That was certainly an interesting U.S. Open with plenty of let-downs like all of the defaults, or the first men's SF and plenty of highlights like Wawrinka's run or the witness to some younger games like that of Evans and Pouille (let me add Donaldson, the other American teen no one talks about who reached R3). You …
Category: GOAT
Looking Back While Moving Forward
I have not written in a while. Obviously. Nor did I watch much tennis other than some Olympics matches and a couple of Toronto/Cincy contests I sniffed perhaps by accident. Between the crumbling nature of competitive excellence on tour and the Djokovic fanboy blowhards, I needed a nice little break. My last post was a bit …
HRFRT: Roger Created a Monster (or Two)
The long and short of it concerns how Roger's massive championship success early and often through-out the tennis calendar year-after-year created a new and improved champion image and celebrity that became the new character, the new tennis "nature" that may have ruined tennis. In other words, the standards of excellence went through the proverbial roof and now …
HRFRT: Federera
Are you wondering about that build-up in the last article? Did you follow the reasoning, the design of the argument? The tour was still evolving massively with our current Masters and Majors landscapes, that we see today, not quite in full bloom. When you watched tennis in the 90's, the Americans were pretty dominant, with Sampras …
HRFRT: Tour Structure and Numbers
The structure of the ATP tour has changed much over the years. Not only has the structure changed, but the significance of some of the tournaments has changed, as well. Masters events, the 1000s, for instance, are a bigger part of a player's schedule than before. There is no question about this, which anyone can determine …
The Fanblog
Tennis update: Federer v Thiem Stuttgart SF might be interesting. Federer looks pretty rough, having seen his R16 match with the 19 year-old American. Good stuff from Fritz. BH is getting better and his serve and FH are legitimate. Federer was lucky, quite frankly, to escape. And Del Potro, who looked like he was struggling …
Djokovic v Murray
I watched a bit of the Djokovic Thiem match today and thought two things. Novak looks to have refined his form, looking solid in all aspects of the game - his depth, pace and angles aligning with the GOAT gods. Very poised is the Serb, applauding good points from the apprentice, mastering drop shots from behind the BL, and …
Madrid and the Clay Debate
We're at the SF in Madrid and let's take a look at how we got here. Nadal beat Kuztensov, Querrey and Sousa. He now gets Murray in a rematch of last year's Madrid final, where Murray triumphed over the clay king 3 and 2. Certainly Nadal is looking to use this to fuel his 2016 …
My Guilt
This is the absolute worst topic for most sports fans to discuss and probably the most significant: drugs in sports. Really, in just about every case, the public will never know. There is only suspicion aside from the few cases where a failed drug test is reported (RARE) or an athlete admits to cheating by using …
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. …
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