The Friday Five: Pre-Mature Death Bells For Federer
Roger Federer is still the king By Maud Watson Return of the King – It seems like only yesterday a sobbing Australian Open finalist Roger Federer had the critics convinced that his star was fading fast.  But after an amazing summer that saw him complete the career Grand Slam as well as break Pete Sampras’ record for most Grand Slam singles titles, it is evident the death knells on Federer’s caree

Molik, Heather Watson Aspiring For Greater Heights: Tennis in the Commonwealth
By Leigh Sanders Alicia Molik *Former world No. 8, Australia’s Alicia Molik, reached the final of the Cliffs Esperance Tennis International Pro Tour event before finally being derailed by top seed Olivia Rogowska. It was her fourth pro tour final since coming out of retirement in September. In the men’s final, Aussie Matt Ebden overcame John Millman 6-3, 6-4. *British tennis starlet

The Greatest Match of All-Time?
There has been much talk about the greatest match of all-time. The last two Wimbledon finals (Rafael Nadal defeating Roger Federer 9-7 in the fifth set in the 2008 final and Federer edging Andy Roddick 16-14 in the fifth  set in 2009) certainly are integral part of this conversion. One match that deserves consideration is the 1996 final of the year-end ATP Tour World Championship between Pete Sampras and Boris Becker. The summary of this match, as well as other events that also happened on November 24, are documented below in this book excerpt from ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, New Chapter Press, www.TennisHistoryBook.

Watch Out For Djokovic As ATP Tour Finals Begin
By Galen E. Bull Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro will be the first singles match as the Barclay’s ATP World Tour Finals begins Sunday in London. The groupings for the world’s top eight players are: Novak Djokovic GROUP A Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Juan Martin del Potro, Fernando Verdasco GROUP B Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Nikolay Davydenko, Robin Soderling The top two players in each group advance to the semi-finals, with the final set for No

The Friday Five: Samurai Sam Is Back
Sam Querrey By Maud Watson Samurai Sam is Back – It was great to hear earlier this week that American Sam Querrey is successfully bouncing back from the freak accident he suffered in Thailand, where he fell through a glass table. Querrey admitted he wasn’t sure if he would ever play again, having cut 30 percent of two different muscles in his right forearm. He has proven resilient, however, and as of last week, was back out on