Is still dominating and none of the younger generation players poses much of a threat, let alone that any of them has real championship class. But I wrote about that for the last 3 or 4 years, so wouldn't that be a bit redundant? 🙂 Granted, I have lost the mojo in general to keep …
Tag: Novak Djokovic
Time to Take the L Train
I have been stumbling around the question of what to do with this blog. The writing and reading was so strong for awhile. A lot of that had to do with me writing about professional tennis. This was unsustainable. I predicted that for years. I guess what I am interested in now, is loss. I'm …
French Open ’23
The diminished drama of the tour continues to erupt. The notorious golden era has officially reached what amounts to an encore with Djokovic soloing at Roland Garros, still ripping, still taking-on whatever this next gen can muster despite a considerable lack of tennis character and imagination. Spoiler alert: we're waiting for the Alcaraz v Djokovic …
Happy 2023!
Here are the goals for writing on this abandoned blog for 2023 and going forward: To engage more in commentary about tennis. The sport has been, as far as I'm concerned, in a bit of a round-about, going around and around, not sure where to get off, what direction to go, etc. Part of this …
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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London SF
We could not have asked for a better final four. I just finished the Stan v Murray match; Stan moving-on has to be what most non-Brits/Scots would like to see. Stan, on form, can be pretty breath-taking. That's more or less what we saw in the Murray match, but a few questionable stretches and some …
London QF
What a shame that Stan could not play a more leading role in his sequel with the Spaniard. Who knows what was on Stan's mind, with the Paris terror, etc. The surface, conditions and recent beating he put on Nadal gave credence to the idea that Stan would be a win away from the SF …
Tennis is Better than Ever
I have taken-up the argument of this Roger-is-now-better-than-ever debate and declared it bankrupt. It's complete wizardry, poppycock and tomfoolery. People, don't believe a word of it. It's an episode of Mission Impossible where all the cool agents get smashed and killed. Roger is quite advanced in age when it comes to competing on a regular basis vs. the …
GOAT
I shouldn't be surprised or at all annoyed by the constant talk of G.O.A.T. in tennis that permeates many tennis conversations these days. We're at the tail end of a great era of tennis. The Roger era has been historical, was complicated by the play of Nadal and Djokovic, and has given way, definitively, to the …
Tennis Excellence
The Shanghai draw looks absolutely festive. Looking forward to following along as the men wrap-up the outdoor play and ready themselves for the indoor hard courts. Let's go ahead and get this out of the way: Djokovic looks unstoppable. I have yet to watch the Nadal/Djokovic Beijing final, but we know what happened and know …
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