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I Could Be Wrong

World Tour Finals, Day Four (5) Ferrer d. (1) Djokovic, 6/3 6/1 (6) Berdych d. (9) Tipsarevic, 2/6 6/3 7/6 Previewing the World Tour Finals last week, I declared with stentorian finality that David Ferrer would surely not figure heavily, … Continue reading

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Doings, Transpiring

World Tour Finals, Day Three (4) Federer d. (2) Nadal, 6/3 6/0 Andy Murray is out, Roger Federer is up, and Rafael Nadal is down. Mardy Fish is probably out, too – his results so far living down to his … Continue reading

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Luck of the Draw: World Tour Finals 2011

Group A: Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, David Ferrer, Tomas Berdych Group B: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Mardy Fish The draw for the World Tour Finals has been released from whatever was restraining it, and the astounding news is … Continue reading

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Finally, In Paris, Indoors

Paris Masters 1000, Semifinals (3) Federer d. (5) Berdych, 6/4 6/3 (6) Tsonga d. Isner, 3/6 7/6 7/6 The question inevitably comes up at this point in the season as to why the Paris Indoors remains such a strange blot … Continue reading

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The End Is Nigh

Paris Masters 1000, Third Round (5) Berdych d. (11) Tipsarevic, 7/5 6/4 Monaco d. (7) Fish, 1/6 7/6 1/2 ret. (1) Djokovic d. (15) Troicki, 4/6 6/3 6/1 The consequences of Tomas Berdych’s perpetually evolving victory over Janko Tipsarevic in … Continue reading

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Burly Men Draped In Bedding

Valencia, Second Round Querrey d. (2) Tsonga, 7/6 6/2 With five of the eight London spots in already claimed, the race for the remaining three is tight, which under ideal circumstances would mean that the contenders are giving their all, … Continue reading

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Casualties

US Open, Third Round Ferrero d. (31) Granollers, 6/1 3/4 ret. (20) Tipsarevic d. (9) Berdych, 6/4 5/0 ret. Word is that the ATP record for most retirements in a single tournament stands at ten, a tally that was today … Continue reading

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Bad Scene

Cincinnati Masters, Third Round (2) Nadal d. Verdasco, 7/6 6/7 7/6 (10) Simon d. (5) Ferrer, 6/4 6/7 6/4 The pressing issue in Cincinnati today was crap tennis, which is a bad issue for a Masters 1000 event to have. … Continue reading

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Found Very Out

The central narrative of Wimbledon 2011 has thus far followed those players who aren’t of the top four, yet have progressed to the final eight. That the top four are there as well no longer merits a chapter apparently, although … Continue reading

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Thud

French Open, Day Five Six qualifiers have progressed to the third round of Roland Garros: Antonio Veic, Leonardo Mayer, Lukas Rosol, Steve Darcis, Alejandro Falla and Lukasz Kubot. I’d like to say this is the first time, but honestly I … Continue reading

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