The prevailing theme on this blog regarding men's professional tennis is that the sport has been devoured by the Big 3. My theory from years ago still rings of truth, more than ever: Roger Federer Ruined Tennis. One of the chapters in that draft is that he Created Two Monsters. The sport has been essentially …
Dateline 2012: This Major is All about Djokodal
A Tweet a few weeks back. Didn't pan-out yesterday vs. Ramos but I don't see Alcaraz getting through his draw. You have to like the winner of the Djokovic Nadal QF to win this major -- I know, really went out on a limb there. This has been the story-line for about ten or eleven …
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Let’s Begin Again with some Back to Basics
This has been a tennis blog, but that discombobulated mess has not kept my interest so let's start with some other basics and get to tennis towards the end here. For this blog to continue I will have to stretch my brain anyways; may as well start now. I do miss writing. This is a …
Madrid
Nole and Rafa in the same half. My cosplay hiatus is in coitus interruptus. Thiem to write. Thiem to confess that I have a few confessions to make. Talk to you soon. Think I still got it? You should see me in my costume.
Hahahaha
Everyone suddenly loves Tsitsipas! Fokina is talented! Sinner is so one dimensional and unimpressive is funny! Been writing about this shit for years. Fuck off.
Mcshow is About to Go . . . Off!
Yeah, the wheels are turning. About time, no? The fucking Russian won the USO, Djokovic almost said he didn't mind losing (since he got so much love in the wake of the loss -- indeed, that was a bloody funeral if you ask me), Thiem is still cleaning the bathrooms, Shapo has plateaued, Tsitsipas has …
GOAT, SD Open and Pat Metheny?
Greetings from SoCal. I certainly have more thoughts on the GOAT math. Interesting that Novak has pulled out of IW. I had no interest in that tournament this year either way. I saw some incredible tennis down there going back to 2012. Great venue. But didn't have it on the calendar this year and surely …
FYI, GOAT Addendum Post En Route . . .
I'm not going all-in but I do want to add some perspective to that last fairly pedestrian post I just published. That last post is fine, as far as the way this debate is really concerned, especially with Novak still with more in the tank. But I want to play a few more riffs on …
Djgoatkovic
Going into the 2021 U.S. Open I had already confirmed for us (you and me, myself and I) that Djokovic was the greatest player to have donned the tennies. There are many ways to look at this almost fruitless debate/discussion, but these are some big metrics: Double career grand slam (won every major twice) Double …
Reaction to 2021 Men’s USO Final
© TENNIS PHOTO NETWORK The loss or the win — however the fuck you want to see this match (you can’t have it both ways). This was an extraordinary match. We didn't expect such an outcome. But hindsight, as they say, is 20/20. Extraordinary. No other way to describe how this men's final unfolded. Novak …
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