Welcome to The Advantage

Thank you so much for stopping by The Advantage. My name is Sarah and I'm a pretty big tennis fan. I'm also a reporter so I decided to combine my love for writing and tennis together. The first 10 blogs or so are ones that I have already written and posted in other places. Most of them are around the time of the French Open, Wimbledon and more recently the Rogers Cup. After the last Rogers Cup blog they will all be new. I'm very excited to write about the U.S. Open. While I plan to give my opinion on who I think has the advantage, I will also give detailed information from articles, blogs, quotes and other sources to update you on the latest matches. Please read and comment and come back.

Sincerely,
Sarah

One for the Books...Djokovic Beats Federer

Well I absolutely do not know what to say. I knew deep down that I shouldn't have missed today's Rogers Cup final. I had a feeling something unsettling was going to happen.

Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer, 7-6, 2-6, 7-6, to claim the victory.

Djokovic is quickly becoming the one to beat and honestly it's freaking me out.

I personally like the 20-year-old Serbian but my heart belongs to Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Roddick. Djokovic beat all three of them in this tournament. This is the first time anyone has beaten the top three since 1994. I knew that Djokovic was gaining strength and confidence but I didn't think he was gaining it this fast. I'm worried for Federer and Nadal.

But I've also learned that you don't give up. As I said last night, it won't take Federer or Nadal long to push this loss aside and move on.

But…the U.S. Open is only a few weeks away and things are looking good for Djokovic. At this moment, though I could be tainted by today's results, I feel like Djokovic will win the U.S. Open, beating Roger Federer or Roddick, depending on the draw. Either this will happen or it will be a Federer/Nadal, first-time-ever U.S. Open final. At the moment I don't think Nadal will win but I'm not sure that Federer will either.

I congratulate Djokovic on the win and even though I wanted Federer and Nadal to play, I can't wait to see what the upcoming weeks will bring.

Thanks and stay tuned. Once the U.S. Open starts I'll blog almost every day.

God Bless,
Sarah

Nadal Loses to Djokovic

Well tonight was a sad night for Rafael Nadal fans.

The 21-year-old Spainard, still ranked No. 2 in the world, lost to the Novak Djokovic, 21, of Serbia. Djokovic has quickly become one of the greatest tennis players.

Djokovic keeps playing musical chairs with Andy Roddick to claim the No. 3 spot. Currently he is ranked No. 3 but if he wins tomorrow in the Rogers Masters final against Roger Federer, Djokovic could well secure that No. 3 spot for a while.

Despite the fact that he lost, tonight's match wasn't exactly a great game for Nadal. He played okay. Of course there were some pretty good shots on both sides, each hitting the ball over 200 mph a few times.

Djokovic played a pretty great game. He was all over the court but had Nadal running left and right. Nadal only got two aces for the night -- Djokovic scoring 10. Both served close to 70 percent.

The final score was 7-5, 6-3.

While I'm sad, no one can ever count Nadal out. Djokovic has only beat him two or times.

One thing that really excited me about this match was that my sister Kimmie watched it with me. She is not a tennis fan and has been hard to convert but she kind of enjoyed it. I was just glad to have her company.

Nadal will be right back on the courts soon. I'm really expecting a Federer/Nadal U.S. Open final but I wouldn't count out Djokovic and Roddick. Federer beat Roddick last year in the U.S. Open.

That's all for now. The Federer/Djokovic final is at 3 p.m. tomorrow on ESPN 2.

Goodnight and God Bless
Sarah