Greetings from SoCal. I certainly have more thoughts on the GOAT math. Interesting that Novak has pulled out of IW. I had no interest in that tournament this year either way. I saw some incredible tennis down there going back to 2012. Great venue. But didn't have it on the calendar this year and surely …
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Reaction to 2021 Men’s USO Final
© TENNIS PHOTO NETWORK The loss or the win — however the fuck you want to see this match (you can’t have it both ways). This was an extraordinary match. We didn't expect such an outcome. But hindsight, as they say, is 20/20. Extraordinary. No other way to describe how this men's final unfolded. Novak …
The Djokovic Default
Happy Labor Day from the States (SoCal for you American honks). Currently, our weather temps remain high as fires continue to engulf the countryside, wildlife and human civilization (which sounds so ironic at this point: human civilization -- ha ha). Not good. So how about this tournament, the second major of 2020, a year that's …
My Advice to Djokovic
First of all, I certainly hope that the Serb, his wife, and the other players and people infected from this outbreak following the ill-advised Adria Tour recover quickly. Chances are these individuals will be okay, but who knows how many more have been infected. This is true across the globe with this thing. Godspeed to …
Thoughts Post USO 2019 Part I
First, congrats to Rafa on winning his fourth U.S. Open, and his second major of the year, giving him, as we all know, 19 majors overall. Some are calling Rafa a 2019 year-end #1, as well. I suppose if Novak is really injured, then that's a fair assessment, but there is a lot of tennis …
Time to Talk Tennis — AO 2019
Hello Since this is my first tennis post in the new year and we have perhaps a few points to wrap from 2018, let's preface our discussion of Melbourne with some final thoughts of last season, a look at 2019, which will of course pretty much blend together as we circle back to preview Novak's …
Compelling End-of-the-Year Race for Meaning, Purpose
I really don't need to write anything on this blog when the mainstream media does such a fantastic job of providing their celestial tour insight, clarifying the big story-lines and over-arching narratives with such wisdom and eloquence. Right? Nadal has never won the Paris Masters or the year-end championship (WTF) that crowns, generally, the best …
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2018 Cincy Final: Djokovic Routines Federer 4 and 4
By Roland Garros 2016, Djokovic winning a significant tennis tournament was a foregone conclusion. He won everything, had been basically doing so since 2014. 2015 and 2016 were arguably peak Djoker. Fedal were no where to be found. Murray and Stan made little cameos here and there. The tour belonged to Novak Djokovic. Then Djokollapse, …
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2018 Wimbledon Spells Doom
Am I officially jumping on the Djokovic bandwagon here with this title, guilty of over-valuing his win at Wimbledon? This could be a follow-up to my glowing review of the 2018 tournament that returned Djokovic to the soap opera that is the golden era of the ATP tour. The Serb's run at the July fortnight …
2008 Wimbledon v 2018 Wimbledon
What is the more significant Championships in terms of drama, legacy and history: Wimbledon 2008 or Wimbledon 2018? The focus of Wertheim's book and the subsequent documentary broadcast on Tennis Channel and available elsewhere is the 2008 final between Rafa and Roger. We know this, given the marketing for this recent piece marking the ten …
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