Á Mon Avis

Sinner's serve at 5-4 was so typical and so pathetic. If you had hopes for this guy, his tennis career, fuck off; you have no idea what you're doing. He is a massive imposter. He hasn't done shit on this tour but swing really hard from the baseline. I'll take Hurkacz all day, who spanked …

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Fuck the FO

I debated whether to replace "FO" with "ATP." This venue/surface couldn't be more appropriate for illustrating the mess of the men's game that many will tell you is depth or parity. Or some still just have their hands in their pants watching a Djoker or Nadal match, oblivious -- these diehards don't even see the …

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2020 is Like a THBH

Sure this could be a reference to Nadal's run here at the WTF. But a few thoughts first on a few events since the fall French, when we last exchanged pleasantries. St. Petersburg went to the (once) hottest Russian Rublev. Despite his London loss tonight to Tsitsipas, he still might actually be the best Russian …

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Day 4 USO: A Look at the ATP Parity . . . I Mean Future

Wake-up. You all heard me say that I would be especially interested in watching Djokovic, but you know my eyes and tennis sense cover far more ground than such a comment might imply. Listen-up. This kid Davidovich Fokina is a potential natural disaster for his draw. I am pleased to see him get a solid …

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Aussie Open Day 2

I didn't get to see much. The ESPN broadcast yields scant coverage, but the fact that I have YouTube TV does limit my options (happy as can be with this streaming service, by the way). I watched Fognini save himself at the end of the fifth against Opelka. Apparently, there was all kinds of drama …

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The Madrid Draw, ATP Youth (Fck’an A!): Let’s Go!

Just a reminder that there's a bunch of solid ATP competition going on right now (as you know), with an interesting theme entailing some juniors throwing dirtballs, but the competition is about to get bananas with Madrid on the brink! And what a draw! 😀 Fck'an A, this kid Fokina has been tearing-up his Estoril …

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