Round 3 match-ups are just about set. Before we look at some of those, what happened in R2? Looking at the favorites, Djokovic and Nadal advanced easily; in fact, the Spaniard isn't breaking a sweat. This was the case last year, as well, when his form (confidence) was suspect, so we shouldn't read too much into …
Category: French Open
Roland Garros R1
Not sure I'll be updating every single round, but if I have time and actually get to watch a little tennis, get to listen to people talk about what's going on in different matches, discussing form, etc., why not, right? What I started to watch yesterday and finished watching this morning at around 5:00am PST …
Career Earnings
Has Djokovic "earned," finally, his French Open championship? Do his career accomplishments thus far warrant a FO, at last as a gift from the tennis gods? The draw is unbelievably favorable for the world's #1. We previewed it earlier and clarified his fortune, but we need to reiterate how incredibly soft is his top half …
Clarification and More FO Conjecture
I actually already clarified my hyperbolic enthusiasm for the Rome QF between Novak and Rafa in a post in which I broke down that first set leading unto the 12th game; that's where the level became more classic; the second set saw better overall tennis then did those first 11 games of the first set. I'll …
2016 French Open Men’s Draw
The draw. For starters, the Federerless draw is a terrible reminder that life is short, and that we're all going to die. Like most big sporting events, picking grand upsets seems more a move to draw attention to oneself. This tournament should more or less play-out according to the seedings; but, because it's clay and some …
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