The disaster is not my picks although I've missed everyone! Does this mean Nadal is in trouble? Lol. Clay is social justice tennis. Other than the insane inequality of Nadal, everyone else, no matter his or her ranking, serve, FH, etc., is on equal footing. This is the everyman surface, a sort of blue-collar version …
Category: Clay
Tserrible Tennis
I still like what I see in the young kid, but that was brutal, and Nadal's invincible blitzkrieg style isn't much better (but that's preference more than anything). I got up, I watched (first full clay match I've seen first to last this season - was like a work-out; felt like I owed it to …
Barcelona Final: Nadal’s Legacy
Claydal -- another part to this rough-draft of the "meditation" of said player's sculpture that graces the lawns of our imagined Tuileries Garden-like oasis of tennis greatness The Barcelona Final Claydal How about this for the past, present and future of Rafael Nadal: tomorrow's final, where the #1 seed takes on 19 year-old and #44 …
Tsitsipas Over Thiem is Not an Upset
I have my second Claydal meditation pretty much ready to write; look for it later today or tonight. Here's why you need me; the lame brain tennis media can not reconcile the following: Tsitsipas' form over the last few months, highlighted by QF appearances in Qatar and Dubai, should give some indication that he's been …
Is Clay Nadal’s Weakness?
To paraphrase so many in the tennis world right now (but this isn't news nor revelatory at all): Nadal's dominance on clay is phenomenal; I would say absurd. Before I go on: Congrats, Rafa! But you know me: time for a little perspective ala Mcshow. Let's talk about the clay a little bit more. French …
Monte Carlo Draw
We've all seen the draw and have our thoughts on Nadal's path to continued greatness on the Monte Carlo clay. He showed his form and typical fight in Valencia last week. This should bode well for the Spanish #1. On the one hand, his MC quarter appears absolutely wedged with talent, as if the tournament …
Style of the Men’s Game
Tennis is a sport to be enjoyed for a lifetime both in and out of competition, which means player sustainability is inherent. I suspect this is overlooked, that people have come to see some of these male professionals as practically of a different species, supernatural, and mythical. This seems to go hand-in-hand with the oversized …
Day 6 at the U.S. Open
The carnage and chaos continue. There's some of this to expect in such an unpredictable sport. I've done some light investigative work (part of which is simply looking at scores) and seeing that the HC of NYC have been totally fucked-with. Before the tournament even began, people on-site said the tournament had dumped a bunch …
Madrid Final and Rome Draw
Madrid 2017 The SF and F matches went pretty much according to form. Though Cuevas played well, knocking-off Zverev in the QF (playing well of late, generally), we figured the future of clay would advance. Though a lot of people are critical of Thiem's scheduling, he's been learning how to win for a few years …
Djokovic Almagro and Nadal Fognini . . .
Above was literally the title a few days ago where I just wanted to comment on those two matches and a few other things, but never quite got there: but that's where I was going - to analyze some of this dirty tennis happening in Spain. Madrid. I had this video all lined-up, thought it …
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