The diminished drama of the tour continues to erupt. The notorious golden era has officially reached what amounts to an encore with Djokovic soloing at Roland Garros, still ripping, still taking-on whatever this next gen can muster despite a considerable lack of tennis character and imagination. Spoiler alert: we're waiting for the Alcaraz v Djokovic …
Must Watch!
Time to chime-in and say this Alcaraz vs Coric match tomorrow, Madrid SF #1, has some potential. Granted, Alcaraz, everyone's next GOAT, is charming, disarming of his opponents and sending-off all sorts of other alarms with that game of his. But I'll take a peek given that an in form Borna can pose even a …
That’s a Wrap
On many things, but I'm referring to AO 2023, as well as much thought that the sport has much to offer (historically) after Novak, or much interest from me in talking about this tour. I enjoy watching tennis and always will. Among the many matches I enjoyed this past fortnight, I loved the Paul v …
Happy 2023!
Here are the goals for writing on this abandoned blog for 2023 and going forward: To engage more in commentary about tennis. The sport has been, as far as I'm concerned, in a bit of a round-about, going around and around, not sure where to get off, what direction to go, etc. Part of this …
Congrats, Novak!
As much as things change. . . Novak wins his 6th ATP Finals. Ties him with Federer. This is a very prestigious event, coming at the end of a long year, on the truest surface (conditions) test (indoor HC), against the world's best. The format used to be best-of-five. Nothing surprising to that; the sport …
At the Same Time . . .
He's so resilient, which is another way of saying what I said in that previous post. He recovers incredibly well, from difficult matches, from bad shots, etc. What's really funny is that in way he's the greatest we've seen. Youngest to reach #1 in the world, but more to the point: he has that strange …
Two Things at 3-3 in the 3rd
Although Alcaraz and Ruud have similar total time on court during the fortnight, the Spaniard comes into this match with a lot of difficult hours fresh in his legs, so he, naturally, has some of that weighing on his chances here despite being an overwhelming favorite at the start. You see this fatigue in his …
2022 USO Final
Another absolute head-scratcher masterpiece from the Carlos again. That drop shot on his first MP in the fourth set! Uhg. But Frances came-up with the goods there too, so I can't give Alcaraz too much grief. This SF wasn't nearly as taxing as the Sinner QF though I could be mistaken. I think the Spaniard …
USO SF
What a QF between Sinner and Alcaraz. More needs to be said about this match. This is the future of the sport. The two players got better during the match. Think what these two youngsters will do for each other's games over the next 10-15 years. Remarkable resilience from the Spaniard. As light as my …
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