The match of the tournament, I mentioned earlier, will be Nadal v Pouille. Check my blog and watch the match. I don't even watch this stuff and know that's the match. Pouille is coming off a tough five-setter, but I like the 22 year-old to give Fraudal a solid 4R contest. Nadal looks pretty good, I …
Category: U.S. Open
More Draw Analysis: F*ck You, USTA
You'd think the USTA might have half-an-ass in the state of the U.S. men's game. There are several young U.S. players who might be ready to win a couple of big matches in their country's national championships. No one around here is suggesting that the tournament make draws more favorable for certain players although we …
Analysis of U.S. Open Draw
You know the draw is out and the fireworks in New York City are about to begin. Who is going to get hot and make this tennis tournament, the final major of the year, the fireworks it's supposed to be? Let's go through the draw, quarter by quarter. Djokovic's Quarter 4R - Djokovic v Isner …
Looking Back While Moving Forward
I have not written in a while. Obviously. Nor did I watch much tennis other than some Olympics matches and a couple of Toronto/Cincy contests I sniffed perhaps by accident. Between the crumbling nature of competitive excellence on tour and the Djokovic fanboy blowhards, I needed a nice little break. My last post was a bit …
Impressions of Wimbledon
First of all, congratulations to Andy Murray. Getting that third major does back-up his two odd-ball majors in 2012 (USO) and 2013 (WB) when Djokovic's form took a long-term dive, Nadal was typically erratic and Federer was in the midst of his steady decline. I watched as much of the match (taped) as I could, but, frankly, …
HRFRT: Tour Structure and Numbers
The structure of the ATP tour has changed much over the years. Not only has the structure changed, but the significance of some of the tournaments has changed, as well. Masters events, the 1000s, for instance, are a bigger part of a player's schedule than before. There is no question about this, which anyone can determine …
Roger and Novak
Roger Federer at 34 is such a unique quality. Not only is his tennis on fire, but even off the court, one sees he is such a positive source of leadership for the tour. Listening to players refer to him, through-out the fortnight, with such reverence was a great reminder of this regality and wisdom he …
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