We have what we all want: Djokovic v Federer. They are tied in their H2H at 22, but I think you know how I feel about those H2H arguments. This one is especially irrelevant as one guy is still playing in his 35th year. To reiterate, Federer has to come-up with a slightly different game …
Category: Roger Federer
Federer v Berdych AO QF
The first QF is underway. Looks like another live blog here at Matt's blog. I watched the first two sets closely and they're in the third now, on serve, Federer about to even it at 4-4. The first set was very solid, both players trading breaks of serve and Federer taking firm command in the …
Australian Open at the QF
Stan Wawrinka is down two sets to Raonic as I begin this post. Raonic has confidence for sure. He beat Roger in the Brisbane final though I have said it wasn't a great match, mainly because both men's serve was mediocre and Roger was under the weather. Having said that, he pretty much hit Roger off …
AO Tennis Update
Wow. A lot of tennis and I've been too busy to see much of it at all. Looking forward to tonight's Federer v Dimitrov, Thiem v Goffin, and I'm interested in Tsonga's form. Of course, if Kei straight-sets Garcia-Lopez, that's better than nothing. I have seen Federer and Djokovic play on replay and both look …
2106 Australian Open Men’s Draw
You know the draw is out for AO 2016. This post is late. Sorry. Been away from the old computer, which is actually a good thing. Let the games begin. Having grown-up an athlete, who still loves to watch and play and think like an athlete, there is nothing quite as intriguing as a tournament, …
Weekend Wrap
Final thoughts on the Doha final: there appears to be traction with the following claim: Djokovic is playing the best tennis that's ever been played by a human on earth. Yes, some of the "commentary" we've all seen sounds similarly grandiose and, really, pretty ridiculous. Djokovic is #1 in the world, playing brilliantly dominant tennis. That's …
Brisbane/Doha/Chennai Notes: Youth movement, Ljubičić, etc.
Federer looked pretty solid fighting-off his opponent, #233 Kamke, and a little cold. He'll have a better test vs. Dimitrov who survived a three-setter vs. Troiki. More interesting is the Cilic v Thiem match to determine Federer's SF opponent (granted, if Dimitrov doesn't shock Brisbane). Thiem has game and this would be terrific progress if …
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2016 ATP Play is Underway
We've turned the page and 2016 ATP play is underway where we're focusing on tournaments in Doha, Qatar, in Brisbane, Australia, and in Chennai, India. Doha is the richest of these three early ATP 250s with a purse of around $1.2 million. Djokovic is hoping to find some kind of form after a nice break …
2016 Predictions
Thanks for all of the thoughtful input on 2016! Yes, there will be a lot of sarcasm on this blog in 2016, in the event that you get confused or mistakenly offended (or offended). Be that as it may, Thanks, Mat4 for your thoughtful exchanges. To all, those are the kinds of exchanges we'll have …
Tis the Season to Unwrap Your Bias and Be Merry (Because the Australian Open is Coming)!
I just watched part of the Federer v Safin 2005 Australian Open SF. We're still a solid month away from the 2016 version, but the days are ticking by, Christmas in few days, 2016 a week later and then the new season of professional tennis is here. The Tennis Channel is playing AO classics. I …
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