the baseline and the net.
Winning his eighth career Grand Slam at the age […]

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Rafael Nadal swept Tomas Berdych in straight sets to win his second Wimbledon title and eighth Grand Slam championship.

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