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 …

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Another Weekend of Grass On Tap

The Halle SF are set. Federer beat the defending champ, Mayer, 3 and 4 and will face the young Russian Khachanov in one SF while the second SF has Gasquet facing Zverev the younger. Zverev traded TB with RBA in their QF before the German took control 6-1 in the decider. Gasquet's grass looks fairly …

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Is the Murray loss more of a statement about his game, or it a little more evidence that attacking (S&V) tennis is coming back? If you haven't sensed my predilection on style, the attacking, all-court game is a more classic (classy), sophisticated, and superior form of tennis. The games of Nadal, Djokovic and Murray (and …

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