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 …
Category: Nick Kyrgios
Rome
I got a chance to see Djokovic, Federer, Wawrinka and Nadal play among others a bit as Rome has gotten underway. Djokovic vs. Robert was vintage Djokovic. Unless he's really not going to invest much in Rome to save himself for RG, this was just typical Novak doing enough in the early rounds to survive …
Dumbed Down
There is no better way to describe tennis on clay than tennis dumbed down. One of my favorite readers/commenters, blackspy, put it this way: "Clay is a surface that favours power & patience over technique, since points are won in a pretty specific way, most of the time." I one-upped you, comrade. Yours is a …
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. …
Nadalism: Preface
Before I address my main concern, a couple of thoughts on some of the recent tourney action. We recall that the young Taylor Fritz surprised a few folks in Memphis by reaching the final vs. Nishikori. The following week he laid an egg in Delray Beach R1 vs. American Tim Smyczek 3 and 3. Not …
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