2017 Men's World Cup Tennis Round 1: Czech Republic vs. Russia

CZECH REPUBLIC - 1
Tomas Berdych
Jiri Vesely
Adam Pavlasek

vs.

RUSSIA - 5
Andrey Rublev
Karen Khachanov
Daniil Medvedev

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Russia goes to the second round.

Wimbledon 2017: On Paper, The Title is for Roger Federer's to Lose

On paper, the Wimbledon 2017 title should be Roger Federer's to lose, but I don't know if it's a closed deal already.

I have seen the other three guys play and they're just brimming with confidence. Tomas Berdych defeated David Ferrer, Thiem and Djokovic with dominating play, he could give Roger a real scare in their semi's.

On the other side, Marin Cilic has been very composed and very methodical in his dismantling of Kohlschreiber, Mayer, Johnson, Muller and Bautista Agut,he really looks like a contender for another grand slam title.

As for Sam Querrey, he knocked out Novak last year, at Novak's peak, and then parlayed it to a semi's berth this year, defeating Murray, Tsonga and Anderson, so his confidence is sky high!

It just means we are going to get two exciting semi's matches.

As for me, Marin Cilic would be my personal pick. It would be cool if he does give Croatia another Wimbledon title.

That would put him one over Goran Ivanisevic!

Wimbledon 2016: Tomas Berdych Poised to Take Semi-Final Slot

Tomas Berdych (#9) of the Czech Republic has been under the radar in this year's Wimbledon, but with the shock defeat of Wawrinka because of del Potro, he now becomes the center of attention on his side of the draw.

He does have to neutralize the power of his up-and-coming countryman Jiri Vesely (#64) who has been on an upsets streak of higher-ranked players.

On paper, Bernard Tomic (#19) is his expected opponent in the quarterfinals and he also has a winning record over him.

If he does reach the semi-finals, it will be his second best performance here after being runner-up in 2010.  I'm sure that is what he wants to happen.

Wimbledon 2016: Stan Wawrinka Wants to Conquer Grass

Looks like Stan Wawrinka is serious in improving his QF best performance the past two Wimbledons this year by hiring former champ Richard Krajicek as a coach specifically for grass.

Interestingly, the draw where he is in also helps him as his potential opponents include Leonardo Mayer, Mikhail Kukushkin and Tomas Berdych, a former finalist here. He is my pick to get the semifinal slot in his side of the draw.

It would be interesting to see how Krajicek influences his glass play and if it can bring immediate results.

Mirza Basic: First Time into Second Round of Grand Slam

Mirza Basic of Bosnia Herzegovina (#138) gets to the second round of a grand slam for the first time at this Australian Open as he defeated Robin Haase of the Netherlands (#65) 76(4) 64 64.

He will next meet Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic (#6) in the second round.

2015 Men's Year End Championships: Odd Group Eliminations

Odd Group

Novak Djokovic - 45 = 3 - 0

Roger Federer - 38= 2 - 1

Kei Nishikori - 7 = 1 - 2

Tomas Berdych - 9 = 0 - 3

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Djokovic vs. Berdych - 20 - 2 

Federer vs. Nishikori - 3 -2 

Djokovic vs. Nishikori - 4 - 2 

Federer vs. Berdych - 14 - 6

Nishikori vs. Berdych - 3 - 1

Djokovic vs. Federer - 21 - 21

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Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer go into the semi's.

