Five-time Wimbledon champion Bjorn Borg tells CNN's Pedro Pinto who he thinks could win in 2011.
Five-time Wimbledon winner Bjorn Borg has backed world number three Roger Federer to emerge victorious this year.
French Open stories in the SI Vault
Some scattered thoughts from the 2011 French Open, delivered stateside:
Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer in four titanic sets to secure his sixth French Open title at Roland Garros on Sunday, equalling the record of Bjorn Borg in the process.
A dozen thoughts on Rafael Nadal's 7-5, 7-6, 5-7, 6-1 victory over Roger Federer in Sunday's French Open final:
Novak Djokovic moved above Bjorn Borg in the all-time consecutive wins list as he overcame the challenge of Juan Martin Del Potro to reach the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday.
A single piece of evidence can be a fluke, and even a second misfire can be misleading. But Rafael Nadal has now lost three straight matches to Novak Djokovic -- twice on hardcourts, once on clay -- and there was something about Sunday's Madrid final that spoke to absolute command.
Second seed Novak Djokovic has equalled Ivan Lendl's record of 29 successive wins from the start of the season after cruising into the quarterfinals of the Madrid Masters on Thursday.
There's nothing like a really strange list to get the tennis community up in arms. You know, the one that ranks Roger Federer No. 7 since the onset of the Open Era (1968). One's immediate impulse to create a more authentic list -- and I'll admit, I can't resist the temptation.
The Australian Open has come a long way from its formative years.
Defending champion Roger Federer fought back from dropping the opening set to record his fourth Cincinnati Masters title with a 6-7 7-6 6-4 success over Mardy Fish on Sunday.
Wimbledon stories from the SI Vault
I had the pleasure of covering 17 Wimbledons for the San Francisco Chronicle, and it's the most satisfying collective experience of my career. Money's a bit tight these years, but you never know, I might get back someday. If you love tennis and have the means to make an adventurous summer trip, I can't recommend it highly enough.
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When I was young, I used to practice tennis trick shots. It was my way of handling the monotony of tennis practice. Well, I was never good with monotony. I would stand in the supermarket parking lot, and hit shot after shot after shot after shot into that brick wall, and I would imagine being on Centre Court facing John McEnroe. Then I would imagine being at the U.S. Open facing Jimmy Connors. Then I would imagine hitting the ball so hard that it would knock back the bricks, a millimeter at a time -- WHACK! WHACK! WHACK! WHACK! -- until finally I hit the final ball so hard that it would break through the wall and come out the other side, right into the produce section where it would hit the guy spraying lettuce with a water bottle. These reveries would usually sustain me for as long as 15 minutes. Then I would practice trick shots.
Four things we learned while watching the all-American women's final at the All England Club on Independence Day ...
It was the match of the year. It was the match of the decade. It was, one could certainly make a credible case, the greatest match in tennis history. On the first Sunday in July, Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4. 6-7, 6-7, 9-7 in the finals of Wimbledon, the most important match of the most important tournament.
The 2010 Tour de France will return to the Netherlands for the first time in 14 years with the award of the opening stage to the port-city of Rotterdam.
An unconditional Roger fan, I also felt crushed. Still I was able to come up with the following positives: 1) What Rafa did to win the match was extra-terrestrial and such a performance must be rewarded; 2) Roger is more rational than I am in interpreting the meaning of his wins and his losses; 3) Roger is not Justine, he will not disappear because the competition fundamentally suits his body and his mind. -- Barbara Katzenberg Lexington, MA
Rafael Nadal has won his first Wimbledon men's singles title after holding off a stunning fightback from five-times champion Roger Federer to secure a dramatic victory in an epic rain-affected five-set final.
Roger Federer continued his majestic march to his sixth consecutive Wimbledon final when he beat Russian Marat Safin 6-3 7-6 6-4 to reach his 16th Grand Slam final on Friday.
Five-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer opens the action on Centre Court on Monday with no doubts he can defy his critics and equal the record for consecutive men's singles titles.
