Once again, Jon Wertheim has missed the boat in his analysis of the mixed doubles draw at the Olympics. He discounts the top seeded team of Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi as a shotgun team of an accomplished singles player and an accomplished doubles player. The Belarussian pair is one of three teams to have won a Major ("Grand Slam"), having ( Read more... )

The U.S. advanced to the Davis Cup finals by beating host Sweden, 4-1 in the semifinals. The U.S. will host Russia in the finals, November 30-December 2. The U.S. last won the the Davis Cup in 1995 against Russia when Pete Sampras won 3 matches, his career best performance on red clay. Last year, Russia defated the U.S. in the semifinals when ( Read more... )

AP reported today that Roger Federer is leading a group to prevent the men's tennis tour from downgrading Monte Carlo and Hamburg from the top tier of events (other than the 4 Majors that make up the Grand Slam ( Read more... )