Sunday, April 6, 2008

It's April, and the top Two Men's Players are winless!

Yes, this is true. Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal have not won a single tournament in 2008 yet. Today, Rafael Nadal lost in the finals of the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, FL to Nikolay Davydenko. This year, Rafa is 0 for 2 in tournaments finals with losses to Mikhail Youhzny (in Chennai) & Nikolay Davydenko (in Miami). Roger F. has not made it to a tournament final this year. The tennis champion battled mononucleosis earlier this year. Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick have won 2 titles each already. Djokovic won the Australian Open, and in Indian Wells. Roddick won in San Jose, and in Dubai. On the women's side, Justine Henin has not made it to a tournament final in 2008 yet. Ana Ivanovic has made it to 2 finals, the Australian Open and Indian Wells. She beat Kuznetsova in Indian Wells, but lost to Maria Sharapova in Melbourne. Speaking of Sharapova, she has won 2 titles this year. In closing, both sides have no clear favorite yet. On the men's side, Federer is not dominating for now. On the women's side, familiar names are coming back to win big titles like Serena Williams (in Key Biscayne, FL and Maria S (in Dubai and Australia). The next 7 months should bring some more excitement to both genders. Let's see what happens next at Roland Garros at the end of May. Will Roger finally break through to win the one elusive, Grand Slam title that he's lost to Nadal 2 years in a row? Will Justine continue her dominance on clay courts in Paris? Finally, Andy Roddick got engaged to model, Brooklyn Decker. See the picture of the talented twosome below. Congrats, Andy!