We had a very interesting couple of finals in two ATP 250 tournaments last weekend. The reigning U.S. Open champ, call him the sport's current champ, Stan Wawrinka, was on display along with three of the future of the men's game. No question these three youngsters (Zverev, Thiem and Pouille) along with Kyrgios, seem fairly capable …
Month: September 2016
Matt’s Blog Update
You might have seen that I have a Twitter account attached to the blog now (did this actually during the final of the USO); this shouldn't be too surprising since such social media parings are quite natural and even smart if one aspires to grow and reach more readers. The Twitter account is nice because …
Follow-up to My “Novak is Doomed” Article
Did any of you think that I was saying in that article a few days ago that Novak would never win another major? That THAT was the end of Novak in Flushing Meadows at the hands of Stan the Man? Well, that's not exactly what I meant. i really wanted to underscore how big of …
Behold the Madness
Matt's Blog exists to counter some of the madness in the tennis universe by which vulnerable community members might become startled, confused, led astray, and disillusioned. Or worse. The sport seems to be under some sort of attack from tennis spokespeople who somehow think they know what the sport needs. In most of these cases, for almost any relevant …
Where Does Novak Go from Here?
That was certainly an interesting U.S. Open with plenty of let-downs like all of the defaults, or the first men's SF and plenty of highlights like Wawrinka's run or the witness to some younger games like that of Evans and Pouille (let me add Donaldson, the other American teen no one talks about who reached R3). You …
2016 U.S. Open Final: Serbia v Switzerland II
When Stan Wawrinka is in that form we've come to expect once or twice a year over the last 3-4 years, look out. That's the advice we should give players in his way. For those of us who get to watch, the advice is don't miss any of it. I watched part of the Evans …
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Put It To Rest: Let’s Go!
We all see a lot of interesting "takes" or thoughts on this and every other big, meaningful tennis match. What blew me away today and yesterday is seeing a Djokovic fan (the very nature of this phenomenon is extraterrestrial or delayed or turd-like) actually say that he was pleased that Murray was out and went …
Thoughts on USO Men’s Semi-finals
Since the first SF was mid-day, most of us in PST were still working, so I tried to stream the match on my computer and was pretty successful. As I tuned-in, Djokovic was already up 3-0 in the first and Gael was just beginning to taint the match with gale-force turds of tennis dishonor. To …
SF #2: Wawrinka v Nishikori
Class. I will have a more thoughtful write-up tomorrow.
SF #1: Djokovic v Monfils
This tournament has become a joke with such amateur bullshit in a semi-final of a major. If you read my twitter feed (sorry, had to sorta. . . uh. . . up my game a bit? Plus I can "pop" off during a match!!!), you'll see the 4-set win was a given at the start …
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