Tag Archives: Ljubicic
Used Dishwater
Houston, Final (4) Monaco d. (2) Isner, 6/2 3/6 6/3 Juan Monaco today earned himself a career-high ranking of No.14, the right to call himself the US Men’s Clay Court Champion (ladies), and a potentially decisive bone-weariness as he decamps … Continue reading
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Band-chariots and Backstops
Monte Carlo Masters 1000, Second Round Raonic d. Gulbis, 6/4 7/5 Can you envisage the chaos that results when bandwagons collide? What does a bandwagon even look like? (It looks like this.) As a metaphor for the slavish and temporary … Continue reading
Hardcourt Retrospective (Part 2)
Welcome to my continuing look back at the hardcourt season just ended. The first part, which goes into slightly more detail about why I’m even bothering, can be found here. Part One looked at the top players. This part examines … Continue reading
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Separated at Birth
Kukushkin d. Youzhny, 6/3 7/6 Melzer d. Haider-Maurer, 6/7 7/6 6/4 Monfils d. Ljubicic, 6/2 5/7 6/1 “Today I was again very solid I think in my game, but also emotionally. I am extremely happy about the title, about my … Continue reading
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Shanghai Masters 1000, 12 October 2010
Roddick d. Kohlschreiber 6/3 2/1 Andy Roddick looked startlingly sharp today, the sharpest I’ve seen him since Miami. Then again, it could be that I haven’t seen him play an early round match since then. Maybe he’s been starting all … Continue reading
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Tokyo and Beijing Quarterfinals, 8 October 2010
Monfils d. Roddick 7/6 4/6 7/6 Roleplay time! You’re a hardcore American tennis fan who suffered severe head trauma (boating accident) and was placed into an induced coma circa October 2003. Andy Roddick was perhaps the most exciting and dynamic … Continue reading
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