12 Причин, по которым мы находимся в золотой эре тенниса Роджера Федерера и Рафаэля Надаля.

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have performed in history-defining matches at the 2012 Wimbledon and French Open tournaments. It’s a strong reminder that men’s tennis is in the midst of a truly remarkable Golden era.
Since the advent of the Open Era, there have been two prior Golden eras:
1978-1984: Bjorn Borg became a Wimbledon superstar and dueled with Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe in the last of the old wooden racket era. Flushing Meadows, New York brought tennis to primetime TV. It was also an age of throwback heroes, thinking man’s tennis and classic battles enshrined by coming-of-age Baby Boomers.
1990-1995: Andre Agassi’s arrival to tennis brought a cooler image and revolutionary approach to baseline power tennis. The all-time King of Swing Pete Sampras crossed paths with McEnroe, Ivan ... Читать дальше »

Карлос Мойя: "Надаль будет в своей лучшей форме на Играх"

El extenista español Carlos Moyá no duda que Rafa Nadal llegará "a tope" a los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres, en los que defenderá el oro conseguido en Pekín, y que no le van a influir los dos últimos torneos, Halle y Wimbledon, disputados en hierba, misma superficie que en la cita londinense y en los que cayó derrotado en los cuartos y la segunda ronda, respectivamente.

"No le van a influir para nada, se han dado unas circunstancias que no le han dejado hacer su mejor tenis. Falta un mes para los Juegos, va a tener unas semanas de descanso, para llegar a tope para Londres", explicó Moyá a Europa Press, tras presentar la nueva cerveza de 'Amstel'.

Dos derrotas que fueron sobre hierba, donde el balear ha mostrado bastante fiabilidad, como recuerda el exjugador, que señaló que el exnúmero uno del mundo "inspira mucha confianza" en esta superficie después de lo bien que lo ha hecho en Wimbledon en los últimos años.

"Es una de las superficies más agradecidas, y aunque no se le han d ... Читать дальше »

Курье противодейсвует "ритуалам" Надаля на Кубке .

U.S. Davis Cup captain Jim Courier tells TENNIS.com that when the United States travels to Spain for their Davis Cup semifinal in September, he will not concede to Rafael Nadal's compulsive on-court routines when it affects American players. One of Nadal’s habits is that he will not get off his chair until his opponent does so.
"I’ve never see anyone do that to him. He is always the last off the bench,” Courier said at Stanford's Bank of the West Classic, where he defeated Michael Chang in an exhibition. "I have nothing but respect for Rafa; I love the way he plays, I love the way handles his business, but if I'm coaching against him. I’m not letting my player get up until he gets up. It’s as simple as that. He’s got to know that this is not his court, it’s our court. Those are tactics.”—Matt Cronin

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