The Swiss tennis player starting at the age of eight, taking lessons to become a greater player. In 1998 he started to play professionally, winning his first Grand slam in the year of 2003 in Wimbledon. He has now won 14 career grand slams: 1. Wimbledon: 5 times 2. Australian Open: 3 times 3.. . . more
It’s Super Bowl week. That’s right Super Bowl XLIII get ready the big week is here. More importantly, Walker’s Rants is here and ready to get this party started early and often. The Steelers offense will be the most surprising aspect of this year’s Super Bowl… The NHL All Star game was. . . more
Man, what a terrible year for Roger Federer. What a fall from grace. What happened to the best player in men's tennis? Only one grand-slam title? Only two runner-up finishes in grand slams? And he only reached the semifinals of the other major tournament? Geez, a career change might be in order. . . more
Every so often, something happens that reminds me why I love sports so much, why I've always wanted to be a sportswriter -- even if the pay is dismal. That happened for me Monday afternoon. I had been backpacking in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains all weekend, which forced me to have my aunt. . . more
Perhaps it was the greatest Wimbledon final of them all. Even better then all those Borg vs McEnroe matches. Even the highlights are riveting. It was Rafael Nadal finally breaking Roger Federer, elevating the best rivalry tennis has ever had to the stratosphere. Nadal, a wizard on clay and. . . more
Nadal over Federer by Steve Five sets, two rain delays, 15 points in the fifth set, 7+ hours, and a new Wimbledon champion. After watching nearly the entire thing, its kind of tough to put into words how epic a match this was. Everyone says that the most recent whatever was the greatest, and. . . more
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