Bryan Brothers

Bryan brothers just won their 95th title at PNB Paribas Open and they happily celebrated it with their loved ones. Congratulations and more titles to be won!

BNP Paribas Mens Finals

Who is your bet to win this years title at PNB Paribas Open? Is it Roger federer or Novak Djokovic?

Andy Murray pulled out from Emirates ATP World Tour Finals

Murray had a minor back surgery to clear up a long standing back problem. The aim for the surgery is to be fully fit for the new season. Murray missed 2013 Roland Garros tournament because of hos back but he was able to win 2013 wimbledon and became the first british player to win the said tournament after Fred Perry who won Wimbledon in 1936. He lost to Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland in the quarterfinals of 2013 US Open where he was the defending champion.

Due to his surgery Murray has pulled out from the Emirates ATP World Tour finals which feautures the top 8 players of the world. 

We will expect a more competetive Andy Murray next year after recovering from his surgery!

Rafa at China Open

Rafa's quest to be worlds no.1 is at play right now at Shanghai ATP Masters. He will take over current world no.1 Novak Djokovic if he will reach the finals even if he lose to Novak. He will also take Novaks place to be no.1 if Novak will lose at semis even if Nadal will lose to watever round of the tournament. 

Who do you think will be ATP's no.1 year ender?

Novak Djokovic is Engaged

Novak announced via social media on Wednesday (25th Sept. 2013) that he was engaged to marry his longtime girlfriend, Jelena Ristic.

The tweet he posted was "Meet my fiance and future wife" with a picture of the two of them where Jelena kissed novak on the cheek.

Djokovic on his 100 weeks at No.1

Novak is celebrating his 100 weeks at the Emirates ATP rankings at No.1. Will he end this year still being the number 1 Tennis player in the world?

Rankings may change after The Shanghai Open depending on how far Rafael Nadal will be at the tournament.

Lets hope for the best for Nole to extend his domination at the Emirates ATP rankings!

Happy Birthday Juan Martin Del Potro

The Argentinian turned 25(Sept. 23). Juan Martin had already made a footprints on Tennis by winning US Open in 2009 and getting a bronze medal at London Olympics in 2012. 

We will still be seeing more titles in his pocket because he is currently in a great condition to dominate ATP tournaments.

ATP 2013 Grand Slam Winners

       

Australian Open - Novak Djokovic

Roland Garros - Rafael Nadal

Wimbledon - Andy Murray

US Open - Rafael Nadal

Djokovic vs Nadal ATP rankings

The leader-board might change after the Asian tournaments.

If Rafa reaches the final at Beijing, he will become no.1 and even if Novak beats Rafa in the finals he can't add any points since he is the defending champion.

If Novak loses in the semifinals at Beijing, Nadal automatically becomes world no.1 even if he does not enter the tournament.

Who do you think will finish first at this years ATP world ranking?

13 Grandslam titles for Rafael Nadal

Congratulations to Rafa for winning this years US Open making it his 2nd US open grand slam titles and 13 overall grand slam titles. He beats Novak in a 4 set match. Rafa Has not lost to a hard court tournament this year. Will Nadal still dominates the Asian season tournaments  and the other ATP Masters tournaments left this year?

Rafael Nadal

Full Name: Rafael Nadal Parera

Country: Spain

Residence: Manacor, Balearic Islands, Spain

Born: 3 June 1986

Manacor, Balearic Islands, Spain

Height: 1.85m (6ft 1in)

Plays: Left-Handed (two-handed backhand)

Grand Slams Singles Results

AUSTRALIA OPEN - W(2009)

FRENCH OPEN - W(2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

WIMBLEDON - W(2008, 2010)

US OPEN - W(2010)

Rafael Nadal was born in Manacor, Balearic Islands, Spain, to Sebastián Nadal, a businessman who owns an insurance company, a glass and window company, Vidres Mallorca, and manages his own restaurant, Sa Punta. His mother is Ana María Parera, a housewife. He has a younger sister named María Isabel. His uncle, Miguel Ángel Nadal, is a retired professional footballer, who played for RCD Mallorca, FC Barcelona, and the Spanish national team. Nadal supports football clubs Real Madrid and RCD Mallorca. Recognizing that Nadal had a natural talent for tennis, another uncle, Toni Nadal, a former professional tennis player, introduced him to tennis when he was three years old.

At age eight, Nadal won an under-12 regional tennis championship at a time when he was also a promising football player. This made Toni Nadal intensify training, and at that time he encouraged Nadal to play left-handed for a natural advantage on the tennis court, as he noticed Nadal played forehand shots with two hands. When Nadal was 12, he won the Spanish and European tennis titles in his age group and was playing tennis and football all the time. Nadal's father made him choose between football and tennis so that his school work would not deteriorate entirely. Nadal said: "I chose tennis. Football had to stop straight away."

