Sierre Zinal 2019

A little shout-out to my older blogging pursuit, which entailed covering the then dynamic sport of trail and ultra running. If you look into my posts even here on this blog pre 2015, you should see evidence of said pursuit. Go back to 2011 and such and you'll see remnants of the old partnership with …

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Another Must-watch?

Let's just say a Thiem win today over Medvedev would be a good sign for the Austrian. Remember his run at the Open last year? Domi needs another shot at that and a SF appearance, at least, here in Montreal would do a lot for that to happen. Certainly a tricky final four for those …

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The Tennis Channel is a Joke

With the men playing some meaningful matches in Montreal, the TV broadcast is all dialed-in to weak WTA matches. You can not tell me this is a good move. This is a scared PR move. Instead, to watch the men, you have to shell-out some decent $$ to access streams via Tennis Channel Plus. I …

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A Must-Watch Montreal R16

Khachanov v Auger-Aliassime. Karen's nice win over Stan yesterday sets-up this battle in Coupe Rogers round-of-16 play. Later we'll discuss this along with a few other matches. Nice win for Thiem in a war of the one-handers, beating one of the local favorites who has all kinds of work to do to stabilize his game.  …

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Summer Hiatus

Not going to lie: the tennis of late draws very little interest from me right now. I vaguely recall seeing Zverev and Thiem lost to a couple of cadets. Thiem on clay, no less, after crying about the ATP not having enough clay. GTFOH. In the Open Era, the game centers around hard courts. That's …

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2019 WB Final: Tennis Divinity or Brutal Blood Feud?

I have no idea how to write this post -- what direction to go, how to make this interesting. So many things have already been said, observed, clarified. Hell, read the comments from some of my astute readers on the last couple of posts. Great insight, articulation, voice, engagement. Thanks always for reading, folks, and …

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Delayed Reaction to WB Final

Folks, sorry for the delay. Sure, I'm partly still stunned and practically speechless. But, as you know, I'm never really at a loss for words. Nor am I trying to buy more time in order to craft, as we speak, an epic post analyzing what was an incredible match between Federer and Djokovic. Of course, …

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Wimbledon Final Preview

https://youtu.be/hIwDqbiFEwg   https://youtu.be/u89PQ5r-Fck   https://youtu.be/VwA6In_X44M   https://youtu.be/P44NKPTBxso   I had a more extended and thoughtful post in mind for this massive match tomorrow between the eight and four-time Wimbledon champs Federer and Djokovic. It's late here, I've been at a soccer tournament all day, eating and drinking-in all of the fun of that kind of …

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Federer Beats Nadal in Four

According my own preview, Federer in three or four would be an upset. Federer out-played Nadal all day, yet this was still, in the end, an upset. The last set, especially the end of the match, proves this point. At 3-2 in the fourth, Federer had his early break, so all he had to do …

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Wimbledon Semi-final Preview

We have a nice little line-up for tomorrow's Wimbledon men's singles semi-finals. Though some of the draws burst into flames and let, in some respects, the dogs in, we arrive at a final four most tennis fans can appreciate, which may be a gigantic understatement. The Big 3 are alive and well, seemingly. Roger, you …

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