Category Archives: ATP Tour
Warm, Generous, Beset and Dangerous
Toronto Masters 1000, Final (1) Djokovic d. (14) Gasquet, 6/3 6/2 Novak Djokovic tonight defeated Richard Gasquet in the final of the Toronto Masters 1000. He did so in two very straight sets, and barely tarried beyond an hour, thereby … Continue reading
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Three Minute Songs About Girls
Toronto, Semifinal (14) Gasquet d. (8) Isner, 7/6 6/3 By defeating John Isner in straight sets in today’s Toronto semifinal, Richard Gasquet has reached his first Masters 1000 final in six years. As ever, a long gap affords us a … Continue reading
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Strange Things Happen
Toronto Masters, Day Five As the Olympic Games pressed indefatigably onward – artistic gymnasts, it turns out, are both terrifying and apparently unstoppable – the prevailing sentiment directed towards this year’s edition of the Canadian Masters was one of profound … Continue reading
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A Miraculous Message
Hamburg, Final (3) Monaco d. Haas, 7/5 6/4 For better or worse, online gambling on tennis is now an intrinsic part of the sport. This was clear enough during Channel Seven’s coverage of Wimbledon, which would periodically cross to the … Continue reading
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These Callow Brutes
BÃ¥stad, Semifinals (1) Ferrer d. (6) Dimitrov, 6/2 7/5 I am always intrigued by the odd narratives that congeal around a given tennis player. David Ferrer won his fiftieth match of 2012 in luscious BÃ¥stad today, although I should clear … Continue reading
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Rite of Passage: The Poling
The second week of the grass court season almost never sustains the excitement and intrigue of the first, especially when the first ends in a blood-haze of punctured shins. For all that I believe the grass season should be longer, … Continue reading
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And At His Age
Queens, Final (6) Cilic d. (10) Nalbandian, 6/7 4/3 default When Tommy Haas – who I am contractually bound to point out is 34 years old – upset Roger Federer in the Halle final, you would have been forgiven for … Continue reading
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A Modest Proposal
Halle, Semifinals The finalists at both Queens and Halle have been decided, and the line-up is about what one might expect, assuming you have just emerged from a decade-long coma. (If you have, then allow me to be the first … Continue reading
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Such As It Is
The grass season, such as it is, has arrived. Terre battue has, finally, given way to emerald sward, although in Halle the sward always looks at risk of being churned into muck. Although I’m partial to the event – I’d … Continue reading
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Peaking at the Right Time
Nice, Final (3) Almagro d. (Q) Baker, 6/3 6/2 Nicolas Almagro today defeated Brian Baker in the final of the Open de Nice Côte d’Azur, thereby defending his title, and ruining the best feel-good story the sport has known in … Continue reading
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