Race to the Top 8 Male Players - Beijing, Tokyo, Shanghai, Stockholm

1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) - 83,801,480

2. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) - 29,709,216

3. Andy Murray (GBR) - 29,058,261

4. Roger Federer (SUI) - 29,050,311

5. Kei Nishikori (JPN) - 14,752,457

6. Rafael Nadal (ESP) - 12,943,664

7. David Ferrer (ESP) - 11,279,971

8. Tomas Berdych (CZE) - 10,958,207

9. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) - 9,402,995

10. Marin Cilic (CRO) - 8,055,705

11. Richard Gasquet (FRA) - 7,955,188

12. John Isner (USA) - 6,479,924

13. Kevin Anderson (RSA) - 5,449,008

14. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) - 5,176,499

15. Milos Raonic (CAN) - 5,147,131

16. Gilles Simon (FRA) - 4,565,545

17. Bernard Tomic (AUS) - 3,188,152

18. Fabio Fognini (ITA) - 2,584,127

19. Nick Kyrgios (AUS) - 2,197,411

20. Gael Monfils (FRA) - 2,172,245

21. Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - 2,049,832

22. Aleksandr Dolgopolov (UKR) - 2,029,618

23. Dominic Thiem (AUT) - 1,978,340

24. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) - 1,923,327

25.  David Goffin (BELO) - 1,829,257

26. Andreas Seppi (ITA) - 1,755,709

27. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) - 1,733,125

28. Adrian Mannarino (ITA) - 1,579,934

29. Pablo Cuevas (URU) - 1,563,837

30. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) - 1,454,377

31. Jack Sock (USA) - 1,433,820

32. Pablo Andujar (ESP) - 1,369,576

33. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) - 1,365,020

34. Martin Klizan (SVK) - 1,350,501

35. Gilles Muller (LUX) - 1,390,955

36. Benoit Paire (FRA) - 1,294,369

37. Victor Troicki (SRB) - 1,191,497

38. Joao Sousa (POR) - 1,185,569

39. Jeremy Chardy (FRA) - 1,111, 312

40. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) - 1,071,720

41. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) - 915,723

42. Jiri Vesely (CZE) - 907,188

43. Denis Istomin (UZB) - 900,831

44. Tommy Robredo (ESP) - 897,684

45. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) - 876,113

46. Borna Coric (CRO) - 826,615

47. Steve Johnson (USA) - 723,581

48. Sam Querrey (USA) - 715,487

49. Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) - 672,654

50. Simone Bolleli (ITA) - 658,799

51. Nicolas Mahut (FRA) - 654,404

52. Sergei Stakhovsky (UKR) - 625,478

53. Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) - 585,581

54. Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) - 526,818

55. Ernests Gulbis (EST) - 509,173

56. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) - 507,282

57. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) - 489,607

58. Rajeev Ram (USA) - 488,225

59. Lucas Pouille (FRA) - 484,950

60. Jerzy Janowicz (POL) - 464,291

61. Donald Young (USA) - 448,643

62. Aljaz Bedene (GBR) - 441,726

63. Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP)  - 429,724

64. Juan Monaco (ARG) - 427,094

65. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) - 425,075

66. Federico Delbonis (ARG) - 421,732

67. Santiago Giraldo (COL) - 415,212

68. Ryan Harrison (USA) - 353,638

69. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) - 336,932

70. Sam Groth (AUS) - 322,981

71. Alexander Zverev (GER) - 309,789

72. Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) - 308,105

73. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) - 304,074

74. Joao Souza (BRA) - 287,982

75. Ricardas Berankis (LTU) - 261,836

76. Marsel Ilhan (TUR) - 260,326

77. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) - 259,310

78.  Lucas Pouille (FRA) - 244,873

79. Malek Jaziri (TUN) - 239,492

80. Benjamin Becker (GER) - 234,459

81. Dusan Lajovic (SRB) - 232,114

82. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - 231,907

83. Austin Krajicek (USA) - 73,234

84. Luca Vanni (ITA) - 222,325

85. Florian Mayer (GER) - 217,588

86. Robin Haase (NED) - 209,137

87. Dustin Brown (GER) - 202,255

88. Ivan Dodig (CRO) - 201,964

89. Michael Berrer (GER) - 170,879

90. Denis Kudla (USA) - 146,468

91. Tatsuma Ito (JPN) - 146,467

92. Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 125,138

93. Damir Dzumhur (BIH) - 123,757

94. Marcel Granollers (ESP) - 123,352

95. Steve Darcis (BEL) - 122,269

96. John Patrick Smith (AUS) - 122,056

97. Diego Schwartzmann (ARG) - 121,474

98. Lukas Rosol (CZE) - 121,474

99. Gerald Melzer (AUT) 121,474

100. Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) - 118,799

101. James Duckworth (AUS) - 115,663

102. Radek Stepanek (CZE) - 85,439

103. Mischa Zverev (GER) - 79,453

104. Hyeon Chung (KOR) - 75,993

105. Marius Copil (ROU) - 74,200

