Category Archives: Grand Slams
The Daft and the Spurious
Australian Open, Day 10 The story has emerged, or coagulated, that Andy Murray and his support team are dissatisfied with the Australian Open’s decision to schedule his quarterfinal against Jeremy Chardy for this afternoon, while Roger Federer was once again … Continue reading
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A Masterpiece
Australian Open, Day Seven (1) Djokovic d. (15) Wawrinka, 1/6 7/5 6/4 6/7 12/10 The turning point came as Stanislas Wawrinka led 6/1 5/3 30-0, serving for a two sets to love lead over two-time defending champion, world No.1 and … Continue reading
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Living Vicariously Through Oneself
Australian Open, Third Round (2) Federer d. Tomic, 6/4 7/6 6/1 If the first week of a two week tennis tournament can be said to climax at all, then it climaxed tonight on Rod Laver Arena with the culmination of … Continue reading
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A Punch in the Face
Australian Open, Second Round (1) Djokovic d. Harrison, 6/1 6/2 6/3 Novak Djokovic tonight defeated Ryan Harrison in a featured night match that was almost precisely as uncompetitive as everyone besides Ryan Harrison expected it to be. The first time … Continue reading
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Spandex Visions
Australian Open, Day Two The first round of the 2013 Australian Open is complete, and inevitably the results for the host nation are mixed. On the one hand, disappointment prevails for those Australians whose interest in the event is largely … Continue reading
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Endless Saturday
Auckland, Final (1) Ferrer d. (2) Kohlschreiber, 7/6 6/1 A long Saturday kicked off tamely enough as David Ferrer secured his fourth Auckland title, defeating second seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber in an uneven yet entirely indicative pair of sets. The score-line … Continue reading
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Luck of the Draw: Australian Open 2013
It’s that time again. The Australian Open is here. It is difficult to believe that anyone found their way onto a men’s tennis website without being aware of that fact. Certainly no Melburnian with a television could realistically plead ignorance. … Continue reading
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The Trimmings of Objectivity
It didn’t take long for my innocent intention to write about the best tennis matches of 2012 to be revealed as dewy-eyed naivety. It was supposed to be simple, but rapidly came to feel reductive, if not intrinsically dishonest. The more … Continue reading
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Time to Sink In
The final Major tournament of the 2012 season finished several days ago. It was held in New York, and concluded on a Monday, as is customary. Andy Murray won it. This news somehow feels more surprising now than it did … Continue reading
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The Big Four
US Open, Final (3) Murray d. (2) Djokovic, 7/6 7/5 2/6 3/6 6/2 In the end, and to my unalloyed surprise, the 2012 US Open did not break the record for the most recoveries from a two set deficit in … Continue reading
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