Rafael Nadal became the second man to win four successive French Open titles on Sunday after crushing world No. 1 Roger Federer in straight sets in the final in Paris.
Holder Rafael Nadal celebrated his 22nd birthday on Tuesday by crushing compatriot Nicolas Almagro to set-up a French Open semifinal clash against Novak Djokovic.
Rafael Nadal and Noval Djokovic continued their impressive form at Roland Garros by cruising into the last eight of the French Open men's singles with straight sets victories.
Three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal made light work of his heavy schedule and a recurring foot problem to reach the last 16 of the French Open on Friday.
Holder Rafael Nadal comfortably extended his perfect Roland Garros record on Wednesday as he took a step closer to emulating Bjorn Borg as the only four-in-a-row winner of the French Open.
Over the 110 years history of the French Open, several names have dominated the tournament.
One of the many things I'll remember about Justine Henin, who retired unexpectedly from tennis on Wednesday, is how she would talk about her mother taking her to the French Open when she was a young girl, and years after her mother passed away, how she won the event in her honor. It always struck an emotional chord with me when she would look skyward at Roland Garros in memory of her mother.
Roger Federer lifted the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award for the fourth straight time on Monday when Justine Henin made it a tennis double by taking the women's accolade for the first time.
CNN's Pedro Pinto sits down with Roger Federer and discusses his aim to beat the record books.
World No. 1 Roger Federer survived a massive scare at the Australian Open on Saturday, with the top seed twice coming from behind to win a five-set epic 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (7-1) 5-7 6-1 10-8 against unseeded Serb Janko Tipsarevic.
The only man to win the grand slam twice talks about Federer's skill, Sharapova's height and Roddick's problems
The kid assumed he was being punk'd. After a fine freshman season as Florida's No. 1 singles player, Jesse Levine was luxuriating at home in Boca Ratonlast month when his cellphone chirped. An IMG agent was calling in search of a practice partner for Roger Federer, a few days removed from winning Wimbledon for the fifth straight time. Would Levine meet Federer at his training base in the United Arab Emirates? "When I realized it wasn't a joke," says Levine, "I was like, 'Yup. That works for me.'"
Let's pretend you are, say, an insurance salesman. You're damn good at your job, world-class even. You clock in every day. You miss family functions on account of work. You try like hell to improve your performance rating and keep ascending the ladder. But there are these two colleagues -- siblings, no less! -- blocking your progress. They seem to pop into the office only when the mood strikes. They miss all the meetings and those insufferable "team building" outings because they're off acting or designing clothes or doing Lord knows what else. They take lots of sick leave, too. But when there's money on the table, they're the best around. They swoop in, perform with breathtaking skill and close the biggest accounts. Argh!
Roger Federer matched the legendary Bjorn Borg by winning his fifth successive Wimbledon title after an epic five-set victory over Spain's Rafael Nadal in Sunday's final.
One-on-one with Roger Federer
Roger Federer stormed into his fifth successive Wimbledon final with a 7-5 6-3 6-4 humbling of France's Richard Gasquet on Saturday.
Four-time champion Roger Federer of Switzerland has been handed a bye to the quarterfinals of Wimbledon after fourth-round opponent Tommy Haas was forced to pull out through injury.
Roger Federer opens his campaign for a record-equaling fifth straight Wimbledon men's singles title against Russia's Teimuraz Gabashvili while his main rival Rafael Nadal has been handed a tougher test against American Mardy Fish.
Roger Federer reached a record eighth consecutive grand slam final by overcoming Russia's Nikolay Davydenko 7-5 7-6 7-6 in a thrilling French Open semifinal on Friday.
Roger Federer reached a record eighth consecutive grand slam final by overcoming Russia's Nikolay Davydenko 7-5 7-6 7-6 in a thrilling French Open semifinal on Friday.
Day 11 saw the last two of the men's quarterfinals and it was business as usual for the two youngsters of men's tennis.
Two-times champion Rafael Nadal showed no mercy on Italian qualifier Flavio Cipolla, sweeping him aside 6-2 6-1 6-4 to reach the third round of the French Open on Thursday.
