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A Sudden, Fey Glint
Miami Masters, Third Round (31) Roddick d. (3) Federer, 7/6 1/6 6/4 Roger Federer was tonight defeated by Andy Roddick in a strange encounter that balanced a first set in which the Swiss could hardly have played worse with a … Continue reading
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When Only Gods Remain
Miami Masters, Third Round Dimitrov d. (7) Berdych, 6/3 2/6 6/4 Unlike last year, when Miami suffered a minor Götterdämmerung that saw handfuls of lesser deities cut down in the early going, the divine ranks have this year held together remarkably … Continue reading
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Forced Perspective
Miami Masters, Second Round (28) Anderson d. Querrey, 6/3 6/7 6/3 (11) Del Potro d. Karlovic, 7/5 6/4 When Kevin Anderson broke Sam Querrey for a decisive 5/3 lead in the third set of their second round encounter, the American … Continue reading
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The Unwatchables (Part Two)
The Miami Masters tournament is underway, although you might not know if it if your engagement with professional men’s (and women’s) tennis was somehow limited to watching it; if you’d somehow dodged the unusually dull lead-up coverage and the ubiquitous … Continue reading
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A Flash of Light
Indian Wells, Final (3) Federer d. (11) Isner, 7/6 6/3 It is difficult to imagine how this weekend could have been more satisfying for Roger Federer, who has for almost a decade masterfully balanced the clichéd necessity of negotiating each … Continue reading
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It Was An Ace, It Was Victory
Indian Wells, Semifinals (11) Isner d. (1) Djokovic, 7/6 3/6 7/6 (3) Federer d. (2) Nadal, 6/3 6/4 The worst thing about the constant finals between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic is not necessarily the length of the matches (which … Continue reading
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The Usual Rules of Taste or Sanity
Indian Wells, Quarterfinals (3) Federer d. (9) del Potro, 6/3 6/2 (2) Nadal d. Nalbandian, 4/6 7/5 6/4 The quarterfinals at the Indian Wells Masters are now complete. The question of whether anything new can be said of Roger Federer … Continue reading
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Forehand Compliments – A Ramble
Indian Wells, Quarterfinals (1) Djokovic d. (12) Almagro 6/3 6/4 It’s curious where one’s mind wanders while watching Novak Djokovic idly construct a routine victory over the twelfth best tennis player in the world, who at this moment is Nicolas … Continue reading
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Untoward Scatology
Indian Wells, Third Round The Indian Wells Masters has been going for almost a week, but it is yet to sustain a theme less incoherent than shit and vomit, and the propulsive ejection of either or both from the bodies … Continue reading
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Brazen Self-Promotion
Nothing tennis related today, although this isn’t because Indian Wells hasn’t thrown up plenty to talk about (‘throwing up’ being the theme of the week): Matthew Ebden, Nadal and Marc Lopez, a manicure-ruining doubles win for the Bryans, and of … Continue reading
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