Tag Archives: Nadal
‘Red Hardcourt!’
Madrid Masters 1000, Final Djokovic d. Nadal, 7/5 6/4 Novak Djokovic has beaten Rafael Nadal in the final of a Masters 1000 event for the third time in as many months, which doesn’t make the task of writing about it … Continue reading
Atmospherics
Madrid Masters 1000, Semifinals Nadal d Federer, 5/7 6/1 6/3 Djokovic d Bellucci, 4/6 6/4 6/1 The word of the week has been ‘altitude’. Apparently Madrid has lots of it, and no opportunity has been missed to point out the … Continue reading
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Structural Reforms
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, Final Nadal d. Ferrer, 6/2 6/4 There’s not much to say about the Barcelona final that wasn’t said about the Monte Carlo final. Rafael Nadal sliced David Ferrer to ribbons in both, although we might say … Continue reading
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Those Bedroom Thighs
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, Semifinals Nadal d. Dodig, 6/3 6/2 Ferrer d. Almagro, 6/3 6/4 Sadly, RFET’s Davis Cup kerfuffle has dominated tennis headlines, and has thus easily claimed line honours as Bummer of the Week. Although somewhat overshadowed, there … Continue reading
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All Bets Are Off
Monte Carlo Masters 1000, Final Nadal d. Ferrer, 6/4 7/5 I am proud to declare, without a trace of deceit, that I picked Rafael Nadal to win the Monte Carlo Masters. Impressive, I know, but quell your awe. Stay your … Continue reading
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A Very Difficult Opponent
Monte Carlo Masters 1000, Semifinals Nadal d. Murray, 6/4 2/6 6/1 Rafael Nadal has moved through to his seventh consecutive Monte Carlo final, a necessary step towards his inevitable seventh Monte Carlo title, but the real story today was Andy … Continue reading
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The Sin of Pride
US Men’s Clay Court Championship, Final Sweeting d. Nishikori, 6/4 7/6 Ryan Sweeting is a generally unappealing piece of work, and perhaps the most ironically named tennis player since the diminutive Sebastien Grosjean bestrode the court. At least, on his … Continue reading
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Hardcourt Retrospective (Part 1)
As the tour descends with wrathful inevitability upon the dirt of southern Europe, and thence the grass, the time seems apposite to look back at the prolonged hardcourt season just ended, the one that began in Atlanta last July, and … Continue reading
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A Mind Free From Doubt
Miami Masters 1000, Final Djokovic d. Nadal, 4/6 6/3 7/6 It is a curious and mutable nothing, that gap between success and failure. The margins on a tennis court are notoriously minute, but the margins in the mind are vanishingly … Continue reading
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Aura of Invincibility
Miami Masters 1000, Semifinals Nadal d. Federer, 6/3 6/2 Of the four guys who contested the semifinals of the Miami Masters today, only one of them played to his abilities. Unfortunately for Roger Federer, that exception was Rafael Nadal. Consequently, … Continue reading
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