When he was 14, the Spanish tennis federation requested that he leave Mallorca and move to Barcelona to continue his tennis training. Nadal's family turned down this request, partly because they feared it would hurt his education, but also because Toni said that "I don't want to believe that you have to go to America, or other places to be a good athlete. You can do it from your home." The decision to stay home meant that Nadal received less financial support from the federation; instead, Nadal's father covered the costs. In May 2001, he defeated former Grand Slam tournament champion Pat Cash in a clay-court exhibition match.

At 15, he turned pro. Nadal participated in two events on the ITF junior circuit. In 2002, at the age of 16, Nadal reached the semifinals of the Boy's Singles tournament at Wimbledon, in his first ITF junior event.

By the age of 17, he beat Roger Federer the first time they played and became the youngest man to reach the third round at Wimbledon since Boris Becker. At 18, he helped pace Spain over the US in the junior Davis Cup in his second, and final, appearance on the ITF junior circuit. At 19, Nadal won the French Open the first time he played it, a feat not accomplished in Paris for more than 20 years. He eventually won it the first four times he played at Roland Garros. In 2003, he had won the ATP Newcomer of the Year Award. Early in his career, Nadal picked up the trademark habit of biting the trophies he won.

Nadal lived with his parents and younger sister Maria Isabel in a five-story apartment building in their hometown of Manacor, Mallorca. In June 2009, Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia, and then The New York Times, reported that his parents, Ana Maria and Sebastian, had separated. This news came after weeks of speculation in Internet posts and message boards over Nadal's personal issues as the cause of his setback.

Nadal has revealed himself to be agnostic. When a young boy, he would run home from school to watch Goku in his favorite Japanese anime, Dragon Ball. CNN released an article about Nadal's childhood inspiration, and called him "the Dragon Ball of tennis" due to his unorthodox style "from another planet."

In addition to tennis and football, Nadal enjoys playing golf. Nadal's autobiography, Rafa (Hyperion, 2012, ISBN 1401310923), written with assistance from John Carlin, was published in August 2011

Grand Slam Tournaments Performance Titles

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	SR	W–L	Win %
Australian Open	A	3R	4R	A	QF	SF	W	QF	QF	F	A	1 / 8	35–7	83.33
French Open	A	A	W	W	W	W	4R	W	W	W	W	8 / 9	59–1	98.33
Wimbledon	3R	A	2R	F	F	W	A	W	F	2R	1R	2 / 9	36–7	83.72
US Open	2R	2R	3R	QF	4R	SF	SF	W	F	A		1 / 9	34–8	80.95
Win–Loss	3–2	3–2	13–3	17–2	20–3	24–2	15–2	25–1	23–3	14–2	7–1	12 / 35	164–23	87.70

All-time tournament records Tournament Since Record accomplished Players matched All 1877 8 consecutive titles at any single tournament Stands alone Grand Slam 1877 8 men's singles titles at any single Grand Slam event Stands alone Monte Carlo Masters 1897 8 men's singles titles Stands alone French Open 1925 8 men's singles titles Stands alone Rome Masters 1930 7 men's singles titles Stands alone Barcelona Open 1953 8 men's singles titles Stands alone

*source from Wikipedia

Djokovic vs Nadal - US Open 2013

The game that will be talked about for years and years required 198 strokes, 30 points, and 21 minutes to decide. Entire sets have taken less.

It might be easy to conclude that Novak Djokovic won his tense, topsy-turvy U.S. Open semifinal against Stanislas Wawrinka despite dropping that epic third game of the fifth set. The truth is that the 2011 champion emerged with a 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 victory in 4 hours, 9 minutes on Saturday at least in part because of the one that got away.

Mens US Open Finals 2013

It will be again Novak and Rafa who will fave off battling to win this years US Open grand slam title. 

Who do you think will be crowned victor this year? Will it be the Serbian or Spaniard?

Djokovic and Wawrinka

It was another 5 set thrilling match between Novak and Stanislas at the US open semis.

It was Novak who advances to the finals facing Nadal to battle it out for the title.

Mens Us Open semis

Rafael Nadal v Richard Gasquet

Novak Djokovic v Stanislas Wawrinka

Rafa's Quarterfinal Pictures

Since Federer is out I am

Hoping Rafa wins this years US Open

Tennis Players Caricature

I just love this one! They all look great and hilarious.

Different face reactions of Rafael Nadal

I just love how Rafa reacts on his matches. It shows how competitive and fierce he is on the court.

Roger Federer bids goodbye at this years US Open

I hope that Roger will continue to play tournaments and not retire because I know he still can win a grandslam.

Do you think these guys will win US Open 2013

Who's your bet at this years US Open?