Wimbledon 2008 --Almost Sad To See Roddick Lose

I have mixed emotions about Andy Roddick.

On the one hand, as a tennis purist, I find his game unidimensional. He has the big serve, which probably isn't as big as it used to be, but the rest of his game is disappointing. The forehand is good, the backhand horrific, return of serve poor, and volleys almost non-existant.

On the other hand, I admire his competitive grit and his desire to try and improve by doing things like hiring Jimmy Connors to coach him and help his backhand.

But, in the final analysis, he has a poorly designed game given his skills.

It's a pity that none of his coaches recognized that his foot speed would not allow him to be a successful baseliner at the pro level and that he would need a great volley to finish points.

Think Max Mirnyi instead of Rafael Nadal.

I was cringing watching the final set tiebreak today against Tipsarevic. Roddick could do nothing but push his backhand and you don't win in the pros by pushing. His unforced backhand error at 4-5 in the tiebreak was just so sad and reflective of where he's at as a player now.

Maybe Andy should play doubles to work on his return and volleys?


Until next time,

Glenn Sheiner M.D. - author of Insider Tennis Strategies Tennis Strategy Tactics And Tips To Guarantee You Improve Your Tennis Ranking. Also, check out the world's top tennis humor screensaver
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Wimbledon 2008 Heats Up

The 2008 Wimbledon Tennis Championship are underway.

Day 3 and a huge dose of shock in the 2008 Wimbledon Championships.

Marat Safin has just taken out the number 3 seed Novak Djokovic. Roger Federer, in my opinion, is breathing a little bit easier.

Although Djokovic played poorly today, he still is third best player in the world and capable of insanely good tennis.

Are the Wimbledon gods taking care of Rog?

Until next time,

Glenn Sheiner M.D. - author of Insider Tennis Strategies Great Tennis Tips AND Lessons To Win More Tennis Matches guaranteed to make you a smarter tennis player and take your tennis to the next level. Also, check out the world's top tennis humor screensaver
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2008 Wimbledon Draw Could Be Critical

The 2008 Wimbledon Tennis Championship is just around the corner.

And, in the past year a new, critical pre-tournament variable has popped up --Who has to play Djokovic in the semifinals?

On clay, it was an issue but not that much of one. Nadal has never lost to the djoker on clay.

On grass, it's potentially a whole different story.

Nadal beat Djokovic last weekend for his first grass court title but it was an extremely close match that could have gone either way.

On the other hand, Djokovic beat Federer in the Australian final and also last summer in Montreal. Granted, these victories were on hard court but, if I'm Federer, I don't want to risk playing Djokovic in the semis.

The luck of the draw recently has favored Federer. I think it's about time Nadal got a little lucky draw of his own.

Until next time,

Glenn Sheiner M.D. - author of Insider Tennis Strategies Tennis Strategy Tactics And Ideas To Help You Improve Your Game guaranteed to make you a smarter tennis player and take your tennis to the next level. Also, check out the world's top tennis humor screensaver
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Nadal Totally Dominated Federer In The 2008 French Final

It wasn't even close!

Actually, it was beautiful to watch if you're a Nadal supporter and probably very painful to sit through if you consider yourself a Fed fan.

But, for all tennis fans it may have been the most impressive performance we've ever seen on clay from the world's greatest all-time clay court player.

Yes, I'm coming to that conclusion. I think that Nadal is the greatest clay-courter of all time!

Only Borg enters into the discussion for me. I think that Borg had the speed, mental toughness, and stamina to hang with Nadal. I wonder though if Borg's two handed backhand could have stood up the the relentless assault of the Nadal forehand.

Of course, we'll never know. And, until Nadal wins 6 French Open titles, there will always be those who say he can't be as good because he hasn't won as many titles.

So, let's wait two more years before we crown Nadal as the greatest on clay.

Now, Let's see what Rafa can do this year on grass.


Until next time,

Glenn Sheiner M.D. - author of Insider Tennis Strategies Great Tennis Tips AND Lessons To Win More Tennis Matches guaranteed to make you a smarter tennis player and take your tennis to the next level. Also, check out the world's top tennis humor screensaver
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Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic are Cruising

I can't recall a recent grand slam tournament with such a lack of excitement in the first week and a half. Granted, I'm only talking about the men's side and I apologize to all fans of the women's tour.

Nadal has absolutely dominated on the way to the semis. Federer hasn't been challenged, and Djokovic has cruised as well although his sets have been a little bit tighter than the others. I didn't see his match with Gulbis this morning but the scores were close.

Whoever the fourth player to reach the semis ( probably David Ferrer) will be a long, long shot to reach the finals.

So, now it's time for the real tournament to begin.

Bring on Djokovic and Nadal.

Until next time,

Glenn Sheiner M.D. - author of Insider Tennis Strategies Great Tennis Strategies To Win More Tennis Matches guaranteed to make you a smarter tennis player and take your tennis to the next level. Also, check out the world's top tennis humor screensaver
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