106. Ilya Marchenko (UKR) - 74,200

107. Dudi Sela (ISR) - 73,234

108. Go Soeda (JPN) - 73,234

109. Blaz Rola (SLO) - 62,569

110. Lamine Ouahab (MAR) - 61,878

111. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) - 61,676

112. Ricardas Berankis (LTU) - 61,676

113. Igor Sijsling (NED) - 61,676

114. Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) - 61,028

115. Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) - 61,028

116. Jan Hernych (CZE) - 61,028

117. Juan Monaco (ARG) - 60,737

118. Alejandro Falla (COL) - 58,062

119. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) - 54,926

120. Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) -54,926

121. Julien Benetteau (FRA) - 54,926

122. Albert Montanes (ESP) - 54,926

Race to the Top 8 Male Players - Metz, St. Petersburg, Kuala Lumpur, Shenzhen

1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) - 76,317,650

2. Roger Federer (SUI) - 29,050,311

3. Andy Murray (GBR) - 27,862,431

4. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) - 27,848,256

5. Kei Nishikori (JPN) - 14,436,696

6. David Ferrer (ESP) - 10,604,844

7. Rafael Nadal (ESP) - 10,397,579

8. Tomas Berdych (CZE) - 9,765,547

9. Marin Cilic (CRO) - 7,897,824

10. Richard Gasquet (FRA) - 7,806,502

11. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) - 7,011,335

12. John Isner (USA) - 6,142,360

13. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) - 5,176,499

14. Milos Raonic (CAN) - 5,147,131

15. Kevin Anderson (RSA) - 4,851,093

16. Gilles Simon (FRA) - 4,333,321

17. Bernard Tomic (AUS) - 2,590,237

18. Gael Monfils (FRA) - 2,172,245

19. Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - 2,049,832

20. Nick Kyrgios (AUS) - 2,039,530

21. Aleksandr Dolgopolov (UKR) - 2,029,618

22. Dominic Thiem (AUT) - 1,978,340

23. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) - 1,923,327

24. Fabio Fognini (ITA) - 1,908,999

25.  David Goffin (BELO) - 1,829,257

26. Andreas Seppi (ITA) - 1,755,709

27. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) - 1,733,125

28. Adrian Mannarino (ITA) - 1,579,934

29. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) - 1,380,034

30. Pablo Andujar (ESP) - 1,369,576

31. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) - 1,365,020

32. Martin Klizan (SVK) - 1,350,501

33. Pablo Cuevas (URU) - 1,226,273

34. Victor Troicki (SRB) - 1,191,497

35. Joao Sousa (POR) - 1,185,569

36. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) - 1,071,720

37. Jeremy Chardy (FRA) - 1,036,969

38. Gilles Muller (LUX) - 1,000,851

39. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) - 915,723

40. Jiri Vesely (CZE) - 907,188

41. Denis Istomin (UZB) - 900,831

42. Tommy Robredo (ESP) - 897,684

43. Borna Coric (CRO) - 826,615

44. Jack Sock (USA) - 798,883

45. Steve Johnson (USA) - 723,581

46. Sam Querrey (USA) - 715,487

47. Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) - 672,654

48. Benoit Paire (FRA) - 662,846

49. Simone Bolleli (ITA) - 658,799

50. Nicolas Mahut (FRA) - 654,404

51. Sergei Stakhovsky (UKR) - 625,478

52. Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) - 585,581

53. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) - 578,740

54. Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) - 526,818

55. Ernests Gulbis (EST) - 509,173

56. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) - 489,607

57. Rajeev Ram (USA) - 488,225

58. Lucas Pouille (FRA) - 484,950

59. Jerzy Janowicz (POL) - 464,291

60. Donald Young (USA) - 448,643

61. Aljaz Bedene (GBR) - 441,726

62. Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP)  - 429,724

63. Juan Monaco (ARG) - 427,094

64. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) - 425,075

65. Federico Delbonis (ARG) - 421,732

66. Santiago Giraldo (COL) - 415,212

67. Ryan Harrison (USA) - 353,638

68. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) - 336,932

69. Sam Groth (AUS) - 322,981

70. Alexander Zverev (GER) - 309,789

71. Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) - 308,105

72. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) - 304,074

73. Joao Souza (BRA) - 287,982

74. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) - 269,718

75. Ricardas Berankis (LTU) - 261,836

76. Marsel Ilhan (TUR) - 260,326

77. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) - 259,310

78.  Lucas Pouille (FRA) - 244,873

79. Malek Jaziri (TUN) - 239,492

80. Benjamin Becker (GER) - 234,459

81. Dusan Lajovic (SRB) - 232,114

82. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - 231,907

83. Luca Vanni (ITA) - 222,325

84. Florian Mayer (GER) - 217,588

85. Robin Haase (NED) - 209,137

