I'm pretty nostalgic, which means I love to think about people, the history, the emotions, the possibilities in light of the realities. The best part of this blog remains the inseparable opportunities to reach people like you and try to weave together all of that jazz in terms of tennis (the people, the history, etc.). …
Rafa Wins RG #11
Another easy win for Nadal, acquiring his 17th major. Imagine if Thiem (really his coaches) had a clue, any semblance of strategy toward point construction, variety, playing percentages? Hitting the ball as hard as you can just won't cut it in Bo5. Sorry. Winning a set from Nadal has become truly mental. The Thiem coaching, …
Ornamental Regulation
Enforcing ATP rules at this point in a match, a tournament or career is corrupt. In this case, Rafa’s up 2-0 sets so the Dumusois clown is going to get “tough.” This is part of a joke, no? Why not just have a word with him after the trophy ceremony?
Time Violations and Potty Breaks. . .
Nadal is doing whatever he wants. And Thiem, by the numbers (FS%, etc), is playing poorly (that volley at 4-5 in the first was cancerous). Ha ha.
Damien Dumusois
This guy is a joke. Wasn’t a tough call to make. He had to OVER RULE the call. Sure, Thiem still manages to hold. But safe to say this is not going well for Thiem at 4-4. This is what we’re talking about. Garbage.
2018 Roland Garros Final
Irony has a way of really putting things into perspective. There are so many examples of irony in our lives; what a shame if one doesn't understand, nor can read the irony that surrounds him or her. Tomorrow's French Open final between Spain's Rafael Nadal and Austria's Dominic Thiem looks scheduled for the mid-afternoon, around …
Nadal Cashes-in on 2nd BP
One set in the books; del Potro 0-6 on BP opportunities; looked like a choir boy. Rafa gets two and the beat-down is on. Feel free to go about your day: Juan Martin goes away at this point. This will get ugly. Sorry. My image in the previous post is on the $$. Navratilova and …
Three and Out and Luckal
Thiem ends the Italian Renaissance in straights, as we surmised. And Nadal serving at 1-1 here in the first, goes 0-40 and watches as his opponent, Juan Martin, loses the advantage and probably strains his groin or lower back. We go from del Potro getting an early foothold and maybe putting some real pressure on …
Strokes of Luck & RG SF
Three ("3") is a magical number for many reasons. I am not going to recount its myriad of meanings other than the number reared its head again when three different examples of Nadal's luck struck me this afternoon, with the rain still hanging-over that Nadal v Schwartzman QF. And sure we go back to the …
Calm Before the Storm
Looks like Nadal/Schwartzman (Philippe-Chatrier) and Cilic/Del Potro (Suzanne-Lenglen) resume around 3:00am my time. You know how much I like polls to gauge what you all think -- ha ha ha. Should I stay-up and live blog the match, rendered sensationally dialed-in by this delicious American beverage I've earned from working three jobs (work, work, blog)? …
