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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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The Momentum That Matters Most
US Open, Day Nine (4) Ferrer d. (13) Gasquet, 7/5 7/6 6/4 Following a long day spent watching almost no tennis, thanks to the onslaught of Hurricane Isaac’s weakened vanguard, determined viewers of the US Open were this evening obliged … 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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Temazepam Tuesday
Wimbledon, Day Eight (7) Ferrer d. (9) del Potro, 6/3 6/2 6/3 Less than twenty-four hours after Mikhail Youzhny realised his secret lifelong goal of reaching the quarterfinal stage at all four majors – the fact that he has previously … Continue reading
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Scarlet Billows
French Open, Day 13 (2) Nadal d. (6) Ferrer, 6/2 6/2 6/1 (1) Djokovic d. (3) Federer, 6/4 7/5 6/3 By the time a tennis tournament has been reduced to just four men – continuing with my nuclear chemistry theme … Continue reading
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By His Design
French Open, Day Eleven Tuesday’s French Open quarterfinals provided a pair of matches that were about as fascinating as discerning tennis fans could reasonably hope for, although those same fans might reasonably query the wisdom of scheduling both for precisely … Continue reading
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Intrepid Naturalists
Rome Masters, Semifinals (1) Djokovic d. (3) Federer, 6/2 7/6 Until he stepped up to serve for tonight’s second semifinal at the Rome Masters, Novak Djokovic had dropped just one point on his first serve. It was an impressive stat … Continue reading
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First Strike
Madrid Masters, Quarterfinals David Ferrer was tonight defeated in clinical fashion by Roger Federer at the Madrid Masters, whereupon he shocked the attendant media by failing to threaten a boycott of the event next year. Unspoken words, reflecting unthought thoughts, … Continue reading
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The Phantom Climax
Barcelona, Final (1) Nadal d. (3) Ferrer, 7/6 7/5 Having never won a prestigious tennis tournament multiple times, or even once, I cannot say whether the seventh triumph feels more or less special than the fourth or fifth. Looking at … Continue reading
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