Federer Routines Cilic for Eighth Wimbledon Title

You probably watched the final, at least heard about what happened or didn't happen. We could blame the blister, I guess. Quite unfortunate for the aspiring ATP threat with one major and one Masters. Cilic looked solid through the first four games, had the BP, missed, was broken in the next game, lost the first …

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Follow-up to Wimbledon Draw Analysis

This is my competition. There is so much wrong with this kind of commentary. The premise is Roger will struggle to win this because of his age, the tournament is tough on +30 year-olds, etc. He provides some history, including the Ashe upset of a monster Connors (age 22) in 1975. Ashe was 31. That's …

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Federer’s Withdrawal Revisited

The mess of the clay has without a doubt affected the quality of my blog of late. Sure, you might not have noticed since the form here, as you know, has been "the highest level ever played." 😀 There have been some choppy posts, but I'm going to attribute this, naturally, to the chaos of …

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Miami 2017 Finale

I hope this post isn't as anti-climactic as Sunday's final. Here's how I began my preview of the Miami final a few days ago: "The Fedal final tomorrow is a bit anti-climactic to be honest. If you’re caught-up in the Fedal rivalry, you’re probably a bit confused. If you need any clarity on that, search …

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Miami Final Starring 2017 Federer

Folks, my Miami post is coming; I just wanted to mention the delay is work, my job (I have an excuse); I will get a chance to write this afternoon or late evening PST (California). Sorry for the delay. We will talk a bit about the match, I will toot my own horn about HRFRT …

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