Here's what I wrote about ten hours ago: Thiem v Fognini shouldn’t be too tight, but why wouldn’t the Italian sharpen that flat upright BH and scare the Beliemers? Could be a nice match; I’ll be watching. In other words, really no surprises here. Rome, Fognini . . . there you have it. He's a …
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Mcshow Blog Update & Rome R32
Tough to believe it's been a year. A year since what? After all, we've been going strong on tennis since about this time of year 2015. Turns-out, I suspect, this is an interesting time of year. In terms of tennis and in terms of my availability to do what I really like to do. Last …
Lost Gen v Next Gen
This contrast of player is becoming more and more definitive. Two perfect examples today in Rome: The soft two-hander of Goffin who was up 5-1 in the first set of his match against Cecchinato (as they enter the second set), but lost 5-7! VS. The belligerent one-hander of Shapovalov who played a nervy, tight match …
Rome Underway + Madrid Takeaway
Rome is well underway so let's set this little table of tennis for the next two weeks, as Roland Garros rears its head; of course, we're going to assess some of the hay we have in the barn from Madrid as well. Nadal should be back on form minus the altitude and quicker clay of …
Djokovic v Thiem in Rome SF – Edit
This is the perfect match-up for Djokovic and Nadal fans. Ha ha. Djokovic gets a legitimate test on clay (against the guy who finally did beat the incomparable Rafa), but we still have the mystery of Djokovic's game against the current French favorite. Note the use of "current" here to leave open the door that …
Rome (the city and the verb ;). . .Breaking: Federer is Out at the French
I know how to spell "roam," ladies and gentlemen. The primitive emoji, as you can see, clarifies this play-on-words, being playfull (only to balance all the F-bombs and vitriol I lob at my opponents - stay on the good side of me, folks! 🙂 Let's check-in with our Rome correspondent (glancing at TennisChannel and reading …
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Madrid Final and Rome Draw
Madrid 2017 The SF and F matches went pretty much according to form. Though Cuevas played well, knocking-off Zverev in the QF (playing well of late, generally), we figured the future of clay would advance. Though a lot of people are critical of Thiem's scheduling, he's been learning how to win for a few years …
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