Wednesday Feb 1 | Tennis
Can a single point, or series of points, have a career-shaping influence on a player? Guillermo Coria might say so, for he'll forever wonder what might have been had he converted either of those two match points he held against Gaston Gaudio in the 2005 French Open final.
There are 1,000 reasons to admire phenomenal Roger Federer
A millennium of tennis matches is a lot of hard yakka. But Roger Federer has made most of his look easy.
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have dominated men's tennis to such an extent that not seeing at least one of them in the finals of the Australian Open would be a surprise.
Retiring Gaudio recalls Nadal, Federer stories
Gaudio said that after he beat Nadal 0-6, 6-0, 6-1 in Buenos Aires in 2005 , Rafa broke all of his rackets in the locker room in a fit of anger, but it was clear to the Argentine that he had a thirst for glory.
Argentina Could Evade Underdog Status in the Davis Cup Final
It wasn't so long ago that players from Argentina dominated the ATP rankings, with Guillermo Canas, Guillermo Coria, Gaston Gaudio, Mariano Puerta and David Nalbandian all spending time in the top 10.
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