“Rafa showed signs of returning to form last fall. Then Doha happened, AO loss, and a less than brilliant SA swing. Making the SF at IW was a big confidence boost – I didn’t expect him to beat Nole there. Disappointing how Rafa went out in Miami but clearly he’s rolling in confidence now! I’ve …
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The Big 3
As we look to Monte Carlo and the start of 2016 clay, what are the big 3 up to as they prepare for the start of the season of the dirt? Stan He said so himself: 2016 so far has been something from which one might want to hide. But the clay just may bring out …
Ho Hum: Carry-on, Mr. Djokovic
Nothing surprising about Miami but we first and foremost need to acknowledge how much we appreciate the consistency and willful greatness of the Djoker. Had Kyrgios gotten past Nishikori, we might have had some fireworks. I did not see the Aussie - Japanese tilt, but understand that Kei was strong, aggressive and professional in spanking the youngster. …
Miami, Money, and the Americans, Oh My
I didn't really mention anything about Raonic in my last post, summing-up IW play. Good for him to make his first Masters final. As it were, he had re-injured himself, which Novak graciously acknowledged thoroughly in post-match interviews, not that the Canadian had much of a chance anyways. Again, Novak has really pinpointed his tournament …
Indian Wells 2016 Aftermath
What are your big take-aways from this last couple of weeks of tennis in Indian Wells? Here are mine. Novak Djokovic's ownership of the ATP is a young aristocracy. He dictates and dominates matches, and talks of creating another tournament level between the Masters and the GS like he owns the place. Though there might …
Indian Wells SF
The Indian Wells final four will be complete after tomorrow, the first half getting decided today/nite with Raonic taking care of Monfils and set to join Goffin, who followed his victory over Wawrinka with a straight set win against Cilic. You know, bias is a funny thing. I was called biased by a commenter a …
Nadalism
Unfortunately, I feel rushed to make this argument. What makes this equally as difficult is that I have already made this case with out coming right out and saying that Nadal is a fraud. That's still tough to actually say, but I can't really deny this understanding in my own complicated brain. But the form is …
Am I the Eye of Sauron?
My increased work-load along with a decrease in ATP action has meant the tennis chatter from my end has been pretty quiet. Be that as it may, my eye continues to wonder the tennis landscape. Since my last post there was an injury to Roger. Folks jumped all over that story. I hope my silence made …
GOAT Flaws
With Novak winning another major, his 11th, in such dominating fashion, again, people are all over the GOAT debate. On the one hand, this is a very flawed and, practically, meaningless discussion because of the obvious difficulty in comparing such productivity (rife with nuance and context); on the other hand, the GOAT discussion encourages people to …
The 2016 Australian Open: Final Thoughts
The match went pretty much according to #1 from my previous post: If Federer stayed the course of his offensive style and strategy (tough to criticize Roger on anything tennis), he'd be summarily dismissed. I stand by my "advice," which I've been screaming from this blog, especially leading up to this semi-final. Why am I …
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