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 …
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Public Service Announcement
Remember my TSQ discourse? The Tennis Status Quo is that manifestation of a collective consciousness that hoists and advocates for all of the obvious observations of the sport (something a child is capable of doing), but also buys into tennis advertising and marketing, that invests in narratives that apparel companies and television executives want people to buy into. So, …
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, …
Auckland, Sydney, T. Fritz, and Djokovic
Some of the men are making last minute appeals and preparation for the 2016 Australian Open. The tennis of Jack Sock continues to make little improvements, tempting us to take this young American more seriously. His 16 64 64 win over Kevin Anderson in Auckland QF play has him facing Ferrer in one SF. I …
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 …
Call for ATP Predictions
From the brain of Seth Godin. Surefire predictions I'm betting on the following happening in 2016: An event will happen that will surprise, confound and ultimately bore the pundits. Out of the corner of your eye, you'll notice something new that will delight you. You'll be criticized for work you shipped, even though it wasn't …
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 …
BTO
More on the Ivan Ljubičić hiring. Again, Roger is just coasting to the finish, so any tennis decision or event of any kind including another major is all gravy. Just staying relevant at this point is a kind of dominance. As I have said earlier and often, if you are going to say he is as …
A Little Vinci and Some Raonic
In some ways, this is the best time of the year. Certainly the best weather (California). The off-season gives us time to recoup, reflect and reenergize our forces for another glorious calendar year. We often entertain some exciting agendas and goals the upcoming year seems excited to hear. Much of the world of our lives …
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