Greetings from SoCal. I certainly have more thoughts on the GOAT math. Interesting that Novak has pulled out of IW. I had no interest in that tournament this year either way. I saw some incredible tennis down there going back to 2012. Great venue. But didn't have it on the calendar this year and surely …
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FYI, GOAT Addendum Post En Route . . .
I'm not going all-in but I do want to add some perspective to that last fairly pedestrian post I just published. That last post is fine, as far as the way this debate is really concerned, especially with Novak still with more in the tank. But I want to play a few more riffs on …
Djgoatkovic
Going into the 2021 U.S. Open I had already confirmed for us (you and me, myself and I) that Djokovic was the greatest player to have donned the tennies. There are many ways to look at this almost fruitless debate/discussion, but these are some big metrics: Double career grand slam (won every major twice) Double …
Reaction to 2021 Men’s USO Final
© TENNIS PHOTO NETWORK The loss or the win — however the fuck you want to see this match (you can’t have it both ways). This was an extraordinary match. We didn't expect such an outcome. But hindsight, as they say, is 20/20. Extraordinary. No other way to describe how this men's final unfolded. Novak …
Partial Reaction to the USO Men’s Final
The first part (will write and publish all parts -- see Table of Contents -- throughout the day, between work responsibilities). Stay-tuned! The loss or the win — however the fuck you want to see this match (you can’t have it both ways). This was an extraordinary match. No other way to describe how this …
2021 USO Men’s Final Reaction: Table of Contents
Give me a couple of hours, folks. Work is in the way and no one is more frustrated with this than I. We will discuss: The loss or the win -- however the fuck you want to see this match (you can't have it both ways).The draw. I remember tweeting that Novak's half is stacked …
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2021 U.S. Open Men’s Final
Well, that was how I thought the Djokovic vs Zverev match might go. The biggest question in my preview was how much resilience the German would use to stick around and make Novak dig, perhaps nervously, for that next step in his quest for all-time tennis supremacy. I liked a fairly one-sided affair for Djokovic, …
Men’s SF
The intelligent pick on the Medvedev vs FAA match is the Russian routinely. Someone mentioned Felix's fitness, that he may get broken-down, especially given the Russian's MO, to push and extend points and play basically crap defensive tennis that works marvelously for the petite and mobile Medvedev. If Felix breaks-down physically, then Toni is a …
The Business End of the U.S. Open 2021
I have been wielding some daily commentary on Twitter. Definitely a different community, so this different genre has been my vehicle of choice these days. Twitter is faster, easier (granted, less thoughtful) and has curbed my appetite to blog. I should also mention that this outlet, as most of you know, is rife with cultural …
At the Start of USO 2021
© TENNIS PHOTO NETWORK I have found actually writing something about tennis in this form unnecessary. Believe me: when I wrote about tennis on the regular from about 2015 through this year there were "stories" that needed to be told. Sure, that's TMI. But the lack of blogging on my part is not a coincidence. …
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