Defending champion Rafael Nadal, bidding to match Bjorn Borg by winning three French Open titles in a row, has been handed an awkward draw for the claycourt grand slam which starts at Roland Garros on Sunday.
SI.com: Clay-court warriorsupdated: Wed Apr 25 2007 10:27:00
Since clay-court season is upon us, I was wondering who you think is the greatest dirt-baller to play the game. Bjorn Borg? Guillermo Vilas? And where would Rafael Nadal fall in that category? -- Andrea, Richmond, Texas
Roger Federer continued his remarkable winning streak with a straight sets victory over in-form Russian Mikhail Youzhny to take the Dubai Open title on Saturday.
SI.com: Equal pay for playupdated: Tue Feb 27 2007 16:11:00
I suppose you are crowing now that Wimbledon has capitulated to the ridiculous claim by women tennis players for equal pay for less work? Where is the backbone of the men in the ATP who agree to play longer hours for the same pay? Where, pray tell, is the equality? Why not just have one championship open to all players regardless of gender? -- Al Ferg, Sherbrooke
Roger Federer and Justine Henin-Hardenne were named on Monday as the International Tennis Federation's world champions for 2006.
Men's champion Roger Federer floored Mario Ancic 6-4 6-4 6-4 to comfortably progress through to the Wimbledon semifinals.
World number one Roger Federer broke Bjorn Borg's record grasscourt winning sequence on Tuesday when he completed a dazzling 6-3 6-2 6-2 first round victory over Frenchman Richard Gasquet at Wimbledon.
Wimbledon endured its soggiest start since 1991 on Monday with no matches completed on the first day of the grasscourt grand slam because of rain.
Roger Federer faces a difficult start to the defense of his Wimbledon title after he was drawn to face Frenchman Richard Gasquet in the first round.
John McEnroe is to launch another foray onto the main ATP Tour by teaming up again with Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman to play in the doubles event at the Stockholm Open in October.
Roger Federer equalled Bjorn Borg's record of 41 consecutive victories on grass with a 6-0 6-7 6-2 victory over Czech Tomas Berdych in the final of the Halle Open on Sunday.
Wimbledon champion Roger Federer reached the Halle International final by beating Tommy Haas 6-4 6-7 6-3 to move within one win of equalling Bjorn Borg's record for consecutive victories on grass.
Roger Federer had to survive four matchpoints before beating Belgian Olivier Rochus 6-7 7-6 7-6 to reach the Halle semifinals on Friday.
Rafael Nadal equalled Guillermo Vilas' record of 53 consecutive claycourt wins when he beat Roger Federer 6-7 7-6 6-4 2-6 7-6 in the final of the Rome Masters.
Rafael Nadal outmuscled fellow-Spaniard Tommy Robredo 6-4 6-4 6-0 to win the Barcelona Open on Sunday for his 47th consecutive claycourt victory.
Sixth seed Tommy Robredo beat unseeded Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4 6-4 on Saturday to reach the final of the Barcelona Open for the second time in three years.
Rafael Nadal dug deep to extend his winning streak on clay to 45 matches with a 4-6 6-4 6-3 win over Finn Jarkko Nieminen in the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the California desert when they compete in the Tennis Masters Series tournament starting in Indian Wells on Friday.
Switzerland's Roger Federer and Belgian Kim Clijsters were crowned world champions by the governing body of tennis (ITF) on Monday.
Centre Court is covered up and the strawberries are sold.
Roger Federer completed his quest to win Wimbledon for the third time in a row by cruising past Andy Roddick 6-2 7-6 6-4 in Sunday's final.
Rafael Nadal's hopes of becoming the first man since Bjorn Borg to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year were shattered by Gilles Muller of Luxembourg.
Masters Cup champion Roger Federer has already clinched a berth in this year's tournament, organizers said in Cincinnati on Tuesday.
Three-time champion Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil moved smoothly into the quarterfinals of the French Open with a 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 win over Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in Paris.
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