86. Dustin Brown (GER) - 202,255

87. Ivan Dodig (CRO) - 201,964

88. Michael Berrer (GER) - 170,879

89. Denis Kudla (USA) - 146,468

90. Tatsuma Ito (JPN) - 146,467

91. Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 125,138

92. Damir Dzumhur (BIH) - 123,757

93. Marcel Granollers (ESP) - 123,352

94. Steve Darcis (BEL) - 122,269

95. John Patrick Smith (AUS) - 122,056

96. Diego Schwartzmann (ARG) - 121,474

97. Lukas Rosol (CZE) - 121,474

98. Gerald Melzer (AUT) 121,474

99. Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) - 118,799

100. James Duckworth (AUS) - 115,663

101. Radek Stepanek (CZE) - 85,439

102. Mischa Zverev (GER) - 79,453

103. Hyeon Chung (KOR) - 75,993

104. Marius Copil (ROU) - 74,200

105. Ilya Marchenko (UKR) - 74,200

106. Austin Krajicek (USA) - 73,234

107. Dudi Sela (ISR) - 73,234

108. Go Soeda (JPN) - 73,234

109. Blaz Rola (SLO) - 62,569

110. Lamine Ouahab (MAR) - 61,878

111. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) - 61,676

112. Ricardas Berankis (LTU) - 61,676

113. Igor Sijsling (NED) - 61,676

114. Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) - 61,028

115. Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) - 61,028

116. Jan Hernych (CZE) - 61,028

117. Juan Monaco (ARG) - 60,737

118. Alejandro Falla (COL) - 58,062

119. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) - 54,926

120. Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) -54,926

121. Julien Benetteau (FRA) - 54,926

122. Albert Montanes (ESP) - 54,926

2015 US Open: Veteran Jurgen Melzer Makes Most of Limited Time

Now at 34 years old, veteran Austrian player Jurgen Melzer (#132) makes the most of the limited time that he's got and gets to the second round of the US Open for the ninth time.  This time, he won over American Denis Kudla (#75) 63 75 61.

It will be like old times in the second round, as he will meet Tomas Berdych (#6) of the Czech Republic.

Jurgen is a former top 10 player reaching as high as #8 in 2011. His best showing here in Flushing Meadows was in the fourth round in 2010.

His best showing in a grand slam is in the semifinals of Roland Garros in 2010.

This is his 34th appearance in the second round or beyond in all of the grand slams.

2015 US Open Draw: Roger Federer Still Taking His Chances

It's amazing that with all the new talent that's in the men's game nowadays, that Roger Federer in his mature age, has managed to stay within striking distance of another grand slam glory. It almost happened in Wimbledon, it may happen again in Flushing Meadows.

As it is, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray seem to be his most tricky opponents but you never know what happens in the six stages before one reaches the finals.

With Federer's victory in Cincinnati, he has shown to the field that he still means business and wants that elusive 18th grand slam title. His potential opponents before reaching the semi-finals may include Kohlschreiber, Isner and Berdych and I think, Roger has a good record against all of them.

2015 Race to Men's Champion: June 2015 Summary

1.  Novak Djokovic (SRB) - 59,660,440

2. Andy Murray (GBR) - 25,394,734

3. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) - 23,584,453

4. Roger Federer (SUI) - 18,438,755

5. Kei Nishikori (JPN) - 11,315,448

6. Rafael Nadal (ESP) - 10,410,331

7. Tomas Berdych (CZE) - 8,854,145

8. David Ferrer (ESP) - 8,157,137

9. Richard Gasquet (FRA) - 6,278,223

10. Gilles Simon (FRA) - 4,725,666

11. John Isner (USA) - 4,387,564

12. Milos Raonic (CAN) - 4,181,740

13. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) - 3,728,007

14. Marin Cilic (CRO) - 3,164,435

15. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) - 2,466,327

16. Gael Monfils (FRA) - 2,034,513

17. Bernard Tomic (AUS) - 1,909,306

18. Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 1,875,859

19. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) - 1,626,040

20. David Goffin (BEL) - 1,614,394

21. Kevin Anderson (RSA) - 1,544,997

22. Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - 1,536,348

23. Viktor Troicki (SRB) - 1,449,002

24. Andreas Seppi (ITA) - 1,400,581

25. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) - 1,345,113

26. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) - 1,307,527

27. Pablo Andujar (ESP) - 1,205,644

28. Martin Klizan (SVK) - 1,120,594

29. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) - 1,103,530

30. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) - 1,017,544

31. Pablo Cuevas (URU) - 936,369

32. Jiri Vesely (CZE) - 826,591

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33. Gilles Muller (LUX) - 785,983

