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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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An Impossible Day
US Open, Semifinal One (3) Murray d. (6) Berdych, 5/7 6/2 6/1 7/6 It was 3/0 in the fourth set when the moment arrived, the moment that has come to feel integral to all Andy Murray victories. It is the … Continue reading
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Extraordinary Rendition
US Open, Quarterfinals I have a colleague at my workplace – that place I periodically adjourn to in order to recover from the rigours of unremunerated tennis blather – who to my knowledge cannot enjoy a meal without first drenching … Continue reading
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A Kind Of Partnership
Cincinnati Masters, Final (1) Federer d. (2) Djokovic, 6/0 7/6 Prior to today’s Cincinnati Masters final, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic had played 82 sets in 27 matches, but in none of those sets had either man failed to win … Continue reading
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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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The Stories We Tell
Olympic Games, Day Seven (1) Federer d. del Potro, 3/6 7/6 19/17 My long Friday night was already repurposing itself into a never-ending Saturday morning when Roger Federer commenced the rambling sequence of holds that would ensure his ultimate victory … Continue reading
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Fancy Chances
Olympic Games, Day Six The four semifinalists of the Olympic tennis event have been decided, following a day of men’s quarterfinals almost entirely devoid of drama. None of the four matches extended into a third hour, or a deciding set, … Continue reading
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Believe in the Stars
Olympic Games, Day Four (2) Djokovic d. Roddick, 6/2 6/1 “’Believe in the stars’ . . . It’s like that doesn’t even mean anything anymore.†The disillusioned words of Kenneth Ellen Parcell rang in my ears as Andy Roddick’s celestially … Continue reading
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Making Omelettes
Wimbledon, Semifinal (3) Federer d. (1) Djokovic, 6/3 3/6 6/4 6/3 The verdict is in. Sunday’s men’s final at Wimbledon will be nothing short of epoch-shattering. The statistics prove it. This is troubling news for those who remain quaintly attached … Continue reading
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