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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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Sinner vs Alcaraz USO QF

Sinner is up 3-0 in this third set TB. He looks like he'll win this match, only because the Spaniard seems to find ways to keep the Italian in the match. The second set was incredible. Great tennis, but tough not to get past how the teenager is simply not closing the deal, even a …

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This is Why the ATP is a Shitshow

Karen Khachanov is everything wrong with the state of this sport. He has been an absolute no-show on tour given his promising early start and some of the hype surrounding the young Russian revolution of tennis, of which he was a part. He's only 26, but he hasn't done shit since his nice 2018 where …

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Spain Still Alive Despite Nodal

Watching Cilic v Alcaraz right now. Actually, Cilic with a BP here in the second set down a set and a break at 0-1. Let's see . . . second serve coming up . . . and he gets the break, so we're back on serve in the second at 1-1. But the first set …

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