Tag Archives: Haas
A Miraculous Message
Hamburg, Final (3) Monaco d. Haas, 7/5 6/4 For better or worse, online gambling on tennis is now an intrinsic part of the sport. This was clear enough during Channel Seven’s coverage of Wimbledon, which would periodically cross to the … Continue reading
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And At His Age
Queens, Final (6) Cilic d. (10) Nalbandian, 6/7 4/3 default When Tommy Haas – who I am contractually bound to point out is 34 years old – upset Roger Federer in the Halle final, you would have been forgiven for … Continue reading
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A Modest Proposal
Halle, Semifinals The finalists at both Queens and Halle have been decided, and the line-up is about what one might expect, assuming you have just emerged from a decade-long coma. (If you have, then allow me to be the first … Continue reading
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Skewed Straight Sets
Australian Open, Second Round (Day Three) Presumably everyone who cares to know is already exhausted by the unfolding brouhaha between the world’s finest male tennis players and the sport’s governing bodies. The salient issues include the excessive length of the … Continue reading
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The Stories They Won’t Tell
Washington, Second Round Blake d. (8) Nalbandian, 6/2 6/4 In the dew-smeared eyes of the sadly uninitiated, it probably seems as though the last decade of men’s tennis belonged to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Champions, both, and champions define … Continue reading
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