Now that the year is almost through, it seems like an excellent time for some reflection and wrap up on all things tennis from 2008.
In women's tennis, for example, Alla Kudryavtseva made history in Wimbledon when she revealed the true reason behind wanting to beat Sharapova in the second round of the tournament. Her words exactly? "It's very pleasant to beat Maria. Why? Well, I don't like her outfit."
The terrible tale of Guillermo Coria continues to linger. He was trying hard to recover from an arm injury that had him feeling pretty messed up mentally. He went 2-8 at the elite level, though, and is still ranked outside the top 500. He did at least manage to return in the Grand Slams, but otherwise had a disappointing season as a result of his injury.
The biggest prospect to emerge from the year 2008 in tennis was probably Ernests Gulbis, a baby faced Latvian with a huge forehand and an even bigger serve, who threw a real scare into Andy Roddick and Rafael Nadal during the U.S. Open championships. Once his game is refined, he will truly be a formidable force.
While Dominik Hrbaty may be in the twilight of his career, he continues to be entertaining. He surprised the masses at the Wimbledon tournament this year by sitting down next to Federer, an old buddy, and asking if it was okay to take the seat.
For the second straight year in a row, Ivo Karlovic who is regarded as a gentle giant managed to lead the men's tour in aces, which was no surprise to most. What was surprising, however, is that he failed to hit a single ace in a match against Gael Monfils during the Monte Carlo Masters.
The epic battle between Nadal and Federer was interesting this year, perhaps most interesting than previous years. There was an epic match between the two this year when Nadal blew two match points in the fourth round and served second in the divider, giving a chance for Nadal to win in the fifth set. Nadal managed to prevail, but both athletes gave their best game.
Another up and comer in tennis right now is Sam Querrey, who won a title in Las Vegas this year, and who also managed to battle Nadal over the span of four sets at the United States Open. He even went on to extend Nadal to another four sets on clay at the Davis Cup semi finals in Spain only two weeks later, proving that it was no fluke.
Maria Sharapova unfortunately spent most of the latter half of the season injured, but she had a good season before she injured herself. Though she isn't one of the favorites right now, she did prove her capabilities on the court against numerous opponents including Jelena Jankovic, Justine Henin and Elena Dementieva.
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