34. Fabio Fognini (ITA) - 762,856

35. Denis Istomin (UZB) - 727,210

36. Sam Querrey (USA) - 726,723

37. Borna Coric (CRO) - 709,742

38. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) - 676,674

39. Philipp Kohlschreiber - 674,963

40. Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) - 672,654

41. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) - 654,142

42. Dominic Thiem (AUT) - 637,832

43. Nicolas Mahut (FRA) - 612,601

44. Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) - 586,616

45. Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) - 502,488

46. Juan Monaco (ARG) - 490,098

47. Jack Sock - 488,225

48. Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) - 459,001

49. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) - 445,903

50. Jerzy Janowicz (POL) - 444,309

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Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) - 408,911

Donald Young (USA) - 390,581

Joao Sousa (POR) - 361,721

Santiago Giraldo (COL) - 361,209

Ryan Harrison (USA) - 353,638

Tommy Robredo (ESP) -348,238

Nicolas Almagro (ESP) - 298,728

Joao Souza (BRA) - 287,982

Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) - 277,922

Simone Bolelli (ITA) - 272,742

Marsel Ilhan (TUR) - 260,326

Aljaz Bedene (GBR) - 256,674

Kevin Anderson (RSA) - 238,179

Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - 231,907

Florian Mayer (GER) - 224,606

Luca Vanni (ITA) - 222,325

Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 219,703

Robin Haase (NED) - 216,233

Ivan Dodig (CRO) - 204,310

Dusan Lajovic (SRB) - 173,511

Dustin Brown (GER) 141,227

Jeremy Chardy (FRA) - 131,745

Diego Schwartzmann (ARG) - 126,165

Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) - 126,125

Gerald Melzer (AUT) - 126,165

Lukas Rosol (CZE) - 126,146

Federico Delbonis (ARG) - 125,935

Carlos Berlocq (ARG) - 125,138

James Duckworth (AUS) - 117,930

Lucas Pouille (FRA) - 116,123

Damir Dzumhur (BIH) - 109,851


Marcel Granollers (ESP) - 109,851

Yen Hsun-Lu (TPE) - 84,036

Sam Groth (AUS) - 82,037

Mischa Zverev (GER) -82,037

Marius Copil (ROU) - 76,575

Ilya Marchenko (UKR) - 76,575

Steve Johnson (USA) - 73,234

Austin Krajicek (USA) - 73,234

Ernests Gulbis (EST) - 63,004

Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) - 62,968

Blaz Rola (SLO) - 62,569

Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) - 61,028

Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) 54,926

Julien Benetteau (FRA) 54,926

Igor Sijsling (NED) - 54,926

Ricardas Berankis (LTU) - 54,926

Sam Groth (AUS) 54,926

Steve Darcis (BEL) - 54,926

Albert Montanes (ESP) - 54,926

Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) - 54,926

Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) - 54,926

Lamine Ouahab (MAR) - 54,926

Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) - 50,437

Wimbledon 2015: A Great Chance to Lift Another Grand Slam Trophy for the Maestro

Now that the maestro is in his favorite surface and that he won a warm up tournament leading to this year's Wimbledon, everyone is abuzz again of Roger Federer's chances of adding another grand slam to his already impressive collection.

His chances have been helped by fate putting him in a side of the men's draw where he can and should get the semifinal slot. He has had a more emphatic grass season than the other three guys he might meet prior to that semifinal, Gilles Simon, Tomas Berdych and Feliciano Lopez.

It's what happens after the semifinal where everything becomes more interesting - as possible opponents include Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, who I think are the other two most likely in-form top players right now in the men's draw - and who have the credentials to succeed in grass. 

French Open 2015: Tomas Berdych Flexes Clay Court Prowess

Tomas Berdych, like Andy Murray, is not a name you would normally associate with clay court prowess. But his consistent results this clay court season plus his ascendancy to #4 in the world places him in a very lucky section of the draw - lucky because he doesn't have the formidable 4 in his side of the draw.

It doesn't mean though that it's going to be a walk in the park for him since there are many journeymen players on his draw who are adept as well on clay. Possible encounters could include Fernando Verdasco, Lukas Rosol, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

On paper though, he is still the player to beat and the most likely player to get the semifinal slot on his side of the draw.

Tomas Berdych Into the Semi's of the Aussie Open for the Second Year in a Row

Tomas Berdych gets into the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the second year in a row, this year, disposing of Rafael Nadal in straight sets, breaking a 17-losing streak against Nadal, in the process.  Berdych has been performing solidly in the Australian Open for the past four years. reaching the quarterfinals twice and now the semifinals twice.

He does have a very good chance of making the finals this time as he faces a resurgent Andy Murray in the semi's.  Berdych is playing very cleanly this time and if he continues to do that, he has a really good chance of winning this tournament.